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Decorah School District encouraging retired educators to rejoin workforce

In a continuing effort to attract teachers, the Decorah Community School District now plans to offer full insurance benefits to teachers returning from retirement.

Judge denies Water Defenders’ injunction against biodigester company

A motion for a temporary injunction against the company constructing a biodigester facility near Ridgeway has been denied.

Supervisors continue public health discussion

County Supervisor Shirley Vermace reported on a meeting she and Supervisor Co-Chair Mark Vick attended on March 21 with Winneshiek County Public Health Administrator Krista Vanden Brink as well as…

Pate says 35 noncitizens voted in Iowa during 2024 general election – None recorded in Winneshiek County

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced on March 20 that his office had confirmed a total of 277 noncitizens either voted or registered to vote during the November 2024…

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Students should know about our country’s past injustices so they can avoid repeating them

I feel we’ve been here before, but the state legislature is again considering a bill which would prevent Iowa’s institutions of higher learning from including some uncomfortable topics in the…

Sorry about the typo last week — it was my mistake

So, as I sometimes do, I took a quick walk around the office to reset my mind, only to discover a white envelope waiting on my chair when I returned…

Bills progress from House floor with bipartisan support

It has been a productive week here at the Capitol, full of many bipartisan supported bills getting passed on the House floor. Some of those bills that passed this week in…

Glad to see state mRNA vaccine ban didn’t pass through legislative funnel

It’ll still be a few weeks before we know for sure which bills survive the current legislative session in Des Moines, but a good number of bills have come to…

State bid wrenched away by Xavier

Decorah fans streamed into the gym early Monday night full of excitement and left in eerie silence after Xavier bounced back from a 14-point halftime deficit to defeat the Viking…

First team nods for Driscoll, LaFrentz, Milburn

Leading most categories as a team and/or individuals, the Decorah boys basketball team had three members named to the Northeast Iowa Conference first team in addition to winning the final…

Viking quartet garners NEIC honors

Claiming the final Northeast Iowa Conference crown, the Decorah girls basketball team has more to celebrate as four of its own received nods from the league on the league teams…

Area girls tagged with All-UIC honors

Five Turkey Valley and three South Winn girls were recently named to the All-Upper Iowa Conference girls basketball teams for the work on the court during the 2024-25 season.

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