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A visit to their Norwegian namesake inspires new international brew

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 3:28 pm

For this Nordic Fest, Pulpit will feature a small-batch of lingonberry-inspired beverage.

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Kratz Subdivision preliminary plat voted down by City Council

Sunday, July 16, 2023 10:57 am

For a second time since November 2022, the Decorah City Council denied the preliminary plat application for the proposed Kratz Subdivision at their Monday, July 3, meeting.

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Decorah PD annual reports presented

Thursday, July 6, 2023 2:20 pm

Before his retirement last month, Chief Dave Smutzler presented the Decorah Police Department’s 2021 and 2022 annual reports.

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Dairy Princess proves you can’t spell crown without cow

Monday, June 19, 2023 6:47 pm

Being crowned dairy royalty is a family affair for Kendra Elsbernd and her three siblings.

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Decorah City Council takes action at June 5 meeting

Thursday, June 15, 2023 4:02 pm

The Decorah City Council held its bi-monthly meeting Monday, June 5, at the City’s council chambers.  Two council members, Emily Neal and Kirsten Olsen, were absent from the meeting, however action was taken on several agenda items.

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Princess is anything but secon-Dairy

Thursday, June 15, 2023 1:55 pm

The Public Opinion Newspaper and participating advertisers are celebrating June, Dairy Month with stories saluting area dairy producers including this feature on Winneshiek County Dairy Princess Alternate Avery Humpal.

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Bid rejected for Airport Hangar and Terminal Building Project

Monday, May 22, 2023 3:10 pm

“With $857,494 over the initial estimate, we would have to make up the difference by local match or grant funding,” Goedken explained.

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Whittle sentenced to 50 years for murder of stepfather

Friday, May 19, 2023 4:09 pm

The victim’s family members were given the opportunity to share their victim impact statements with Aaron and the court. Three statements were submitted in writing, with four family members opting to take the stand and address Aaron face-to-face.

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Driftless Home & Garden: Containing our enthusiasm – A search for an empty nest abode

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 3:39 pm

During a recent Planning and Zoning (P&Z) meeting, my granny flat fantasies again found shape and form. Vice chair for P&Z, Marla Klocke, brought into focus a simple two-word solution to the myopic housing shortage issue: container homes.

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Residential use of storage containers discussed

Friday, April 14, 2023 4:11 pm

With the housing shortage in Decorah, Planning & Zoning Committee members have spent time during P&Z’s past three monthly meetings discussing the possibility of using retrofitted storage containers as residential construction. Additionally, storage containers have been considered in conjunction with …

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