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Echoes of the Past: Vikings are football champs

Thursday, November 21, 2024 1:28 pm

It was big news back in the fall of 1974 when the Decorah Vikings football team made it to the state playoffs (and beyond). Spoiler alert: They won the championship in a big game on the Iowa State University campus in Ames in late November of 1974.

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$100,000 scratch ticket sold in Decorah

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 7:50 pm

A Decorah woman is the second person to win a $100,000 top prize in the Iowa Lottery’s “Snowfall” scratch game.

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All-State Music Fest Nov. 22-23

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 7:44 pm

Sixteen Decorah High School students have been selected as members of the 2024 All-State Music Festival, following auditions in late October. The weekend festival is Nov. 22 and 23 on the Iowa State University campus in Ames.

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Sheriff’s Office issues warning of scam calls

Sunday, November 17, 2024 7:13 am

Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office has issued a release involving a scam in the area.
The release states local residents have reported receiving phone calls claiming to be Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office staff or representatives.
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Petersburg announces resignation after 17 years on Decorah School Board

Saturday, November 16, 2024 9:41 am

Decorah School Superintendent Tim Cronin said the first step in filling Petersburg’s seat on the board will be publishing notice of the board’s intention to fill the vacancy by appointment. That notice is expected to appear in today’s Decorah Leader.

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Driftless Home & Harvest: Decorah couple brings new life to one-room country schoolhouse

Friday, November 15, 2024 3:50 pm

The once abandoned schoolhouse is just off Locust Road north of Decorah, and the Dahlens have been working to revive it ever since they purchased the property in 2018. The former Clay Hill School No. 5 — also known as Matter’s Schoolhouse — has been painstakingly transformed into a quaint guest house/Airbnb.

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Declining enrollment among Decorah School District concerns

Friday, November 15, 2024 10:10 am

Decorah expected to be independent athletic conference next year

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Actor Ray Carver in Decorah for ‘A Christmas Carol’ performance

Thursday, November 14, 2024 11:49 am

Something new has been added to the Winneshiek County Historical Society’s third annual “Dickens on Mill Street” celebration slated for Saturday, Dec. 7.

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State education director denies DHS athletic conference appeal

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 6:35 am

Decorah Community Schools will continue looking for an athletic conference after Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow affirmed the Upper Iowa Conference decision to deny Decorah High School’s request to join the conference. After mediation between the Decorah School District and Upper Iowa Conference failed, the Iowa Department of Education accepted the mediators’ recommendation to deny Decorah’s request.

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Steffen is new Fest President

Sunday, November 10, 2024 10:14 pm

The Nordic Fest Board of Directors recently announced the appointment of Cole Steffen as the 2025 Nordic Fest President. The Board voted unanimously to uplift Steffen to the role, following his three years of service as Nordic Fest Board Treasurer.

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