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Education Savings Account (ESA) application process now underway, 168 approved in Winneshiek County

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 9:40 am

The Iowa Legislative Services Agency originally estimated 14,000 students would apply for the 2023-24 school year and planned to spend around $107.4 million on the initiative. However, as 18,000-plus applications were accepted, it is estimated that the State could be more than $30 million over budget after calculations are projected on the actual numbers.

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Aug. 23 Farmer’s Market cancelled

Monday, August 21, 2023 9:18 am

The Wednesday, Aug. 23 Decorah Farmer’s Market is cancelled due to predicted severe heat.

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Maintaining healthy native habitat is Luther College project goal

Monday, August 21, 2023 8:49 am

This summer, the Dr. Donald H. Nelson Woodlands was a focus of landscape restoration efforts on the Luther campus. Led by Luther Professor and Natural Areas Manager Molly McNicoll, Luther College Land Stewardship community volunteers and interns worked together in June to plant more trees in this developing woodland, where restoration work started in 2012. The multi-year restoration process holds many benefits for environmental and community health.

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Class size raises concern from Decorah teachers

Friday, August 18, 2023 2:27 pm

Decorah Community School District (DCSD) board members heard a plea from kindergarten teachers concerned about large class sizes on Monday night at the monthly school board meeting.

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Nicknames now an issue at Iowa schools

Friday, August 18, 2023 2:23 pm

Decorah school board navigates new education legislation.

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Mabe’s Pizza turns 70

Thursday, August 17, 2023 9:29 am

These square slices earn distinction at one of Decorah’s most treasured family eateries.

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September book discussions slated

Thursday, August 17, 2023 6:28 am

Decorah Public Library staff will host five book discussions in September. The groups are open to the public and newcomers are encouraged to attend.

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Audition call for NMP Children’s Show

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 9:22 pm

Children in first through eighth grades are invited to audition for the 2023 New Minowa Players Children’s Show, “Two Stories About the Gold Buckskin Whincher”.

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Aug. 24 ribbon cutting celebrates Decorah’s new designation

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 9:15 pm

The Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce, together with community partners, will celebrate Decorah’s newly designated Downtown Cultural & Entertainment District on Thursday, Aug. 24, at 5:45 p.m. with a Ribbon Cutting Event on Washington Street.

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Highway 24 accident results in fatality

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 8:38 pm

The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls at approximately 5:40 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 16, regarding a semi that drove off a bridge over Goddard Creek southwest of Fort Atkinson on Highway 24.

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