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September weather was dry to middling

Thursday, October 20, 2022 7:51 pm

According to weather data tracked in Decorah, September was a fairly average month with mild temperatures averaging 65.4 degrees, with two days reaching 90 or more degrees and two days recording 32 degree lows.

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It Was Me

Thursday, October 20, 2022 6:51 pm

This year has probably been the spookiest year of my life. In the beginning of the year my sister and I decided to go camping in our basement. 

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Decorah Middle School students learn digital safety

Thursday, October 20, 2022 3:01 am

#ICANHELP Co-Founder Kim Karr, a 1997 Decorah High School graduate, recently delivered a powerful presentation on the importance of digital safety to more than 450 students at Decorah Middle School. 

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Auditor releases voting information

Thursday, October 20, 2022 2:00 am

Voting for the Nov. 8 General Election started Wednesday, Oct. 19.  In-person absentee ballots can be cast in the Winneshiek County Auditor’s Office from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and also on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Bloody Tales

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 9:40 pm

All my life, I’ve been alone. Not in the sense that I am one of those “Oh, woe is me!” girls, it’s just true. My parents are dorky college professors, all about academics. They always ask me “Honey, when are you going to college? You’re such a bright kid, you could go anywhere!” But trust me, I’m not going.

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She Never Leaves

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 9:38 pm

Anyone that doesn’t believe there are evil spirits out there should have been with us in 1992!

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So Cold

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 9:26 pm

Edgar walked through his front door at exactly half past two. However, for the life of him, he couldn’t remember how he got there. He also couldn’t remember what he had done that morning, but that didn’t matter. Edgar had retired eight months earlier and nowadays things like what he had done or what needed to be done didn’t matter as much. 

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Campground Trunk or Treat at Lake Meyer Saturday

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 9:17 pm

Winneshiek County Conservation staff invite all to dress up and join the fun at the annual Lake Meyer Campground Trunk or Treat on Saturday.

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Reports from the Decorah Police and Winneshiek County Sheriff

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 9:11 pm

Decorah Police responded to a disturbance Oct. 6 at 7:53 a.m. . . .

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Eskens author discussion Oct. 25

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 8:39 pm

Minnesota author Allen Eskens returns to Decorah to discuss his new book ‘Forsaken Country’ on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

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