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Saturday event will honor infant’s life, help family with medical costs

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 8:39 am

A celebration of Callie’s life and a fundraiser to help her family with costs related to Callie’s hospital stay and medical needs will be held Feb. 3. A UTV/ATV ride will leave the Mabel Community Center at noon that day, with registration from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Sgt. Ytzen recognized for lifesaving service

Friday, January 26, 2024 4:13 am

Sergeant Adam Ytzen of the Decorah Police Department was acknowledged for his lifesaving service provided to a Decorah resident Dec. 6, 2023.

Award-winning Halloween attraction ‘Monster Bash’ looks to expand

Thursday, January 25, 2024 12:07 pm

During the past 12 years, Monster Bash has donated nearly $160,000 to the Fillmore Central (FC) music and arts programs. This past year, Monster Bash donated $25,000 to FC.

Driftless Health: More confidence, less pain Botox injections offer more than cosmetic benefits

Thursday, January 25, 2024 11:56 am

A new service offered by Waukon Dental is giving patients more confidence and reduced pain from conditions like Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ).

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MN Health Dept. cautions consumers about illegal high-dose THC products

Thursday, January 25, 2024 11:47 am

Anyone who has purchased an illegal high-dose THC product is advised to not consume it.

The Driftless Foodie: Buffalo chicken meatballs 

Thursday, January 25, 2024 11:33 am

With the Super Bowl around the corner (kind of), I am here to encourage you to take your Buffalo chicken dip to the next level this year with this recipe.

Two in five Minnesota homes have high radon levels posing cancer risks

Thursday, January 25, 2024 9:01 am

More than 40 percent of Minnesota homes have dangerously high radon levels. That concerns health officials, because radon — an odorless, colorless radioactive gas — is the leading cause of lung cancer in people who have never smoked.

Groundhog may reveal…bucket or boat?

Thursday, January 25, 2024 5:08 am

The groundhog may reveal how we play winter’s back nine. Right now, we’re sloshing through a January thaw on the heels of an arctic Snowmaggedon. Will this weather trend continue like it did last year or return like the brutal winter of 1978-79?

Mikota thankful for emergency response

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 11:02 am

Kenny Mikota of rural Calmar can attest to the importance of CPR and AEDs. This past fall, when Mikota experienced cardiac arrest at T’d Up Fitness in Decorah, his daughter Carrie Hovey, who had been working out with her dad, jumped into action.

Old water service line springs a leak in downtown Decorah

Monday, January 22, 2024 3:45 pm

Decorah’s Water Street was closed between Winnebago and Washington Streets, beginning Monday morning, due to a water service line that was leaking.