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Masopust 2024: The Czech Mardi Gras will be Feb. 10 in Calmar

Saturday, January 13, 2024 8:55 am

“This Masopust event gives folks a glimpse of Czech culture and an amazing taste of old-world Czech food . . . Pivo’s signature Masopust Czech beers, live and silent auctions, a wild and crazy Czech theater skit, scholarship awards and the awesome chance for conversation with family and renew friendships.”

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Unusual find with WWII connections at thrift store

Friday, January 12, 2024 9:55 am

“I hadn’t touched them yet, so I asked the cashier if she knew that these tubes contained highly explosive materials…”

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Hauge/St. John’s service cancelled

Friday, January 12, 2024 9:51 am

The Jan. 14 worship service for Hauge Lutheran Church and St. John’s Lutheran Church is cancelled.

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Drinking water testing available Jan. 13 in Preston

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 11:47 am

Free nitrate and chloride screenings will be offered onsite, with results available in 15 minutes.

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Allen companies donate $20K worth of gifts to five school districts

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 11:40 am

Nathan Trappe, President of Allen Roofing & Construction, Inc., Allen Rentals Company, LLC and Allen Real Estate Company LLC-Broker/Owner, all of Monona, announced the companies’ donation of $20,000 worth of gifts to low-income area families. Trappe said the Allen companies …

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Reports from the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 11:37 am

The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office responded to a driving complaint of a vehicle that was driving erratically and had struck another vehicle at highway speeds on Highway 52 between Ossian and Calmar at 9:44 p.m. Dec. 30. The striking vehicle …

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Reports from the Decorah Police Department

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 11:36 am

A theft occurred at 306 College Drive (Kwik Star) Dec. 8. Decorah Police Officers received camera footage from Kwik Star, and observed an individual taking items and concealing them in their clothes prior to exiting the store. Officers conducted a …

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Deadline approaching for WCCF’s grant cycle

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 11:35 am

The deadline to submit grant applications to the Winneshiek County Community Foundation’s 2024 grant cycle is Monday, Jan. 15, at 5 p.m. Technical support will be available to applicants until 5 p.m., on Jan. 15.

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Holiday contest winners announced

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 8:46 am

Driftless Journal Holiday photo contest and Festive Foods recipe winners announced

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Supply chain issues and global effects on the Automotive Paint market

Thursday, January 4, 2024 4:17 pm

It has become more difficult to source the materials required to create many industrial paint components and enamels utilized in the automotive industry.

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