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The hum of the press may be calling

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 1:25 pm

An announcement from the state’s newspaper association got me thinking about the future of papers like ours.

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Man charged in Mill Street stabbing to claim self-defense

Thursday, October 3, 2024 12:11 pm

Victim fails to appear on separate child porn charge

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Photo Gallery: Past and present meld during Fort Atkinson Rendezvous Days

Thursday, October 3, 2024 10:00 am

Canvas tents flapped in the breeze, and costumed participants strolled the grounds of historic Fort Atkinson over the weekend during the 48th annual Rendezvous Days.

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State’s solution for chronic school absences needs some more work

Thursday, October 3, 2024 9:30 am

It’s hard to blame state legislators for trying to do something about chronic school absences, but I don’t know that lawmakers hit the nail on the head this time around.

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Decorah man charged with attempted murder turns himself in to jail

Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:40 am

A Decorah man charged with attempted murder earlier this month has turned himself in and is being held at the Winneshiek County Jail. Hunter Thomas Youngblood also faces charges of domestic abuse/assault, assault causing bodily injury, harassment and willful injury.

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Hoping to see that white flower cross the finish line

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 9:04 am

When I was a young boy — probably in second grade — my mother brought home a picture book. There were no talking animals. There were no valiant princes on noble quests. This one was meant to help me understand the reality that my grandfather — her father — had Alzheimer’s disease and that one day we would ultimately lose him to it.

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Former Decorah man accused of murdering teen demands earlier trial date

Monday, September 23, 2024 4:41 pm

A man accused of murdering a teenage girl in 2017 has invoked his right to a trial within 90 days.

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We news folk are of but common clay

Monday, September 23, 2024 4:37 pm

There are times when I long for the olden days of newspaperism (no, not a real word, but perhaps it should be). Admittedly, were that the case, I’d have to layout pages by hand with literal typesets, hire some young person to sit beneath the press while melting lead over an open flame and probably hang out at the railway station to get all the good news tips, but the leeway publications of that era were afforded sometimes is quite appealing.

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The column every editor has to write from time to time

Monday, September 23, 2024 4:22 pm

It’s hard to complain about a local opinion page that’s packed full of letters to the editor. That’s a good thing. It means people are paying attention. It means people care.

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County tables changes to proposed settlement in rip rap removal case

Monday, September 9, 2024 3:03 pm

County officials may be nearing a legal settlement with a rural resident who installed erosion control measures in a public right of way.

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