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Opioids among us: Local professionals team up to treat opioid use disorder

Monday, January 27, 2025 10:11 am

Doctors began prescribing mass quantities of opioid pain medications in the early 1990s, and many Iowa counties have begun receiving funds to treat opioid addicts as part of a legal settlement with pharmaceutical companies for more than $50 billion in 2021.

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Decorah’s first ‘refillery’ opens on Water Street

Sunday, January 26, 2025 9:40 am

The owners explained a refillery is a zero-waste store which sells products in bulk — allowing customers to refill their own containers.

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RSV, norovirus among top concerns for area medical professionals this season

Friday, January 24, 2025 3:16 pm

It’s respiratory illness season again, and area medical professionals are reminding the public to take precautions to reduce the spread of potentially lethal viruses.

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HF718 effects could prompt future county disaster declaration

Friday, January 24, 2025 10:01 am

Winneshiek County might someday consider applying for a disaster declaration through Winneshiek County Emergency Management if state legislators don’t amend restrictions on generating county property taxes.

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Hero Salute: Thank you road crews for keeping our roads clear

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 10:26 am

Kuboushek reflects on 20 years of keeping Winneshiek County’s roads safe

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‘Friends and foreigners’ – Chinese attorney Hao Wang talks about his vacation in Decorah

Sunday, January 19, 2025 11:57 am

“It’s very interesting here,” Wang said. “I knew this was an English-speaking country — a lot of Anglo-Saxons — but I never knew about all the immigrants of the Midwest. China is not an immigration country, so we don’t have cultural diversity.”

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Nonprofits ask supervisors for funds to continue helping area residents in need

Friday, January 17, 2025 10:22 am

Lisa Wetzel, director of grants and development for Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging, and Deana Hageman, director of Northeast Iowa RSVP, presented their proposals to the supervisors, requesting funding support for their Fiscal Year 2025-26 programs.

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DPL awarded grant to bridge technology gaps for area residents

Sunday, January 12, 2025 11:49 am

Jan. 15 program to focus on cybersecurity, identifying scams 

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Riverview Center seeks county funding to continue providing support services survivors of sexual violence

Saturday, January 11, 2025 11:56 am

About 25 percent of Winneshiek County residents will experience sexual violence in their lifetimes, according to numbers from Riverview Center, a regional nonprofit which provides support and advocacy for survivors of sexual assault.

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Drop in farmland value ends 5-year trend

Friday, January 10, 2025 1:56 pm

Iowa farmland values are decreasing — ending a five-year growth trend, and at least one Iowa State University educator believes the decreasing valuation could be the start of a new downward pattern.

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