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Community Action to buy Smith building for $1 Winneshiek County

Monday, July 15, 2024 3:50 pm

The board generally agreed to on a tentative transfer date of Sept. 3.

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WinnMed says physicians, level of care to remain the same as Mayo partnership changes

Thursday, July 4, 2024 12:56 pm

WinnMed, the county-owned hospital and clinic in Decorah, will no longer be affiliated with the Mayo Clinic Health System as of 2025.

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Supervisors agree to free energy audit of Community Services building

Monday, July 1, 2024 9:43 am

Eggen said Supervisor Shirley Vermace suggested WED “help the county” by providing a free energy audit of the newly-purchased building.

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Standing room only for Driftless Water Defenders inaugural meeting

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 12:08 pm

“Iowa’s water quality is getting worse, and we need organized citizen involvement if we’re going to turn things around. DWD’s members will push forward with needed clean water advocacy.”

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‘A hobby for the soul’ Hidden Springs Peony Farm’s new owner shares family’s flight from suburbia to farm life

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 8:52 am

“My favorite part of the business is sharing this cool place,” Laura said. “Peonies hold such memories for people, and I love hearing those stories. They become a family heirloom, and that’s definitely my favorite part of this business.

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Hagemans keep dairy farming competitive with high-tech innovations

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 10:25 am

To help maintain revenues, the Hagemans became the first robotic dairy in Winneshiek County and the fourth one in Iowa.

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Kingsley Mercantile bids farewell to lifelong repairman Fenstermacher

Monday, June 17, 2024 8:12 am

Will Fenstermacher of rural Spring Valley has always enjoyed fixing stuff, and for over 45 years until his recent retirement, the refrigeration and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) installer and repairman employed his skills for Kingsley Mercantile in Harmony, Minn.

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Supervisors consider re-appropriating public health funds

Thursday, June 13, 2024 8:22 am

In response to Winneshiek County Public Health’s decertification.

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VFW Commander reports on disrepair of Veterans’ grave markers

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 1:25 pm

“We’ve been out here before and fought about this and tried to get flag markers for the graves, and we always get shot down,” Koshatka added. “They wanted to buy us plastic ones, and my answer to that was ‘If that’s what you think of your Veteran, to buy a plastic marker to put over his grave, you don’t think too much of your Veterans.’ I get upset about that.”

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Twenty-first annual ‘Down on the Farm Iron Pour’ July 2-8

Friday, June 7, 2024 4:13 pm

ArtHaus’ Down on the Farm Iron Farmers Market kicks off June 7

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