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Connor Hopkins’ Driftless Playlist: All things Avey Grouws Band

Friday, September 24, 2021 9:26 pm

Connor sits down with Jeni Grouws—lead singer, frontwoman, business manager—to discuss all things Avey Grouws. 

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Echoes of the Past: Area governors exchange modern ‘wireless’ greetings

Thursday, September 23, 2021 1:11 pm

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO: In front page news from back in 1921, it is reported that . . . 

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Iron Hill Harley-Davidson Driftless Biker Bingo winners announced

Monday, September 20, 2021 3:22 pm

Thank you to all the 2021 Iron Hill Harley-Davidson Driftless Biker Bingo sponsors and players. Grand prize winners are . . .

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Spooky stories to tell in the Driftless

Friday, September 17, 2021 1:38 pm

Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place in each cate-‘gory’

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Driftless Journeys Bingo 2021 Prize Winners

Thursday, September 16, 2021 5:31 pm

Thank you to all the 2021 Driftless Journeys Bingo partners and players, grand prize winners are . . .

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Killed By Kiwis and The Missing Letters rock Decorah

Thursday, September 16, 2021 5:22 pm

The Landing Market was again home to an incredible concert, providing two sets by two Minneapolis-based outfits with their own ties to Decorah. 
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Connor Hopkins’ Driftless Playlist: Buck Hollow Band brings song and dance to Driftless area for three decades

Monday, September 13, 2021 5:02 pm

 . . .  it seems as though no band gets the crowd riled up quite like the Buck Hollow Band. 

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Smith Hospital has a rich history

Friday, September 10, 2021 1:03 pm

Rev. Paul Koren had a dream for Decorah, and despite many discouraging setbacks and much hard work, lived to see that dream realized.

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Even a flood can’t stop this love

Monday, September 6, 2021 8:23 am

“What a weekend!! Minnesota boy married Iowa girl and found out Iowans really know how to do “Minnesota Nice” first rate.”  

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Late summer’s stingers

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 1:55 pm

Yellowjackets, bald-faced hornets, and paper wasps are, in general, the stingy, stripey flying insects you need to worry about this time of year.

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Alternative wellness: More ways to feel better

Friday, August 27, 2021 8:30 pm

Is your wellness goal to return you to your pre-symptom status, or is it true wellness that will take beyond and allow you to live your life as your best self?

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Memorial: Goodbye to a Neighborhood Friend

Friday, August 27, 2021 8:24 pm

Murphy Gooddog ~ Dec. 10, 2007 – Aug.9, 2021 ~ Murphy had a knack for getting out and about – not to “run away,” but just to explore and visit. (We swear he knew how to open the gate.) 

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Got goat’s milk?

Monday, August 23, 2021 5:25 am

Iowa’s only Grade A goat dairy farm is right here in the Driftless.

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Echoes of the Past

Thursday, August 19, 2021 5:19 pm

The original Aase Haugen Home for the Aged was in rural Decorah, situated west of town.

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Business owner gets flexible

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 7:34 pm

Decorah business owner Molly Gallagher had an imaginative business response to the pandemic shutdown in early 2020. The Yoga Room owner transitioned her once in-studio yoga classes to online-only, all the while renovating a secluded barn on the outskirts of Decorah into a yoga space to host classes when restrictions lifted.

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Hlubek family reunion weekend Aug. 14 -15

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 2:03 pm

The family traveled on the ship “Westphalia” from Austria to the immigration center in Castle Gardens, New York.

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Broken supply chain impacts Driftless economy

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 3:39 pm

A broken propeller blade causes a trickle-down effect on the economy as replacement parts and supply chains dry up across the United States faster than the Mississippi’s water levels.  A simple part is the linchpin in thousands of lost river guide tourism dollars in Iowa including off-river spending for lodging, dining and shopping. 

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Bikers Against Child Abuse: Keepers of the children

Saturday, August 7, 2021 4:50 pm

(B.A.C.A.) exists with the intent to create a safer environment for abused children. 

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DNR Fishing Report for the week of August 5

Friday, August 6, 2021 6:59 pm

This weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys and county and state parks staff.

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Create your ‘Blue Zone’ and take advantage of your neighborhood

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 1:30 pm

Think for a minute today about how to get the most from this area for yourself and your family, the locals.

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