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Council rejects WED request for city funds
By Sarah Strandberg On a tie vote Monday night, the Decorah City Council rejected a request from the Winneshiek Energy District for a second year of city low to moderate income funding.
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Deadline to submit letter of interest for Ward 2 is May 31
At its meeting Monday night, Council member Gary Rustad, serving as mayor pro tem in the absence of Mayor Don Arendt, said that would save the city the expense of a special election.
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Former attorney Strand charged with theft, unlawful activity
By Sarah Strandberg David Strand has been charged with taking more than $10,000 from a trust fund belonging to a client.
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Success on the oval; Decorah boys 10th
Decorah junior Cole Svestka and senior Kyle Hosting react to taking second in the distance medley relay Friday at the state track meet.
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Vikes knock of No. 15 Mustangs
Decorah senior Taylor Lane dribbles the ball up the field against the Mustangs Thursday.
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Back to state; Vikes win district meet
Heading to state for the seventh year in a row are, from left, kneeling - Eric Fulsaas, Tyler Hovey.
Mass of Christian Burial celebrated for Ft. Atkinson man
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by the Rev. Nick March on Thursday, May 16, at St.
18-month moratorium recommended on frac sand mining
After listening to the public's comments for nearly two hours on Tuesday, May 14, the Winneshiek County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend an 18-month moratorium on the issuance of new permits for frac sand mining operations in Winneshiek County.
Criminal charges have been filed against former Decorah, Iowa attorney David Strand.
Several athletes for Decorah and Turkey Valley have taken to the field this afternoon for the Class 3A and Class 2A first rounds.
Andy Nimrod appointed Parks and Recreation director
Nimrod has served as the city's recreation superintendent for 15 years. As the head of the recreation department, Nimrod has been responsible for all youth and adult sports programs, special events, as well as athletic field care and maintenance for the city's many In addition to that role, Nimrod has been directly responsible for the cooperative ... (more)
Council reviews relationship with city engineer
By Sarah Strandberg Decorah City Council members have no complaints about the job City Engineer Lindsay Erdman is doing, but do have some questions about billing procedures and other issues.
Nordic Dancers selling flowers for Syttende Mai
The Nordic Dancers will host a "Blomster Salg" , Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Vesterheim courtyard.
Luther athlete and 2011 Decorah High School graduate Leah Broderick was named the Iowa Athletic Conference's women's outdoor track and field athlete of the week.
WMC holds emergency exercise downtown Decorah
The exercise will involve multiple emergency response teams, including fire, law enforcement and ambulance services.
Wild horse and burro adoption auction moved to new location
Friday preview is from 2-7 p.m. Saturday's adoption is from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Adoptions will take place on a first come, first served basis.
Decorah girls 4x800 seventh; Hove 11th
The combination of Amanda Taylor, Kaitlyn Kregel, Kalle Solberg and Taylor Schuring finished first in their heat and seventh overall in 9:50.15. Taylor and Kregel are sophomores while Solberg and Schuring are freshmen.
Vikings look to put it together before regional
By Jennifer Bissell Facing the Class 4A No. 1 team, the Decorah girls golf team battled Charles City Monday at Silvercrest Golf Course.
Architect discusses future needs of the Decorah School District
By Lissa Blake Although Decorah school staff does an excellent job of "making do" with existing PK-2 facilities, the District still needs to look toward the future.
Decorah, Iowa, is a town of about 8,120 people. It's a town that is not very large in numbers but certainly has a big heart.