Decorah News

Author Jeffery Skeate will read from and discuss his recently published book "Familiar World: Notes Of A Driftless Fly Fisher" at 7:00 p.m. Thursday on the second floor of Decorah Public Library.

The Iowa State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on Iowa Highway 9 south of Ridgeway in Winneshiek County.

In what appeared to be an ironic conversation in the midst of potentially devastating program budget cuts, the Decorah Community School Board listened Monday night as Jon Burmeister from Public Financial Management outlined scenarios of how the district might consider funding facility needs.

Posted on Nov 09, 2009 by Jeff Raasch . A Guttenberg man is dead after a motorcycle crash near Decorah on Sunday.

The Oneota Community Co-op is holding a fundraiser Thursday for the Decorah Lutheran Food Bank, the First Lutheran Food Bank, the Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation Food Bank and Greater Decorah Area Food Pantry.

It might be small comfort, but the financial challenges being felt by the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah are similar to those being felt by museums throughout the country.

When a loved one passes, family and friends can feel many emotions. You may find comfort amidst others going through the grieving process.

Please make someone's holidays warmer by contributing hats, mittens and scarves to one of the Decorah area banks by December 1. The Oneota Girls Scouts Service Unit is conducting a community service project to collect new or good used winter wear items and will be distributed by NEICAC Family Service Office to families in need.

Decorah woman receives Volunteer of the Year Award from Iowa Hospital Association Posted: Thursday, November 5th, 2009 Winneshiek Medical Center volunteer Bev Christen of Decorah has received an Iowa Hospital Association Volunteer of the Year Award.

When the economy is strong, businesses and organizations can often survive the mistakes they sometimes make.

Winneshiek County Community Foundation will distribute $120,000 in grants next year Posted: Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 The Winneshiek County Community Foundation is announcing that it will award $120,000 in grants in April of 2010.

Employees of the Decorah office of Bank of the West have made a donation to the Winneshiek County Sheriff's Office DARE program.

A film festival is coming to Decorah. The first Oneota Film Festival will be held January 22nd and 23rd at Luther College.

Voter turnout is expected to be fairly low on Tuesday in a municipal election. Just one of the City of Decorah seats is contested.

Ed and Ellie Martin celebrated their 50th anniversary on October 3. A small gathering of family and members of their wedding party was held at Michael s Supper Club after the Saturday evening church service at Zion Lutheran Church, Wausau, where the couple was married on October 3, 1959.

The Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota is gearing up for its fifth annual festival of music, which for the first time will feature middle school choirs.

Alpha Sigma, a chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, has begun its annual Homemade Pie Sale from now until November 13th.

Posted on Oct 28, 2009 by admin . Iowa Supreme Court Justice Mark Cady speaks at Luther College in Decorah Tuesday night.

Decorah Police respond to two accidents and three public intoxications Posted: Monday, October 26th, 2009 It was a busy weekend for the Decorah Police Department.

Juniors Montana McCabe, Bryce Hoyme and Lee Vangsness; sophomores Shelby Cornelius, Dustin Bigler, Nathan Krull, Andrew Luzum and Jordan Tietz; and freshmen Tyler Lundvedt, McKinleigh McCabe, Brittany Nelson, Brian O'Regan and Dustin Smith took part in several activities while at the convention.