Winneshiek County News

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

Magpie Cafe will present a fundraiser for the Stork's Nest on November 6, 2009, a First Friday event.

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

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.

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

Though Des Moines attorney Roxanne Conlin's candidacy against U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is only beginning, two other Democrats who are already campaigning across the state had harsh words to say about her when asked.

Open Stage Night resumes at T-Bocks Sports Bar and Grill, on the last Sunday of the month.

Several Winneshiek County businesses will be affected by Agriprocessors' Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing Posted: Monday, October 19th, 2009 While the federal bank fraud trial against former Agriprocessors, Inc.

Winneshiek County and the City of Decorah will receive a combined $250,000 grant to help build Segment #8 of the Trout Run Trail.

New 'Precinct Atlas' software will be used at some polling places in Winneshiek County to assist precinct election officials during the November 3rd city elections.

Friday is the deadline for Winneshiek County residents to apply for financial help in recovering from last year's flooding Posted: Monday, October 12th, 2009 The deadline for Winneshiek County residents to apply for financial help in recovering from last summer's flooding is Friday, October 16th.

A public meeting will be held October 28th to continue discussion of the Winneshiek County Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Winneshiek County is taking out a loan to pay for the shutdown of a landfill. The $2.1 million loan will cover about a third of the closing costs.

Over 80 area 4-H County Council members attended a regional 4-H leadership conference in Decorah on Sunday, September 20th.

Share + Sep 25, 2009 3:17 pm US/Central CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa 1 of 1 Robert Neuzil, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids to two counts of possessing a short barreled rifle and one count of possessing a smooth bore pistol.

Mention America's musical hotspots and Spillville, Iowa, does not immediately come to mind.

A bald eagle that was struck by a truck while feeding on road kill has died. The crash happened early Monday in rural Winneshiek County, near Frankville.

The title is a little bit of a mouthful, but a "Hazard Mitigation Plan" being developed by Winneshiek County essentially involving advance planning for handling man-made or natural disasters.

Julie A. Vulk, County Executive Director of the Winneshiek County Farm Service Agency in Decorah, reminds producers that September 30, 2009, is the final date for producers to complete and sign the application for NAP 2010 coverage for the 2009 Fall seeded crops.

Phil Richert has been re-elected as president of the North Winneshiek School Board and Myron Rediske was re-elected as the board vice-president for the 2009-2010 school year.