Sheriff’s Office bids farewell to retiring chief deputy

The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office is losing a mentor this weekend. Chief Deputy Jeff Berns is retiring Sunday after serving Decorah and Winneshiek County for the last 35 years.

WinnMed board votes to keep local tax levy steady

Decorah School Board approves expansion of new elementary’s gym

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Decorah Rotary donates $2,000 to Student in Need Fund

The Decorah Rotary recently donated $2,000 to the Decorah Community School District’s Student in Need Fund to assist students with instrumental rentals for orchestra and band.

Local hospital answers supervisors’ home health questions

WinnMed’s home health services have been an ongoing discussion item among the county supervisors. During past meetings, supervisors have questioned whether WinnMed could provide home health services which are currently…

Reports from the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office

Ryan Gould, age 30, of Oelwein was arrested and booked into the Winneshiek County Jail…

Bachmurski murder trial postponed to August

A court has agreed to reschedule the trial for a former Decorah man authorities believe murdered a teen in 2017. James David Bachmurski was previously scheduled to face a jury…

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Glad to see state mRNA vaccine ban didn’t pass through legislative funnel

It’ll still be a few weeks before we know for sure which bills survive the current legislative session in Des Moines, but a good number of bills have come to…

Iowa’s new stance on discrimination brings to mind other civil protections

Well, Iowa made history again. Not necessarily in a good way.

Klimesh’s Corner: Lawmakers heading toward session’s first funnel

We just finished up week seven in the legislature and are barreling toward the first funnel at the end of next week. Any bill that does not clear committee on…

Greetings from the Capital: A productive and dedicated legislature

Things are getting done here at the Capitol, thanks to a productive and dedicated legislature. This week marked the end of week seven of the legislative session, and we are approaching…

State bid wrenched away by Xavier

Decorah fans streamed into the gym early Monday night full of excitement and left in eerie silence after Xavier bounced back from a 14-point halftime deficit to defeat the Viking…

First team nods for Driscoll, LaFrentz, Milburn

Leading most categories as a team and/or individuals, the Decorah boys basketball team had three members named to the Northeast Iowa Conference first team in addition to winning the final…

Viking quartet garners NEIC honors

Claiming the final Northeast Iowa Conference crown, the Decorah girls basketball team has more to celebrate as four of its own received nods from the league on the league teams…

Area girls tagged with All-UIC honors

Five Turkey Valley and three South Winn girls were recently named to the All-Upper Iowa Conference girls basketball teams for the work on the court during the 2024-25 season.

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