Contractors aim to stay on track as construction at WinnMed continues

Organizers handling WinnMed’s Transforming Tomorrow project said they hope to keep construction of the hospitals’ newest additions as close to their original schedule as possible while navigating necessary changes.

Decorah Leader earns armfuls of awards at 2025 state newspaper contest

Decorah School Board, community members hope to avoid cutting TK program

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - CNA Banner
CNA - RSV Banner

Ames MEU director speaks with Decorah residents in support of March 4 vote 

Don Kom, director of electric with Ames Municipal Utilities, who has overseen the electric department of the Ames utility for the past 19 years, said Ames Municipal Utilities supplies energy for…

Alliant releases updated feasibility study ahead of March referendum

The updated study estimates the city of Decorah would need to spend approximately $72.1 million to acquire Alliant’s existing local systems.

Decorah’s 40-year-old WWTP to receive numerous upgrades

Decorah’s wastewater treatment plant was constructed 40 years ago and, despite a predicted 20-year lifespan, the facility is still going strong.

County approves Dairyland Power easement for fiber-optic cable

The Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to update an easement and allow Dairyland Power Cooperative of La Crosse, Wisconsin, to run new fiber-optic cable from Decorah…

Current E-Editions

February 11, 2025

February 13, 2025

Wedding 2025 Wk 1

A lot of ‘ifs’ are at play following governor’s response to Sheriff Marx

I’ll admit, I didn’t think the letter Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx wrote last week would turn out to be front page news. To me, the sheriff was simply explaining…

Fair warning: debate’s good, but the gate’s closing

I had to chuckle while doing my proofreading this week, because I completely agree with the first line of Mr. Johnson’s letter to the editor — these three-column letters about…

Echoes: Rural kids move to town for high school

Back in 1925, mid-January meant it was time to return to high school classes after Christmas vacation.

Greetings from the Capital: Committee work beginning in Des Moines

The second week of session has been shorter than usual with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The workload has ramped up for me with the release of the governor’s recommended…

Medal-worthy performances by Viking girls; Simon second at 145 pounds

A stellar wrestling season wrapped up for girls around the state last weekend in Coralville, including five Vikings with one in the finals. Heading into the big meet, Decorah was…

Postseasons getting underway for basketball, wrestling, bowling

With district boys swimming already completed and girls state wrestling wrapping up this past weekend, other area athletic teams are gearing up for the postseason action.

Girls first, boys second at bowling conference tourney

The Decorah bowling teams geared up for the state-qualifying meet next week with top-notch finishes in the North Central Bowling Conference Wednesday and a match win over Columbus Catholic Friday…

Second half lifts No. 2 Vikes over Winterset

A different venue was the backdrop for the Decorah boys basketball team (17-1, 7-0 NEIC) Saturday as the Vikings played Winterset (4-15) at Wells Fargo Arena, earning the 58-46 win…

Connect With Us

CNA - RSV tile Banner
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - cna -tile Banner
Friest & Associates Banner
Dental Associates Banner
DuTrac Banner
Viking State Bank Banner
Kelly Real Estate Banner
Balik Construction Banner
Mabe\'s Pizza Banner
Viking Realty Banner
Exit Realty Driftless Group Banner
Kwik Trip/Kwik Star Banner