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NMP summer musical auditions scheduled April 21

Sunday, April 14, 2024 9:21 pm

The New Minowa Players have announced upcoming auditions for the 2024 summer musical.
Auditions for the bluegrass musical “Bright Star” are Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 pm. at the New Minowa Players Theatre, 906 South Mill St., Decorah.
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School district surveys residents about improving aging facility

Friday, April 12, 2024 3:45 pm

Information detailed on the survey website explains much of the history of the proposal. The renovation of John Cline School was estimated at approximately $9 million but would not meet the needs of the district. New construction is estimated at approximately $13 million.

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Peter Essa is ’24 Bradish Scholarship recipient

Friday, April 12, 2024 5:30 am

Decorah High School has named Peter Essa as the recipient of the Norman C. Bradish Scholarship for the 2023-2024 school year.

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Upper Iowa Conference denies Decorah request

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 6:27 pm

The Decorah Community School District received notification Wednesday that the District’s application to join the Upper Iowa Athletic Conference (UIC) for the 2025-2026 school year has been denied.

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Geneology Association program April 22

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 6:46 am

The April 22 meeting of the Decorah Genealogy Association will kick off Decorah’s 175th anniversary celebration with a program titled “What does it take to build a thriving community from scratch”?

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Luther hosts residency for martial artist and musician

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 6:42 am

Luther College will host Master Zhongxian Wu, a Chinese martial artist, calligrapher, and musician, from April 9–28. During his time on campus, he will lead workshops open to the Decorah community.

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Decorah Envirothon teams successful at recent contest

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:01 am

Decorah High School was well represented at the regional Envirothon competition. A toal of 45 DHS students (nine teams of five) recently took the regional test to qualify for the state competition. Two teams will represent Decorah at state, including last year’s defending state champions Team DNR: Lucas Arendt, Connor Evelsizer, Gabriel Hiner, Anders Lovstuen, and Aiden Nalean Carlson. The other team to represent Decorah at state will be Team Skabush: Riley Berns, Carson Bohner, Alex McGohan, Nathan Swarbrick, and Henry Weis.

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Caution urged during April 8 total solar eclipse

Sunday, April 7, 2024 8:59 am

The Driftless region will have an opportunity to view a rare total solar eclipse April 8. Area residents will see partial phase of the eclipse, which will begin at approximately 12:48 p.m. until shortly after 3 p.m. Embracing safety precautions, including not looking direclty at the sun during the eclipse and wearing specialized viewing glasses, is encouraged.

Cloudy conditions will hamper viewing opportunities.

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City offers loading days at yard waste site

Friday, April 5, 2024 6:27 pm

The City of Decorah will offer several opportunities for free loading of compost and wood chips at the City’s Yard Waste Disposal Site located on Trout Run Road April 12, 13, 19 and 20.

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School Board approves middle school roof specs

Thursday, April 4, 2024 2:21 pm

The summer-long installation project has an estimated price tag of $1.5 million.

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