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County citizens group opens dialog with supervisors over Freeport land sale issue

Friday, February 16, 2024 8:38 am

Erickson said the purpose of the deep-rooted native grasses, which, she said later in the meeting were planted in 2018 or 2019, is to mitigate the water, but Vick said those grasses can only soak up so much.

Driftless Wedding Series: Boyd-Mendez wedding – A unique celebration of love, friendship and family

Monday, February 12, 2024 9:59 am

Sammi and Matt were married Oct. 14, 2023, at Wold Strawberries in rural Mabel — a place sacred to Matt since he was a young boy.

Winneshiek County task force fights opioid battle on local fronts

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 10:56 am

Helping Services for Youth and Families Prevention Specialist Jon Vagts presented an update on the task force’s progress to the Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors.

Fair Board requests $25,000, reports fair week lineup is looking ‘pretty good’

Monday, February 5, 2024 9:06 am

The Winneshiek County Fair is getting bigger and better.

Johnson follows her dreams, releases first EP of music career

Thursday, February 1, 2024 10:49 am

Decorah native Helen Johnson has been musical all her life, and in the fall of 2023, she celebrated the release of her first EP containing five songs for which she’s written all the music and lyrics.

Supervisors opt to pay $900,000 911 tower bill through Emergency Management

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 2:18 pm

Such an expense will cause property taxes to increase slightly, but everyone involved in the discussion, during the Jan. 22 meeting of the Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors, agreed the way Winneshiek County is achieving the upgrade is the best deal for its taxpayers.

Phillips explains ‘floodway fringe’ building ordinance for Freeport property sale

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 11:13 am

Van Der Maten reports no burial site at location

Dr. Riedel files lawsuit against community college

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 8:54 am

NICC: Higher Learning Commission finds no merit in former president’s complaints

Winneshiek County Conservation reports growing numbers post-COVID

Thursday, January 25, 2024 11:52 am

Schroeder said the biggest 2023 event was the Earth Day Festival at the Winneshiek County Fairgrounds, in which attendees filled the Community Building. The WCCB will be hosting that event again on April 20 this year.

Driftless Health: Emerging Whole Wellness brings new energy to the Driftless area

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 2:04 pm

“I have been a nurse since I was 25 years old, and behavioral health is my background, and I found that what people were really needing was a place of connection,” Meinecke said. “The more research they do, the more they’re finding that healing has so much to do with connection and feeling safe in your body — and your nervous system settling enough to heal.”