DECORAH — The city of Decorah will celebrate WalkBike Month in May following a mayoral proclamation recognizing the community’s commitment to health, safety, sustainability and connectivity. Decorah ...

The obituary of Kenneth Culpepper, age 69, is now available. For all obituaries, please visit Obituaries.DecorahNews.com.

The photo represents about one-third of the staff at The Highlands in Decorah, one of the county’s largest employers. The organization has served the community for more than 111 years and says it has ...

DECORAH — Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, invites the public to celebrate Syttende Mai, Norway’s Constitution Day, a few days early on Friday, May 15.

DECORAH — Winneshiek County plans to expand its recycling program within the next two months to accept plastic No. 5 (polypropylene, or PP), a move supervisors say could reduce material currently ...

DECORAH — Decorah High School senior Nora Lesmeister signed her Midwest Conference letter of intent Friday morning to play women’s soccer at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. The signing was held ...

Rex Nelson, administrator at The Highlands, recently joined national leaders in aging services at the LeadingAge National Conference and participated in lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill to address ...

SPILLVILLE — A Mother’s Day concert featuring two University of Iowa string quartets will be held Sunday, May 10, at St. Wenceslaus Church in Spillville. The performance begins at 11 a.m. and will ...

Authorities say the suspect fled a traffic stop, was released from jail, then was arrested again in a theft incident the next morning.

WINNESHIEK COUNTY — County Road W40 between Locust Road and Hesper will close for culvert construction beginning Monday, May 4. According to the Winneshiek County Engineer’s Office, the closure will ...

The complete obituary of Robert "Bob" Rinken, age 85, is now available. For all obituaries, please visit Obituaries.DecorahNews.com.

DES MOINES and MASON CITY, Iowa — Decorah athletes set multiple school records during a weekend meet in Des Moines and competed in challenging conditions at Mason City on April 27. Mitchell Stemper ...