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America's Newspapers welcomes new members
America's Newspapers is proud to welcome new newspaper members this week:. DecorahNews.com is an ad-supported online/mobile news site that covers news in the city of Decorah, Iowa, and Winneshiek County, Iowa. The online newspaper is fully funded by advertisers. Lon Haenel is publisher. The Lewiston Tribune covers eight counties in...
Mason City Fire Department Deputy Chief retires after 28 years of service
MASON CITY, Iowa- It was a bittersweet day for the Mason City Fire Department as its Deputy Chief- EMS, Carl Ginapp is retiring after 28 years of service. Family, friends and co-workers gathered at the Mason City Fire Department on Aug. 30 to celebrate his career. At the ceremony, Chief...
Koppes paces young Rams at season-opening Mustang Gallop
CEDAR RAPIDS – Junior Alyza Koppes picked up where she left off last fall, claiming a top-five finish to pace the young Rams at Friday's season-opening Mustang Gallop at Seminole Valley Park. Koppes finished fifth overall in the 65-woman field. The 2023 all-conference performer clocked a 5K time of...
Broken Sewer Line Causes Sanitary Sewer Overflow
A broken sanitary sewer pipe at 3490 Keystone Dr. caused an undetermined amount of untreated wastewater to flow into Catfish Creek and into the storm sewer system. The City of Dubuque Public Works Department was notified of the overflow at approximately 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, and the staff repaired the sewer pipe by approximately 4 p.m. that afternoon.
It’s Time For Sheldon Celebration Days
Sheldon, Iowa — We’re in the middle of Celebration Days in Sheldon, with activities going on for several days. Sheldon Chamber Director Trista Kavanagh says one of the things going on this Saturday is the mini-rod tractor pulls, about a mile north of the Casey’s on Washington Avenue.
Wieseler optimistic about her District 4 Supervisor candidacy
As a heatwave scorched the Midwest over the weekend, Cheryl Wieseler also turned up the heat in the race for District 4 Winneshiek County Supervisor. The former educator of more than 25 years and co-owner of Cluck Ewe Farm and Bakery of Decorah hosted a public presentation Sunday afternoon — giving potential constituents an opportunity to meet her and get to know her politics.
City council discusses future of Decorah’s municipal building
The Decorah Municipal Building houses the city’s fire and police departments, the Decorah Parks and Recreation office, city staff, Winneshiek Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management officials. (Photo by Denise Lana) The city’s aging municipal building needs attention, according to city officials, but what to do is still undecided...
Benefit to be held in Hampton to help a family with a child battling cancer
A benefit will be held for 4-year-old Oz Guerrero at Pit Row in Hampton on September 14th. Oz is the son of Dave and Whitney Guerrero of Mason City. Dave graduated from Hampton-Dumont in 1999. Oz was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer in November of last year, which has...
'This is the best my body has felt': After his second long recovery, Cade McNamara is ready for 2024
IOWA CITY, Iowa-- In less than 24 hours, Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara will do something that he hasn't done in more than two years-- play college football healthy. McNamara made a national splash when he committed to the Hawkeyes back in December 2022. He never got the true opportunity to make that same impact on the field.
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