Ridgeway
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Supervisors approve rezoning for biodigester 3-2, after turbulent public hearing
A request to rezone a piece of rural Ridgeway property from agricultural to industrial was approved in a 3-2 vote by the Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors following a public hearing on the issue Monday morning. Novilla Renewable Natural Gas submitted the zoning application, and the proposed biodigester will be...
County road project provides Spillville opportunity to update water mains
Spillville’s water system has been in need of replacement for more than a decade, and the county’s resurfacing of Winneshiek County Road W14 has provided an opportunity for such a project to take place. Former Spillville mayor and longtime city council member Tom Straube said a 2023 fire...
Decorah Schools to make case for new conference affiliation with Iowa Education Director
Frustration is mounting as Decorah Community Schools administrators seek an answer to the district’s athletic conference woes. District leaders will soon meet with Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow regarding the school’s conference affiliation for the 2025-26 school year. This is one of the district’s final steps as laid out in the state procedural handbook designed to ensure conference assignments for extracurricular athletic competition.
Our Town Decorah is a designated cultural and entertainment district
Downtown Decorah is one of less than 20 Iowa districts that the state has designated as a cultural and entertainment district. Having a vibrant downtown is what qualifies an area to earn this designation.
Parks and rec board seats should remain elected positions
It was recently reported in the Decorah Leader that some of the Decorah City Council members would be interested in possibly changing the structure of the Decorah Park and Recreation Board from an elected board to an appointed board. When people are no longer given the opportunity to vote, it is dangerous for democracy.
Vesterheim Museum celebrates Norwegian American history in Our Town Decorah
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A museum filled with Norwegian American history has a new addition to its campus in Our Town Decorah. Beth Hoven Rotto is a guest curator for an exhibition beginning Aug. 15 titled “Hand me Down the Fiddle.”. “It’s called Norwegian Fiddlers, Fiddles and Fiddle...
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