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Traffic & Construction Middle Calmar Road
A 20-year-old Decorah man was taken to WinnMed with suspected minor, non-incapacitating injuries after his pickup left Middle Calmar Road near Lincoln Highway Road early Nov. 7, according to the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office.
Traffic & Construction Montgomery Street
Decorah police arrested a 19-year-old Postville man after responding to a disabled vehicle on Highway 9 and reportedly finding THC vape products in the vehicle.
Traffic & Construction Twin Springs
Decorah Parks and Recreation plans to cut and treat Japanese barberry and buckthorn along the southeast corner of the Upper Twin Springs Trail on Oct. 28 and 29, 2026, if conditions permit.
Traffic & Construction Phelps Park
Decorah Parks and Recreation plans targeted treatments for Japanese barberry, buckthorn and Japanese knotweed at several locations in the Phelps Park and Carlson Park trail systems, with temporary closures and posted re-entry information.
Traffic & Construction Phelps Park
Japanese barberry and buckthorn will be cut and treated with glyphosate Wednesday and Thursday along portions of the Upper Broadway Trail and Upper Phelps Park Trail in Decorah’s Phelps Park trail system.
Traffic & Construction
A 30-year-old Decorah man faces four charges after deputies said a vehicle left Canoe Ridge Road, struck a power pole and the driver fled on foot Thursday evening.
Traffic & Construction Pulpit Rock
Decorah Parks & Recreation will host a free Trunk or Treat event at designated campsites in Pulpit Rock Campground from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, with yard games and popcorn. Parking is limited at the campground, with additional parking available at Will Baker Park.
Traffic & Construction
David Elsbernd of the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Decorah garage is among employees recognized in the agency’s October 2026 service awards for 15 years of service.
Traffic & Construction
Decorah Parks & Recreation will host a free Touch A Truck open house Saturday, October 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Decorah City Hall. Families can explore police, fire, emergency, construction and city maintenance vehicles, with a free hot dog lunch provided.
Traffic & Construction
Decorah residents can choose a guided hike, bike ride or run during Trail Night on Thursday, Sept. 24, meeting at the Carlson Park parking lot by 6 p.m.
Traffic & Construction
A new traffic pattern is in place on Iowa 9 in Decorah as reconstruction continues between U.S. 52 and Pleasant Avenue. The Iowa DOT says pilot cars and flaggers will guide motorists through the work zone until the planned completion Wednesday night, Sept. 2, weather permitting.
Traffic & Construction Luther College
A section of the Pulpit Rock trail is temporarily closed for repairs, while Decorah Parks and Recreation lists summer activities including a movie in the park, a special-needs celebration, Trail Night and Nordic Fest’s Gnomes in the Park scavenger hunt.
Traffic & Construction
Construction of the Decorah Community School District’s new elementary school remains on schedule after precast concrete wall panels and initial structural steel were installed. The project still awaits final approval from the Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office, but district officials do not currently expect the review to delay the planned 2027-28 opening.
Traffic & Construction
Vesterheim will present “In Trunks, Hands, and Hearts: What Norwegian Immigrants Brought to the United States” on August 13, 2026, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rochester, Minnesota. The free Kristianian Lodge meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.
