TOP HEADLINES

  • Area Youth Aid Pantry
    08/27/2025 - 7:30am

  • Returning lettermen pictured (front row, l-r) are: Eric Greve, Ray Lienau, Kyle Kuboushek, Braiden Todd and Carson Streeter; center row: Brandon Kriener, Kolton Brummond, Logan Tieskoetter and Gavin Feickert and back row: Earl Lienau, Landon Humpal, Landon Livingood and Adam Schmitt. Photo by Michael Hohenbrink
    Musicians Fill Spillville with Blissful Music
    08/22/2025 - 7:30am

  • St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville saw young musicians perform. Photo by Paul Wermers
    Musicians Fill Spillville with Blissful Music
    08/21/2025 - 7:30am

  • Holy Trinity’s Czech Days returned over the weekend with music, food and fun. Pictured, dancers in the Main Tent Sunday enjoy the music. Photo by Nicholas Hohenbrink
    Czech Days Returns to Protivin
    08/19/2025 - 7:30am

  • President - Emma Heiden, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. (2nd from right); Vice President - Wyatt Morrow, Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio (1st on left); Secretary-Treasurer - LaKacee Lipp, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S,D. (2nd from left); Member Relations Coordinator - Lydia Hill, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, Ga. (middle) and Communications Coordinator - Katrina Hageman, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (far right). Courtesy photo
    Hageman Named NACT Comm. Coordinator
    08/13/2025 - 7:30am

  • Little Miss Ossian Paisyn Fish and Little Mr. Ossian Luke Becker take part in the parade Saturday for Ossian's 175th. Photo by Nicholas Hohenbrink
    Ossian Marks 175th
    08/13/2025 - 7:30am

  • Calmar Lutheran Mission Team: Front Row: Jill Dahl, Sheila Halweg, Rachel Meyer, Jenna Dahl, Caylie Adam; Back Row: Heath Hosheit, Bridget Adam, Bo Wangsness, Chance Adam, Brad Dahl; Not Pictured: Chase Adam. Photo courtesy Bridget Adam
    Calmar Lutheran Members Serve on Mission Trip
    08/06/2025 - 7:30am

  • Rep. Ashley Hinson speaks on the campus of Upper Iowa University during a swing through Fayette, Winneshiek, Allamakee and Clayton counties. Photo by Nicholas Hohenbrink
    Hinson Visits Northeast Iowa
    08/05/2025 - 7:30am
  • Snyder Earns ENP Certification
    07/30/2025 - 7:30am
  • Decorah Wants County Help for Planned Sports Complex Funding
    07/29/2025 - 7:30am
  • Lynch Foundation Hosts Fundraiser
    07/22/2025 - 7:30am

  • Reagan Gehling, the 2025 Little Miss Calmar, rides through the streets of Calmar Saturday during the parade. Photo by Michael Hohenbrink
    Happy Birthday, Calmar
    07/21/2025 - 9:47am

  • South Winneshiek boys celebrate after downing Nashua-Plainfield in the quarterfinal to move on to the semifinal. Photo by Cathy Sabelka
    Warriors Make Semifinal
    07/16/2025 - 10:30am

  • Savana Borseth was among the HSED graduates taking part in the ceremony in NICC’s Wilder Business Center auditorium. Photo courtesy NICC
    NICC Celebrates HSED Graduates
    07/16/2025 - 7:30am
  • K9 Drago Disarms Shotgun-Wielding Man
    07/15/2025 - 9:41am

News

08/27/2025 - 7:30am
Area Youth Aid Pantry
The Calmar/Springfield Luther League Christians in Action helped pick sweet corn for the Greater Area Food Pantry. Doug and Mary Lou Egeland have been donating sweet corn for the food pantry for over 14 years. Each week during the season different...
Musicians Fill Spillville with Blissful Music
Czech Days Returns to Protivin
Hageman Named NACT Comm. Coordinator
Calmar Lutheran Members Serve on Mission Trip
Hinson Visits Northeast Iowa

Opinion

03/11/2024 - 4:53pm
Winneshiek County Supervisors to Take Bids for Development of Flood Buffer Land
A small parcel of land that has served as a buffer of flood protection for local residents is slated to be sold to the highest bidder on March 18, against widespread opposition from county voters. The 7+ acre parcel of land, located in the...
Iowa Supreme Court made protecting life difficult, but Iowa is eager
Patricia Fink
Iowa Newspapers Face Challenges

Sports


Returning lettermen pictured (front row, l-r) are: Eric Greve, Ray Lienau, Kyle Kuboushek, Braiden Todd and Carson Streeter; center row: Brandon Kriener, Kolton Brummond, Logan Tieskoetter and Gavin Feickert and back row: Earl Lienau, Landon Humpal, Landon Livingood and Adam Schmitt. Photo by Michael Hohenbrink
08/22/2025 - 7:30am
Musicians Fill Spillville with Blissful Music
CALMAR - Carter Wenthold and Ed Wadsworth are taking over coaching this year for the Warriors, assisted by Justin Iger and Russell Tieskoetter. Losses to graduation include Tristen Bodensteiner (18.5 tackles, First Team All District and Second Team...
Warriors Make Semifinal
Warriors Advance With Win
SW Trap Honors Achievements
Trojans Edge Out Warriors
JMM5K Honors Jamie Meyer, Brings Community Together for Mental Health

Obituaries

08/26/2025 - 3:10pm
Mary Vrba Rice
Mary Vrba Rice, 85, of Fort Atkinson, passed away Aug. 25, 2025, at Ossian Care Center in Ossian. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, 201 Oak Street, Fort Atkinson,...
James Fisher
Gary Tupy
Madonna Marie McCarville Kratz Reisner
OBIT Sandra Jean (Cutsforth) Lechtenberg
Leonard Francis Kuboushek

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