TOP STORY: The top 10 local news stories in Decorah in 2012

It's that time of the year--the time for a look back at the stories that dominated the news in Decorah in 2012:

10) The new VA Outpatient Clinic in Decorah is dedicated: http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2012/03/2212.html

9) Two of this year's bald eaglets from the Decorah bald eaglecam nest are killed in electrocution accidents: http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2012/11/4182.html

8) Work continues on the remodeling of Decorah High School, with the new DHS gym finished in time for Commencement:  http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2012/05/2801.html

7) Because of reapportionment, all five county board spots come up for election in November--and three incumbents lose reelection bids. http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2012/11/4025.html

6) Luther College President Rick Torgerson announces his plans to retire.  http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2012/02/1907.html

5) Cresco resident Dan Wildman is arrested following a drive-by shooting in Calmar:  http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2012/10/3830.html

4) What a year at Decorah High School!  The school wins five state championships and earns the Iowa Challenge Cup.  http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2012/09/3659.html

3) The 322nd Engineering Company from Decorah returns home from a deployment in Afghanistan: http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2012/01/1588.html

2) Winneshiek Medical Center suffers a year of turmoil as administrators come and go and the WMC Board writes off much of a $2 million bill to Mayo Clinic Health Systems.  http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2012/04/2350.html

1) Trout Run Trail is completed, capping a project that took numerous years, but is expected to transform Decorah. http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2012/09/3639.html