What were the 10 most-read decorahnews.com stories of 2013?

www.decorahnews.com has Google Analytics software that records every time a reader reads one of our news stories.  That allows us to determine the Top 10 Local News Stories of 2013--picked by our readers:

10)  In August a 16-year-old Decorah girl fell from Palisades Park and died.  Details

9)  A Montgomery Street business was broken into by burglars in October.  Details.

8)  A Decorah man who had been swimming in the Upper Iowa River at the Upper Dam died, with a search conducted to find his body.  Details.

7)  U.S. News & World Report studied all the high schools in Iowa--then announced that Decorah High School was #2 in all the state.  Details.

6)  A Decorah man got arrested for thinking it would be funny to enter a Decorah sports bar dressed in camouflage, carrying a toy gun.  Details.

5)  Five people were arrested at an alleged meth lab on Maple Avenue in Decorah in February.  Details.

4)  Decorah resident David Strom in August caught a brown trout that nearly set a state Iowa record.  Details

3)  The early part of 2013 was a time of turmoil at Aase Haugen Homes, where the Board of Directors voted to terminate the employment of the home's administrator in the wake of news an office manager had embezzled money.  Details.

2)  Six people were arrested at an alleged meth lab in rural Decorah in February.  Details.

Most-read story of 2013): Luther College presidential candidate Mark Hagerott issues a statement about the reaction to his candidacy and withdraws his name from consideration.  Details.

Tuesday: Our editors' picks for top 10 stories of 2013.

Former Luther College presidential nominee Dr. Mark Hagerott

A really big fish!!