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#10: Five juveniles in Calmar and Fort Atkinson went on a car stealing spree in March: http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2015/03/10293.html
#9: In October, it was the Decorah Police Department that was busy--making five separate arrests: http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2015/10/12052.html
#8: In April, a Decorah native who went to prison in Tennesse was in trouble in Decorah: http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2015/04/10574.html
#7: "Dancing With the Stars" was in Decorah in March--which no longer surprises us. But our story was popular: http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2015/03/10354.html
#6: 14 traffic accidents in one weekend? It happened in October: http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2015/10/11954.html
#5: Raptor Resource Project Director Bob Anderson died suddenly in August. Bob was recalled by those who knew him best at a Celebration of Life: http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2015/08/11511.html
#4: A tanker truck rolled over on Frankville Road in June, sending emergency crews scrambling to the scene: http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2015/06/11111.html
#3: Decorah's Toppling Goliath in January was ranked "Top Beer in the World" by www.ratebeer.com--and the Belgians weren't happy. http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2015/01/9986.html
#2: A Decorah 7th grader's death by suicide touched off a year-long dialogue about mental health issues, especially among teenagers: http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2015/05/11009.html
and the #1 most-read local news story of 2015: The body of a Dorchester man was found below the Twin Bridges in September, as authorities tried to figure out how and why he died. http://www.decorahnews.com/archived-stories/2015/09/11689.html