Somewhere in America, there is this large warehouse — I mean it’s the biggest in the world — and it’s packed to the rafters … with stolen political yard signs.
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It’s really early — like the top of the first inning of a baseball game or the first couple of minutes of a football game — but area farmers say that they’re hopeful they will get better-than-expected yields, despite a growing season that was adversely affected by drought.
The harvest season got...
Those dollar bills and that change that residents dropped into the red kettle during the 2019 holiday season is helping local school districts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Chickasaw County unit of the Salvation Army, which is based out of Conway-Markham Funeral Home, recently...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds stepped outside the New Hampton Municipal Utility building on Friday afternoon and the smile almost said it all.
“That’s impressive,” she said. “That’s what we need more of in Iowa.”
And she was talking about more than just the utility, too.
The Republican governor visited...
Jake Hackman concedes he’s a little worried, and why shouldn’t he be?
After all, millions of dollars in federal funding are at stake when it comes to the U.S. Census, and an important deadline is fast approaching for the decennial event that is much more than just a count of the number of people in...
Scott Stillwell and Becky Donaldson have been making the trek to New Hampton the weekend after Labor Day for 35 years.
They weren’t going to let a little rain — OK, a lot of rain — stop them from attending the New Hampton Motorcycle Rally this past week.
Unfortunately, there were a lot of...
Maybe the first clue that something is different about Turkey Valley’s homecoming celebration this year was the deserted school campus Sunday afternoon.
But at least there will be a homecoming celebration at the Jackson Junction school.
It just didn’t start off with the annual community celebration...
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Working on the weekend?
Heck, Dylan Usher even put in a little overtime this week and in the process earned his first career victory out on the cross country course.
After finishing in the runner-up position in his first four consecutive meets to start the 2020 season, Usher can finally claim gold...
Turkey Valley’s football team will get a Friday night off this week as its opponent has decided to cancel its football season.
And it has nothing to do with COVID-19.
The Trojans were scheduled to travel to Clarksville Friday night for an eight-man matchup, but the Indians announced Thursday that...
In one way, it was heartbreaking; in another way, it showed just how dangerous the New Hampton football team is.
Playing without their leading rusher and one of their defensive leaders, the Chickasaws couldn’t hold a 21-7 lead and fell to North Fayette Valley 28-27 in a Class 2A, District 4 game...
Some day in the near future Hope McDonald plans on donning a white coat and helping expectant mothers deliver their babies.
The Chickasaw senior has her sights set on attending the University of Iowa after high school graduation, majoring in human physiology and one day becoming an OB/GYN doctor....
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