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Decision day almost here

The pace of early and absentee voting has picked up a notch recently, and officials at the Chickasaw County Auditor’s Office are expecting more to come before election day next Tuesday.

Agreement in place for sale of State Bank

A New Hampton bank that has been owned by the Rigler family for more than 81 years is being sold to a Dubuque-based bank that has locations in three states.Fidelity Company President James R.

Prosecutor: Baby died of diaper rash

An assistant Iowa attorney general told jurors during his opening statement in the first-degree murder trial of Zachary Paul Koehn that Koehn’s son, 4-month-old Sterling, had been in the same diaper for nine to 14 days when medics were called to a

Holy smokes, that's progress!

Holy smokes, that’s progress!A photo taken by a drone owned by New Hampton Superintendent Jay Jurrens shows just how quickly New Hampton’s new middle school and competition gymnasium are going up.

New Horizons director makes shop local pitch

Jason Speltz’s job as director of New Horizons-Chamber is simple — promote New Hampton and its businesses — so he’s passionate when it comes to “shopping local.”“We want people to understand why it’s important to stay home and shop,” he said.

No school Nov. 7 for state volleyball

New Hampton Community Schools and St. Joseph Community School will not have classes on Wednesday, Nov. 7, so that students and staff members can attend the Class 3A state volleyball tournament.

Supervisors receive update from attorney

The Board of Supervisors heard updates from County Attorney Jennifer Schwickerath on legal caseload, her office’s lease agreement, and a transition to new software during a presentation last week.From July 1 to Oct.

It's more than just a Halloween parade

The young child came up to Cheri Demaray and took a long look.“Teacher Cheri, is that really you?”The New Hampton kindergarten teacher couldn’t help but laugh as she said, “It is.

‘Great American Read’ comes to the Carnegie

The current exhibit at the Carnegie Cultural Center continues a nationwide conversation, begun by Public Broadcasting, on the 100 most-loved books.The PBS contest, which is now over, sought to engage viewers by voting for their favorite book on th

Sheriff’s Office lands a deputy and a dog

Former Nashua K9 Officer Stephen Johnson has joined the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy and canine handler, and was introduced to the Board of Supervisors on Monday.Johnson fills a vacancy created when former Deputy Zach Nosbisch too

Democratic candidate takes aim at King

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County lands EMA director

Jeff Bernatz will be Chickasaw County’s next Emergency Management Agency director, as the Board of Supervisors acknowledged on Monday.The EMA Commission hired Bernatz, who has since stepped down as chief of the Chickasaw County Rescue Squad, at th

Voters flocking to polls early

The pace of early and absentee voting has picked up a notch recently, and officials at the Chickasaw County Auditor’s Office are expecting more to come.As of Tuesday, the Auditor’s Office had given out 1,851 ballots — either by mail or through ear

Two down; one to go!

Somewhere in that tunnel made by New Hampton youth volleyball players and New Hampton High School students are the players on the victorious Chickasaw volleyball team Tuesday night as New Hampton won its second straight Class 3A regional match — b

Veterans Day theme will be letters

Ask Marine Corps veteran Clark Budweg about “mail call” and he’ll give you a quick smile.“That’s what we waited for,” he said, “and I don’t know if anyone can really understand how important those letters from home were.

Finally, a reprieve

The weather wasn’t perfect by any means, but considering the fall Mother Nature has thrown at area farmers, last week wasn’t horrible.And it meant plenty of growers were finally able to get out into their fields and bring in a crop.How bad has thi

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