We got a little taste of winter on Sunday when about 1 1/2 inches of snow fell on New Hampton, but if the National Weather Service is correct, that was just Old Man Winter’s warm up.

Let’s just put it this way: The Park Board had some tough decisions to make this past week when members judged the first-annual New Hampton Parks and Recreation Holiday Lighting Contest, but the winners were as follows:

The Chickasaw County Ambulance Council will have one less member midway through next year, thanks to a split vote by the Board of Supervisors on Monday.

Shawn Diddy understands the ultimate goal for businesses is sales.

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In so many ways, Casey Mai and his family had found a home in northern Minnesota.
Mai had a good job as the planning director for the city of Bemidji, and his family lived in one of the more scenic cities in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

The COVID-19 stats are headed in the right direction, or at least they were last week, but ask Chickasaw County Public Health and Homecare Services Administrator Lisa Welter about the situation, and her answer boils down to this:

Santa settled into his comfy chair ready to do his deal — 2020 style.

Some Christmas events are going ahead, although they’re going to look drastically different this year, while still others, including the live windows display that was set to be held this Thursday, are being axed because of COVID-19.

This is not the time to let our guard down, Iowa leaders and Public Health officials say.
Yes, the state’s COVID-19 stats — after soaring for weeks — are finally coming down. That’s the good news.

We’ll fess up right away and tell you that we didn’t take any kind of scientific poll as we walked around Mikkelson Park on Saturday night.

Park Board won't replace departing member, will now have five members
The New Hampton Park Board is going to get a tad smaller while the city’s council will continue to have six members, at least for the foreseeable future.

After 41 years in the nursing profession, Lawler’s Nancy Cuvelier probably thought she’d seen it all.
Then along came 2020.

COVID-19 continued to spread in Chickasaw County last week, which led to some tragic stories as the death of four area residents was blamed on the Coronavirus.
And it’s also taking a toll on those who work in health care.

Seven years ago, Mark Folkers wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to do with his life.
The 2006 graduate of New Hampton High School was living in Mason City, working at Staples and was, as he will admit now, a bit rudderless.