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Varsity players lend a hand to next generation

It’s a Thursday evening on a gorgeous fall night at Mikkelson Park as two boys get wide eyed as they look at Kam Pfaffle.One of them looks at his pal and asks, “Who is that one?”“That’s Kam Pfaffle,” his friend says, “and he’s really good.”“He’s b

Siren Testing

Chickasaw County Emergency Management will conduct the monthly test of the sirens and indoor warning system on Monday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m.  If severe weather threatens on this date, the test will be done on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 11 a.m.

Festival isn’t just about money

Maple Avenue between Hale and Court streets was filled to the brim, as was the St.

Royalty crowned at Turkey Valley

Brooke Herold donned the Homecoming Queen crown for Turkey Valley Friday night as the school celebrated Homecoming 2016. The daughter of Matt and Lori Herold, Brooke joined Garrison Kruse, who was named the Homecoming King Thursday.

Smith crowned homecoming queen

Morgan Smith was crowned the 2016 New Hampton homecoming queen during halftime of the Chickasaws' football game with Clarion-Goldfield-Dows/CAL Friday night.Smith's crowning came a night after Ryan Gorman was named homecoming king during

Council says no to golf carts

The long journey of an ordinance that would allow golf carts and UTVs on New Hampton’s streets may not be over quite yet despite the fact that the City Council did not approve the first reading of the ordinance on Monday night.City leaders have be

Vendor learned to crochet from her grandmother and continues to practice

Learning to crochet all those years ago turned out to be a great investment for Welcome Center Vendor Teresa Staudt’s future.

Gorman crowned New Hampton homecoming king

Ryan Gorman was crowned New Hampton's homecoming king during a festive coronation ceremony that was held Thursday night.It ended the strangest day of homecoming week as New Hampton did not have school Thursday because of flooding in the area,

Area hit yet again with flooding

The disbelief in Jay Jurrens’ voice on Thursday morning came through loud and clear over the phone.The New Hampton superintendent was somewhere near Ionia, seeing if there was any chance that classes could be held, as he talked about the latest ro

Nashua-Plainfield Homecoming Court announced

Nashua-Plainfield High School students prepare for the big homecoming game this week against the West Fork Warhawks, first with the announcement of the 2016 Homecoming Court.This year’s Homecoming Court consists of  Nathan Murphy, Jared Whitinger,

Treasurer’s report getting closer to finish line

The City of Nashua Treasurer’s Report is only about $1,000 off now and not the $960,000 which was reported the last time LouAnn Murphy talked to the City Council.Murphy gave each Council member a progress report and explained the report is getting

Apples on the Avenue brings back family time with fun filled weekend

There was something for everyone this weekend at Apples on the Avenue.

TV kicks off homecoming week

The annual Turkey Valley Homecoming Kickoff took place Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m.

Something BIG is going on at school

You may have noticed some activity happening in the New Hampton downtown business recently known as the Boos and Straw Insurance Agency, but the building is now filled with students participating in the Iowa BIG North Program.The Iowa BIG program

Chickasaws to welcome four to Hall

New Hampton High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame will be welcoming four new members on Friday night as part of the school’s homecoming celebration.Those being inducted this year include  John Andersen, Dan Boos, Sue Haugen Bravard and Gina Shannon

Homecoming for all!

Melissa Nelson’s goal is pretty simple when it comes to New Hampton High School’s homecoming celebration this week.“We want the whole town involved,” said Nelson, the art teacher who serves as the advisor to the Student Senate that plans the annua

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