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Pub has top tenderloin in all of Iowa

Minutes after the Pub at the Pincion received the 2019 Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Award, the folks from the Iowa Pork Producers Association issued a warning: Expect a “pork tenderloin tsunami.”

Ready to show it off!

It’s been, as Superintendent Jay Jurrens put it with a weary smile, a “process,” but New Hampton Community Schools’ $19.415 million building project is complete.
Or at least it’s 99.9 percent complete.

Seniors are the leaders of the band

If you have been in the vicinity of the high school any of the recent mornings, you have probably heard some music blowing on the breeze from the football stadium.

Judges learn that the Pub at the Pinicon makes one tasty tenderloin

Phil Zwanziger had no idea that the three people who came into the Pub at the Pinicon for a late lunch recently were judges for a statewide contest sponsored by the Iowa Pork Producers Association.

Halloween traditions to continue

Two of Chickasaw County’s biggest Halloween traditions are on tap once again this year, but both are coming with some changes.

Light Plant ‘election’ not so easy

A New Hampton resident made a pitch last week to the City Council to have members of the New Hampton Light Plant Board elected, rather than appointed, but he may have to first lobby the Iowa Legislature to change state law.

Early voting begins for city, school elections

The ballots are in and that means voting for the Nov. 5 municipal and school elections is now underway.

Rain can stop anytime now

Area farmers were praying for a little rain a month ago; today, they’d love Mother Nature to turn off the spigot.

Kicking it off just right

Let’s face it, a fire station is pretty much like a candy store to children.

Chickasaw County sues cities

The long-rumored lawsuit is now a reality after Chickasaw County last week filed a petition for a “writ of mandamus” against the county’s cities and their council members in district court to help pay for ambulance service in the county.

County youth coordinator loves new job

Eleni Parsons has a big goal — a utopian one at that — when it comes to Chickasaw County’s 4-H clubs.

New Theisen’s store opens in style

A dream 10 years in the making came to realization Friday morning when New Hampton’s new Theisen’s store opened.

Turkey Valley royalty crowned

Crowned 2019 Homecoming Queen Friday night was Turkey Valley's Liza Herold. She joined King Kannon Leuenberger as they were crowned by 2018 royalty Karissa Schmidt and Carter Reicks.

Leuenberger crowned Turkey Valley homecoming king

Half of Turkey Valley's homecoming royalty has been set as Kannon Leuenberger was crowned king in between the varsity and junior varsity volleyball matches Thursdasy night.

Renovation culminates dream

This has been a dream of Lisa Pool’s for a long time. 

New pastor takes ‘long road’ to Iowa

Willy Mafuta couldn’t help but chuckle when he was asked about snow; after all, the pastor at the United Methodist and United Church of Christ churches in New Hampton and the UCC Church in Ionia was born and raised in the Democratic Republic of Co

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