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Residents question Supervisors’ comment policy

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors took comments on their new public comment policy as soon as the comment period began at 9:05 a.m. during a meeting held last week.That is the set time for comments, five minutes after the meetings begin.

Nashua firefighters rescue 7-year-old girl

The Nashua Volunteer Fire Department rescued a 7-year-old girl from a burning house Wednesday evening last week.The fire occurred at 515 Brasher Street in Nashua, about two blocks from downtown, and was reported around 9:30 p.m.When firefighters a

Please, let dry season begin

ISU Extension Agronomist Terry Basol has worked with farmers his entire life, but he’s never quite seen a year like this.“It’s just been bizarre, and it pretty much started from Day 1,” he said Tuesday morning.“These guys are dealing with a lot —

Foreign-exchange students adapting well to new culture

What would it be like to travel halfway across the world to a place entirely different from your own for one year?You would find yourself away from everyone you love, but also opened up to a brand new world of adventure and possibility.Viktoria Iz

Pretty cool ride to school

It’s a rite of virtually every morning during Fire Prevention Week.A New Hampton Fire Department truck will pull up next to the Tribune office, a child will jump out and a photo will be snapped.It’s been going on for almost 30 years, and it’s a tr

Students empowered to direct art show

While teachers strive daily to engage their students in their lessons, it is perhaps less probable that a teacher hands students the keys and challenges them to live with the results.But handing students the keys — a challenge issued by teacher le

Students truly ‘bless’ pets with SNAP gift

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Dispatcher leaves, applications being taken until Oct. 16

Chickasaw County Sheriff Marty Hemann announced the loss of yet another dispatcher and jailer, this time owing to retirement. James Diesburg said he will be “retiring” effective Thursday [Oct.

Program fights food insecurity for area students

Canned pasta, applesauce, apple juice, fruit and granola bars, fruit snacks, microwaveable macaroni and cheese.These were the contents of a recent plastic sack kit placed discretely into children’s backpacks at school “so the other kids don’t know

Like most Chickasaw County fire departments ... Fredericksburg bucks trend when it comes to volunteers

Ray Ambrecht’s goal is the same as every other fire chief in the state of Iowa.“We want to bring everyone home,” the longtime Fredericksburg fire chief said during a recent interview, “and that’s why we put all that time into training.

Reigning over [Turkey Valley] homecoming

Turkey Valley Homecoming Queen Karissa Schmidt and King Carter Reicks pose for a photo at halftime of Friday night’s football game that the Trojans won.— For more, see the Oct. 9 New Hampton Tribune. 

Dinner theater is so much more than just great food and acting

Bryan Hugeback and Brian Laures say the real reason to attend Saturday night’s dinner theater isn’t the food or even the acting.Not that they won’t both be great, but the two original members of the Beach Bash for a Cure Committee members say thos

It’s been a fruitful career for Ionia librarian

Jane McGrane has stitched up the pages of her 44-year career directing the Ionia Community Library with compassion for each reader and bound it with advocacy for the small library and its patrons within the state organization.“I’m so happy with th

Muddy, yet solid, harvest

As farmers began looking ahead to the harvest last month, ISU Extension Agronomist Terry Basol put it simply.“If the guys can get out there, I think we’re going to have a pretty decent crop,” he said, “but getting out there is the challenge.”It st

Policy to be drafted on who keeps records

At a Heartland Risk Management presentation on public records, the presenter suggested that part of the requirement be that the county attorneys be included among “lawful custodians” of the public records of the county, such as for sensitive recor

Departments to get refund from health care reserve

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors directed County Attorney Jennifer Schwickerath on Monday to draft a resolution to transfer departmental funds that had been paid into a pre-2013 county health care reserve fund back to the departments.Stat

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