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The joy of a playoff victory!

Turkey Valley seniors (from left) Emily Busta, Kassidy Reicks and Ashton Kout celebrate after the Trojans recorded the final out in their Class 1A regional win over Don Bosco on Monday.

Fire destroys a year’s work at new business location in Nashua

A Friday fire destroyed over a year’s worth of hard work the young owners of a successful catering business had put into the new location of Tangled Root Cafe and Catering at 309 Main St.

Carnegie director ‘wants you’ at concert

Carnegie Cultural Center Director Jill Eike probably would have picked a different day — and date, for that matter — but the chance to host a Cedar Valley Chamber Music concert was simply too good to pass up.And now she’s hoping to draw a big crow

Trials will cost county more money

Chickasaw County Attorney Jennifer Schwickerath told the Board of Supervisors this week  that she will need to present it with a budget amendment because of the cost for upcoming trials, including one involving the death of an Alta Vista baby last

Nashua’s police chief will leave position July 19

Nashua is searching for a new police chief after the City Council accepted the resignation of Travis Marvin during Monday night’s meeting.Marvin, who has accepted a job with the Bremer County Sheriff’s Office, will work his last day with the city

Band students putting in the time this summer

Even though it is summer break, students don’t stop learning music at Nashua-Plainfield.

Supervisors vote to raise county mileage reimbursement rate

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors last week voted to raise mileage this one time to 44.5 cents per mile, which is 10 cents below the Internal Revenue Service rate, effective July 1 until Dec.

State disaster declaration won't help county roads

In discussion last week, the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors heard that the disaster declaration announced by the governor that included Chickasaw County for severe weather beginning June 7 and continuing was, again, done at the state level,

Dealing with the heat

The thermometers in New Hampton hit 91 degrees Fahrenheit at 3 p.m.

As fair nears, Extension is getting busy

As the annual 4-H and FFA Achievement Show approaches, Chickasaw County Extension County Youth Coordinator Jaci Tweeten has her hands full.The show is slated Tuesday, July 10 through Monday, July 16 at the Big 4 Fairgrounds in Nashua.“It’s always

2020 presidential race arrives in New Hampton

A little-known Maryland congressman became the first presidential candidate to visit New Hampton as the 2020 presidential campaign kicked off, if you will, on Friday night.John Delaney, though, said there’s a reason he began his campaign for the W

You’ve heard of ‘Happy Hour,’ but ‘Yappy Hour?’

They gathered at the Blue Iris recently for a couple of “sittings” and there was great food, fun fellowship and, yes, dogs.Welcome to “Yappy Hour,” a wildly successful fundraiser put on by the Blue Iris to benefit the Chickasaw County chapter of S

From whom all blessings ‘Flo’

Florence Throndson may no longer be here on Earth, but because of the gratitude for their blessings that she taught her children, she lives on through their good works.Between twenty-five and forty volunteers with the nonprofit Project Flo, Tim Th

Senior Night memories!

The game had long been decided in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night when Logan Havlik stepped into the batter’s box.In the stands, fans hoped. In the third-base coach’s box, New Hampton’s Cory McDonald did the same.

Kanawha jugglers amuse, amaze library patrons

The stage presence of Mark and Christa F Hanson was impressive as the pair from the Kanawha area clowned around to entertain nearly 100 children who attended as the New Hampton Public Library’s Story Time concluded Wednesday at the Chickasaw Event

Sheriff’s office may get ‘super’ fiber

A written quote to provide fiber optic connectivity to the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office and dispatch hub at 116 N. Chestnut Ave.

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