Joe Sestak’s pitch is simple when it comes to running for the Democratic presidential nomination: He knows how to win in Republican country.

In some ways, putting on a motorcycle rally is getting easier for Tony Trower; after all, the New Hampton scoutmaster is on Year 3 when it comes to the New Hampton Motorcycle Rally.
In other ways, though …

OK, we’ll admit last Friday was a scorcher as heat index values, at least according to the National Weather Service’s La Crosse, Wisconsin, reached 112 degrees in New Hampton.

After a week in which the “story” seemed to change every day, Chickasaw County should finally have an environmental health director and sanitarian in place. 

Suzy Turner never met PFC Harvey Eugene Wilson Jr.; after all, Wilson made the ultimate sacrifice for his country more than 20 years before Turner was born.

Take 30 or so kids ages 4-8, count them off by fours and don’t expect it to go quickly.
There was Tara Hackman Wednesday morning, counting “1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3 …” when a little girl said, “I’m not 3; I’m 4!”

As Jay Jurrens recapped last week’s School Board meeting Thursday morning, he paused and smiled.

Did you know that box turtles can live up until their eighties? Or that corn snakes were given their name because of the corn-like pattern on their stomach, not because they like to eat corn?

The heat is definitely on in Northeast Iowa, and Chickasaw County is under an excessive heat warning until 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Chickasaw County’s Public Health Director wants more help with “human resources issues,” but the Chickasaw County Public Health Board appeared to be lukewarm to the idea during a meeting Monday morning.

Cedar Valley Chamber Music is returning to New Hampton this weekend, and let’s just put it this way: Carnegie Cultural Center Director Jill Eike is pumped.

Sheila Kobliska says youth mental health issues are becoming more prevalent, and it’s why MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center and Senior Life Solutions is combining to put on a unique course next month.

As Lavonne Suhr made her way through the AgOlympics obstacle course, she looked at the photographer, smiled and delivered a warning.
“Karma is …”

Faced with what at least one member called an “emergency,” the Chickasaw County Board of Health last Thursday voted to hire an outside contractor to be the county’s environmental health director.

New Hampton’s top school administrator’s biggest fear was that New Hampton’s new middle school building wouldn’t be completed on time.