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No school Nov. 7 for state volleyball

New Hampton Community Schools and St. Joseph Community School will not have classes on Wednesday, Nov. 7, so that students and staff members can attend the Class 3A state volleyball tournament.

Supervisors receive update from attorney

The Board of Supervisors heard updates from County Attorney Jennifer Schwickerath on legal caseload, her office’s lease agreement, and a transition to new software during a presentation last week.From July 1 to Oct.

It's more than just a Halloween parade

The young child came up to Cheri Demaray and took a long look.“Teacher Cheri, is that really you?”The New Hampton kindergarten teacher couldn’t help but laugh as she said, “It is.

‘Great American Read’ comes to the Carnegie

The current exhibit at the Carnegie Cultural Center continues a nationwide conversation, begun by Public Broadcasting, on the 100 most-loved books.The PBS contest, which is now over, sought to engage viewers by voting for their favorite book on th

Sheriff’s Office lands a deputy and a dog

Former Nashua K9 Officer Stephen Johnson has joined the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy and canine handler, and was introduced to the Board of Supervisors on Monday.Johnson fills a vacancy created when former Deputy Zach Nosbisch too

Democratic candidate takes aim at King

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County lands EMA director

Jeff Bernatz will be Chickasaw County’s next Emergency Management Agency director, as the Board of Supervisors acknowledged on Monday.The EMA Commission hired Bernatz, who has since stepped down as chief of the Chickasaw County Rescue Squad, at th

Voters flocking to polls early

The pace of early and absentee voting has picked up a notch recently, and officials at the Chickasaw County Auditor’s Office are expecting more to come.As of Tuesday, the Auditor’s Office had given out 1,851 ballots — either by mail or through ear

Two down; one to go!

Somewhere in that tunnel made by New Hampton youth volleyball players and New Hampton High School students are the players on the victorious Chickasaw volleyball team Tuesday night as New Hampton won its second straight Class 3A regional match — b

Veterans Day theme will be letters

Ask Marine Corps veteran Clark Budweg about “mail call” and he’ll give you a quick smile.“That’s what we waited for,” he said, “and I don’t know if anyone can really understand how important those letters from home were.

Finally, a reprieve

The weather wasn’t perfect by any means, but considering the fall Mother Nature has thrown at area farmers, last week wasn’t horrible.And it meant plenty of growers were finally able to get out into their fields and bring in a crop.How bad has thi

NFL game takes backseat to this halftime tribute

Kevin Frey figured it would be an emotional Sunday when he traveled to Minneapolis to watch his favorite NFL team, the Minnesota Vikings, take on the Arizona Cardinals.And those feelings had nothing to do with football, either, even though pretty

City police officers will receive tasers

A brief explanation was sparked last week at the New Hampton City Council meeting as a taser instructor course payment was approved on the claims.Police Chief Zach Nosbisch told the council he purchased “brand new” tasers for his department, addin

Nashua man named as potential U.S. marshal

A longtime law-enforcement officer and Nashua resident has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the United States marshal for the Northern District of Iowa.Douglas J. Strike must first be confirmed by the U.S.

Students put together an ‘inspiring’ show

When New Hampton High School students first hung the art for the show last week that combined their work with that of the community, they were perplexed.“It didn’t seem like it would all go together,” student Sara Howe said.Then a pattern emerged.

Butler-Bremer lands contract for courthouse telecom services

After a written quote and verbal presentation from Butler-Bremer Communications Chief Executive Richard McBurney, the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors authorized the Plainfield-based telecommunications company on Monday to move forward with p

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