IGHCP insurance representatives Denise Ballard and Cindy Allen met with the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors to provide their recommendation for the county’s insurance plan for the 2017-18 year.County officials still wanted an answer to the c

There are times a loss can be just as impressive as a win, as it all depends on the competition.    Although the Chickasaw boys lost Monday to Clear Lake, this was one of those impressive losses.

On the plus side, New Hampton claimed victories in three events had several runners come near or break personal records at the Decorah Invitational Monday night.  On the other side of the ledger, though, there were times the Chickasaws’ inexperien

A Plan B would have been nice Monday.

Sydney Lau and Will Throndson, save for a drum set not fitting through a doorway, had an almost perfect day at the recent state solo and ensemble contest.Their fellow New Hampton High School Concert Band member, Bethany Zenk, was simply flawless.Z

Terry Basol laughed as he talked about that one farmer who always wants to be the first one planting in the spring.“There’s always that one guy in the neighborhood,” the ISU Extension agronomist based out of Nashua said.

Three track athletes were gone to an FFA convention Tuesday and another was missing due to a funeral, still, New Hampton’s girls put together a fourth-place finish among the 10 teams running at Osage Tuesday.  Charles City won the meet, with Osage

Only two races into Tuesday’s meet at Nashua-Plainfield and Mark Scott was enjoying the day so much more than the night before.  “Last night was cold, wet and it took forever,” said the Turkey Valley coach.

The birdies cost Eric Olson some money, but then again, he wasn’t complaining Tuesday night as his team departed Willow Run Country Club in Denver.  The Chickasaws made a spirited run at a school record round, missing the mark set in 2015 by one s