Eva Mae Niewoehner age 97 of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at the Hillcrest Home in Sumner.Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at St. Peter Lutheran Church - Richfield, rural Sumner, with Rev.

Lennie Leon Franzen age 61, of Fredericksburg, died Friday, July 8, 2016 at his home in Fredericksburg.Memorial service will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton with Rev.

James (Jim) Edward Sabelka, 54, of Denver, died on Friday, July 8, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.       Jim was born on June 14, 1962, in New Hampton, the son of Jack and Shirley (Koudelka) Sabelka.

In recent weeks, there has been a lot of discussion about the district’s choice of Facilities Cost Management Group (FCMG) as a consultant in a potential district building project.I hope this letter clarifies a few of the misunderstandings that ar

When I arrived at the office on Sunday, my plans for this space were simple.I was going to try to make some sense out of the last week in national news and to plead for some sanity.I awoke on Friday morning with absolutely no hope as I watched peo

Continuing discussion on their choice to switch to garbage containers, the Fredericksburg City Council spoke of the idea of still keeping small bags available for households that may not generate a lot of garbage weekly.By switching to the garbage

The New Hampton City Council, once again, discussed the possibility of creating an ordinance allowing golf carts on the streets of New Hampton.City Attorney Kevin Kennedy said he and New Hampton Police Chief Mike Anderson talked over the suggested