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Wow, what a week!

For four days inside Wells Fargo Arena, the New Hampton wrestling team displayed the guts and fortitude that was such a huge part of the 2016-17 Chickasaws.  And while the hardware was nice, what may have separated this team from so many others in

Dancers take spotlight on Friday night

Various dance teams will gather this Friday night to perform at the annual Dance Showcase in New Hampton for the enjoyment of friends, family and community membersThe event begins at  7 p.m.

Hospital takes steps to fight influenza

A rise in influenza cases in Chickasaw County has led to a decision by Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton officials to curtail the number of visitors at the hospital.“There has been a significant increase in cases of influenza,” said Jenny Monteith,

Lady Trojans headed back to Des Moines!

They made history last year as the first Turkey Valley girls basketball team to advance to the state tourney, now they're going back.

Ellen Stange dies at 79

Ellen Stange age 79 of Lawler, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 at St. Johns Stapleton Lutheran Church, rural Waucoma with Rev.

Trojan boys advance to district semifinal

The last time Turkey Valley and Kee High played, freshman Ethan Leibold scored 12 points. So even though the Trojans won by 13 in that Feb.

Movies based on recent events are becoming history lessons

I have always said that my favorite kind of movie is one that is based on real life events but just recently I have begun to wonder why.I have never been a history buff — I will leave that up to Bob Fenske — I only know of events but rarely look d

Winter’s return couldn’t be worse timing for golf coach and son

As we walked out of Wells Fargo Arena the other night, I turned to my friend and said, “Hey, I can live with this.”The temperature was hovering in the low 40s, and let’s be honest here, when you go to a state tournament of any kind and don’t have

Citizens need to ‘up their game’ to make democracy work

With so much turmoil in Washington and around the country these days, it’s easy to get caught up in the crises of the moment.These are, indeed, worth our attention — but so are longer-running developments that threaten the health of our representa

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