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Leonard D Benson dies at 73

Leonard D Benson, age 73, of New Hampton, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 at his home.Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sautrday, Jan.

Our goal remains to cover all sides of upcoming bond referendum

In the early 2000s as a reporter for the Mankato (Minn.) Free Press,  my “beat” was education.That meant I covered everything from school board meetings to classroom happenings to referendums.

Vote yes for a new school in New Hampton

I have had numerous conversations about the new school bond and improvements.

It’s time for all of us to ‘pay it forward’

Please join me in voting YES on the Feb.

Bond referendum offers plenty of positives for students, community

Are you proud to be a Chickasaw?

New building is simply too big

First off, I would like to thank everyone for the replies to my letters to the editor.Some need to realize that I sometimes use sarcasm or tongue in cheek humor to get my point across.

Sylvia Koskie dies at 68

Sylvia Koskie age 68 of Nashua, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at her home in Nashua.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Ionia with Rev.

Foremen may have to leave trucks at work

Every year the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors approve the Chickasaw County Secondary Roads foremen to take their work trucks home to better be prepared in the case of emergency.However, this year, the board is questioning the need for this

Plenty to shout about!

On a night when New Hampton all but wrapped up its second consecutive Northeast Iowa Conference dual meet championship, the signature moment may have come in meet the Chickasaws won 70-6.  That win over Crestwood and a 34-31 victory over Waverly-S

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