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Street superintendent: Those wipes aren’t ‘flushable’

Those wipes may be advertised as “flushable,” but they are causing havoc for the city of Nashua, and on Monday, Sewer Superintendent Nick Henningsen reported to the City Council that both pumps went down at the same time and the cause were those s

Smith hopes to make one last hoops run

As the bus made its way from Pella to Storm Lake on Tuesday, the “this-could-be-it” thought crossed Kyle Smith’s mind.
A Central loss would mean the former New Hampton High School’s star basketball career would be over.

School looks at crisis plans

When teachers at New Hampton Community Schools gathered Monday for a professional development day, one of the items on the agenda was updating the school’s crisis plans.

Librarians worry about county funds

Chickasaw County’s public librarians are hoping it’s nothing more than rumors, but they are attempting to mobilize support because of fears that the county will either cut or reduce funding to the county’s six libraries.

FFA members find place to succeed

Go back three years, when Kassidy Pfaffle was an eighth-grader at New Hampton Middle School, and she would have told you she was going to make her mark in high school in athletics.

Councilman makes his pitch to Governor for backfill

Matthew Kuhn made his pitch recently, and he appeared to find a sympathetic ear with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Richard Lee Venem, 89

Richard Lee Venem, age 89 of Jesup, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, at his home.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m.  on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, at the First Presbyterian Church, Jesup, with Rev. John C. White officiating.  

Joan Gebel, 82

Joan Gebel, age 82 of Alta Vista, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, at Colonial Manor of Elma.
Friends greeted the family from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, at Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton. 

Constance ‘Connie’ Mohr, 91

Constance “Connie” Mohr,  age 91 of Fredericksburg, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2018, at New Hampton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. 

Dorla J. Woodruff, 86

Dorla J. Woodruff, age 86 of Nashua, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly. 

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