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Rose Zabel dies at 81

Rose Zabel, 81, of Sumner, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, at Cobblestone Court Assisted Living in Sumner.

James A. “Jerry” Jermier dies at 93

James A. “Jerry” Jermier, 93, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center.  Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service will be held 10 a.m.

Benefit set for former New Hampton resident, Rachel Stone, on Aug. 26

    A benefit that will include a meal, silent auction and live auction will be held Aug.

No one injured in fire at GMT Corporation in Nashua

    Instead of fighting a controlled fire Saturday, 102 emergency workers fought a real one.    A fire broke out at the GMT Corporation in Nashua, no one was injured, but there was damage to the ceiling and outside of a warehouse.    The fire star

OB nurse loves work at hospital

   The dream for Brenda Joens — all the way back to her high school years — was to become a nurse, but then, as she puts, “life took over.”   Yet, while the flame flickered at times over the years, it never was extinguished.   “It was always in th

Beach Bash does it again

   Brian Laures, owner of Big Ed’s Fire House in New Hampton held the sixth annual Beach Bash to End Alzheimers.   In the previous five years, Laures, the volunteers and the community have raised over 90 thousand dollars for Alzheimers research an

Nymeyer, Fischer are all-conference for Lady Trojans

   All of the Turkey Valley girls deserved to be named to the Upper Iowa Conference honor squads just for sticking with the program this year, but that’s not the way these things work.  So at the conclusion of a disappointing season, Sadie Nymeyer

Six earn all-UIC for TV baseball

   Even though Cody Hackman played  catcher about as much as he was in centerfield, the Turkey Valley senior was named an Upper Iowa Conference first team outfielder for the 2017 season.   He was the only Trojan to land on the first team, but Evan

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