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Elinor D. Kist dies at 86

Elinor D. Kist age 86 of New Hampton died Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.A Memorial Service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Jan.

Huskies head into ‘crunch time’

Crunch time has arrived for the Nashua-Plainfield wrestling team, but the question is this: Will good health do the same?  The Huskies battled through a tough final week of the “regular season” last week as they split a pair of duals at North Butl

N-P girls find bright spots in three losses

Persistence finally paid off for Nashua-Plainfield’s Britney Holthaus last week as she pulled herself out of a season-long offensive funk and scored 36 points in a pair of games.  While the Huskies came up short in both games — losing to Mason Cit

Huskies complete a sweep

Nashua-Plainfield coach Justin Eiffler’s oft-stated goal for his team this year is to get 1 percent better each day.  For the most part, the Huskies have achieved the goal.  There have been blips — a cold start last Thursday night in a loss to Mas

Nashua Speech students receive II rating

The foggy conditions outside did not stop the District Large Group Speech Contest on Saturday and traveling to Waverly was a must.

Nashua Council approves tearing down two of Main Street’s older buildings

The Nashua City Council voted last week to approve tearing down two Main Street buildings because they are dangerous and a public nuisance.City officials contacted the owners of buildings at 304 and 308 Main Street, and they did not dispute the pu

Edna M. Gray dies at 91

Edna M. Gray, age 91 of New Hampton, passed away on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton surrounded by her family.Funeral services for Edna will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan.

Supervisors make number of committee assignments

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors has made the following committee assignments:E-911 Chairperson: Steve Geerts and Jacob Hackman as alternate.Emergency Management Commission: Steve Geerts and David Tilkes as alternate.Chickasaw County Chil

Dancers celebrate successful season

The New Hampton Dance Team came away from state competition with a bang last month as its hip-hop team placed third out of 12 teams in the division.“It was a close one!” said New Hampton Dance Team Coach Emma Schwickerath.

Turkey Valley putting more wrestlers into varsity lineup

A third Reicks wrestled this week as Turkey Valley's limited team took on Postville and MFL Thursday and Jesup, Sumner-Fredericksburg and host East Buchanan at the Steinkamp Duals Saturday.  Along with Cale and Kelby, Carter joined the group,

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