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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.

Sheriff warns of phone scams

Every year, thousands of people lose money — from a few dollars to a life’s savings — to phone and computer scams.

Technology allows remote teaching

When New Hampton Kindergarten teacher Lynn Ries first started teaching 40 years ago, she didn’t imagine the possibility of a student attending class remotely.
“No, I didn’t,” she chuckled.

Golden Apple for Nashua-Plainfield teacher

Nashua-Plainfield High School Principal Scott Striegel was excited to announce KIMT’s Golden Apple award winner, Nashua-Plainfield’s own Sam Brown.

Nashua women wins $100,000 lottery prize

A Chickasaw County woman has claimed a $100,000 lottery prize.
Maria Janssen, 65, of Nashua was in shock after she claimed the 16th of 17 top prizes of $100,000 available in the lottery’s “$100,000 Mega Crossword” scratch game.

IDPH warns of salmonella cases

Throw out that packaged chicken salad you picked up at Fareway. 
It could be contaminated with salmonella.

Governor says she supports transportation ‘equalization’

Iowa’s governor had some relatively good news for Iowa schools — especially rural districts — during a stop in Chickasaw County last week.

Governor likes what she sees at Homeland Energy

As Homeland Energy Solutions Plant Manager Kevin Howes gave Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds a tour of his ethanol manufacturing facility on Friday, he laid out the company’s ambitious goal.

Winter weather creates issues for activities director

Five to seven inches of snow blanketed parts of Chickasaw County last Thursday night, so it wasn't a surprise that school was called off on Friday.

County snow removal budget in good shape

Some parts of Chickasaw County received as many as seven inches of snow overnight last Thursday, the first substantial snow accumulation of the of the 2018 winter season.

Awarded for gift-wrapping photo

If you buy someone gifts at Schueth Ace Hardware in New Hampton, have them wrapped there.
They’ve got one of the “Most Gifted Wrappers” in the world, at least according to Ellen DeGeneres.

Grassley touches on variety of issues in Charles City stop

Sen. Charles Grassley shared his prescription for fighting higher drug prices with a roomful of pharmaceutical manufacturing employees last week in Charles City.

New Hampton acting duo receives All-State speech honors

New Hampton High School senior Hannah Schwickerath had one eye on the computer screen Monday afternoon.

Council gives go-ahead to TIF projects

As far as Tammy Robinson is concerned, Monday night’s City Council meeting was just about perfect.

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