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Winter, where art thou?

Nicole Batzek laughed when asked Saturday about the relative lack of winter in Northeast Iowa.“All I can tell snow lovers is to be patient,” said the meteorologist based out of the National Weather Service’s La Crosse, Wis., office.

Office World sold, will stay in family

After more than three decades of ownership, Lynn and Linda Schwickerath are selling the business, Office World, to their son, Brad, on Wednesday [Jan.

Coding error leads to larger deficit for Public Health

The fiscal 2018 deficit was miscoded on the Chickasaw County Public Health annual report as given to the Board of Supervisors mid-December and should have read $34,622, which amounts to just over 3 percent of the $1.076 million budget.County Audit

Health background leads to siblings' new venture

Tammy Barta, a restorative nurse’s aide, and her sister, Jo Close, a certified medication aide, have each worked for more than two decades in the medical field.

The importance of being involved

How involved are the kids in our high school? Why is it important to be involved?

Nashua Splash Pad receives gifts

The Splash Pad committee members were excited to receive donations from both Nashua banks this last week to help fund the Splash Pad, which the committee would like to install in the spring.A splash pad is a recreational concrete pad with various

Giving tree project spreads joy at school

Mrs. Claus made a visit to the Nashua-Plainfield Elementary school last week to delivery some gifts she thought the students might enjoy.This project began in October during parent/teacher conferences.

Making sausage is day-after Christmas tradition for family

Although “making the sausage” may indicate work that isn’t pretty in some contexts, for the nearly three dozen descendants of Francella Burgart, the literal process of making ring bologna has become a valued Boxing Day tradition.Aubrey Burgart, da

A year full of news

It was a story that shocked Chickasaw County, and for many, the conviction of a former Alta Vista man of first-degree nuder and child endangerment causing death was the first step in finding justice for 4-month-old Sterling Koehn.A Henry County ju

Chamber announces 20/20 promo winners

Nashua Area Chamber of Commerce, with the help of students from Nashua-Plainfield High School, announced the winners of the Chamber 20/20 Holiday Promotion, which started on Nov.

N-P turns out to honor coach who has won a lot

Emotions ran high as the community came out Thursday night to honor Al Frost, the Nashua-Plainfield wrestling coach who recently became one of a select few to coach his teams to 400 dual-meet victories.Attendees said Frost has always been dedicate

A lesson in conservation

There’s a saying, whatever you are, be a good one.If Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling was at times goofier than adult life allowed, like his cartoon characters, it was only to bring the “adults” back down to earth.

Army dream becomes reality

Celena Quirk doesn’t think the Army has changed her all that much, but the 2018 New Hampton High School graduate is not the same woman she was when she left for basic training this past June.She’s more confident, she’s more resolute and she’s more

Board again says yes to day care

If Great Plays Daycare — and it definitely remains an if and not a when — moves into part of what is now New Hampton Middle School, it won’t be happening anytime soon.The New Hampton School Board last week once again said it was agreeable to the i

Salvation Army red kettle comes on strong at end

The Salvation Army’s Chickasaw County unit made a late run at matching last year’s collection during its annual red kettle fundraising campaign that ended on Christmas Eve.Kris Markham of Conway-Markham Funeral Home, which serves as the local orga

Public Health suffers first ‘loss’ in a while

The Chickasaw County Public Health agency fell into the red in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.Expenditures for fiscal 2018 totaled over $1.055 million, which was $13,847.03 higher than revenues for the same period, states the agency’s annual

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