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Helmuth E. Bartels Dies At 88

 Helmuth E. Bartels, age 88, of Fredericksburg died Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at Ravenwood Specialty Care in Waterloo.Funeral arrangements are pending with Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home.(563) 237-6212

Floren A. Bravener Dies At 85

Floren A. Bravener, age 85, of Fredericksburg died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at the Community Memorial Hospital in Sumner.Arrangements are pending at Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in Fredericksburg.563-237-6212

Merle Bennett Dies At 93

Merle Bennett, age 93, of Nashua died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at the Cedar Vale Assisted Living in Nashua.Arrangements are pending at Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home - Olson Chapel in Nashua.641-435-4134

Halloween Hike: Creatures of the Deep

Join Chickasaw County Conservation to learn about some ‘Creatures of the Deep” on Oct. 11.

Fall Craft and Vendor Show

The Gateway to Northeast Iowa Welcome Center in Nashua will hold a fall craft and vendor show on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be more than 15 different home based businesses, home made crafts, food and more.

Varsity players lend a hand to next generation

It’s a Thursday evening on a gorgeous fall night at Mikkelson Park as two boys get wide eyed as they look at Kam Pfaffle.One of them looks at his pal and asks, “Who is that one?”“That’s Kam Pfaffle,” his friend says, “and he’s really good.”“He’s b

Siren Testing

Chickasaw County Emergency Management will conduct the monthly test of the sirens and indoor warning system on Monday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m.  If severe weather threatens on this date, the test will be done on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 11 a.m.

Festival isn’t just about money

Maple Avenue between Hale and Court streets was filled to the brim, as was the St.

Chickasaw runners can’t wait for fall

The Chickasaw cross country team had some cooler weather in which to compete Tuesday at Waukon and it agreed with the runners, according to their coach.“I think my team is ready for fall weather, because we certainly run better when it's a li

Happy Homecoming for Trojan football

Turkey Valley's Wyatt Blazek ran for four touchdowns during the Trojans' Homecoming Friday night, while quarterback Cody Hackman ran for one score and passed for three others.

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