Turkey Valley scored first in their football playoff game with top-ranked Don Bosco Monday night, but led for all of 18 seconds before the Dons retaliated. Don Bosco took an 8-6 lead, by the half they were up 54-14 and went on to win 74-34.

“Thank you all for working with me since I came back,” said Mayor Deanne Lantow. Mayor Lantow wanted to thank all the Council members at Monday evening’s meeting since this will be her last one presiding as Mayor for the City of Nashua.

The flu season appears to be off to an early start in Iowa, as the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) last week announced testing by the State Hygienic Laboratory (SHL) has identified strains of influenza circulating in the state.

Dear Mother Nature;
We’re not sure what we did to quite deserve this, but we want to thank you for this week — a wonderful reminder that you really do have a heart.

With the way the Cardinal volleyball team started on Tuesday night, an easy sweep looked to be in the cards in a pair of league matches at home.
 

The Staples Motley School District held a task force meeting on Oct. 27 to get community input on creating a plan for the school’s facilities.