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A grandson’s legacy

Mark Bigler is the head boys basketball coach at Davenport West High School so one would think his ultimate goal is to win on the court.One would be wrong.“It’s not about winning games,” he said more than once during a visit to New Hampton last Th

It’s more than just a workout

Troy Tysdahl hasn’t lived in Nashua for two years, but that didn’t matter this past weekend.Saturday felt like coming home, and the former Nashua-Plainfield teacher and coach and his family were simply overwhelmed to see so many old friends at a u

Cold, wind knock down times for Chickasaws

Depending on one’s perspective, Thursday’s Wahawk Invitational was a half-full or half-empty kind of day for the New Hampton girls track team.  The Chickasaws got a chance to run against a host of Class 4A schools they don’t normally encounter, bu

Trojan golfers get rare nice day on the course

Boots would have come in handy as Turkey Valley's golfers were competing Thursday on their home turf.  Not to mention hats, gloves, winter coats, maybe?

Chickasaws use relays to finish third at Waukon

New Hampton coach Scott Frerichs has found plenty of success when he puts Braydon Fisher, Keagan John, Shane Burke and Josh Fenske in relays this year.  And Friday night was certainly not an exception when the quartet notched two more victories as

Senator says he has good reason to keep Pentagon on a ‘short leash’

Q: Why do you keep bookkeepers at the Pentagon on a short leash?Sen. Charles Grassley: In an era of political divisiveness, this is an issue that bridges the divide among Iowans across the ideological spectrum.

Here’s hoping our kids enjoy a ‘courageous’ and memorable prom

The date escapes me, except that it was sometime in the spring of 1982 when I donned the ugliest tuxedo known to man.I was a junior in high school at little Mapleton High School in southern Minnesota, and long before “promprosals,” I had stared at

Stop the negativity and give Nashua City Council a chance

I have been a lifelong resident of the Nashua Community and am very proud to have been able to call Nashua my home.

Let’s make this a great stop for RAGBRAI

In some ways, July 27 seems far in the future, but trust us, the 93 days between today and the date that the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa is going to fly by.Before you know it, thousands of RAGBRAI riders will be making their way

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