A rally and press conference on Saturday sought to increase awareness about a Republican bill to change collective bargaining working its way through the state Legislature.The bill to change collective bargaining for public employees and a 1.1 per

Jeanne Lois Huber age 91 of New Hampton, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, at Holy Family Parish, New Hampton with Rev.

Jane Becker age 74 of Nashua, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City.Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at the United Methodist Church in Nashua with Rev.

After creating and presenting dozens of quilts in 2016, some might say a local Quilts of Valor group deserved a period of rest.Group members, however, disagreed and didn’t skip a beat as they prepared for two big events this year — the presentatio

New Hampton School Board President Joe Rosonke couldn’t help but laugh when asked about what the approval of last week’s bond referendum means for him and his fellow board members.“I’m guessing we’re in for more meetings,” he said, “but this is on

Ryan Gorman stood outside the Decorah High School locker room Saturday afternoon and was asked about his quest for an individual state wrestling championship.  He smiled and cut the reporter off.  “Whoa, the ultimate goal is to win the duals,” he

There were folks who doubted Chad Sweitzer way back in November when the New Hampton boys basketball coach said his team could contend for a top-two finish in the Northeast Iowa Conference.  And those same folks figured the sixth-year coach was wa

Janice “Jan” Streich, 59, of Ionia (near Colwell), passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.A funeral Mass for Jan Streich will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb.