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Supervisors freeze their pay; cut increases for others

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to freeze their own salaries for next year, then voted to increase the salaries of other county elected officials by a much smaller margin than what had been recommended by the Chickasaw Count

Power provider infrastructure leads to outage

New Hampton Light Plant General Manager Brian Quirk knows that a mid-day, if you will, power outage is the worse possible scenario for the utility’s customers.

Lined up to see Santa

New Hampton Parks and Recreation Director Rick Kramer was wondering if the line was ever going to “go down” during Breakfast with Santa Saturday morning.

Mary Frese dies at 61

Mary Frese age 61, of New Hampton, died Wednesday Dec. 13, 2017 at her home with her family, watching "How The Grinch Stole Christmas".Funeral Services were held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

Bradley L. "Gomer" Messersmith dies at 54

Bradley L. "Gomer" Messersmith, age 54 of New Hampton, passed away on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family.

Michael John Bartz dies at 86

Michael John Bartz, age 86, of New Hampton, passed away peacefully on Monday Dec. 11, 2017 in his life-long home, surrounded by his family and friends.Friends may greet the family from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec.

Elizabeth “Betty, Bets” Ann Busta dies at 72

Elizabeth “Betty, Bets” Ann Busta age 72 of Lawler, IA, died Sunday, December 10, 2017, at her home.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Lawler with Rev.

Trojans rally late to stay unbeaten

Calling someone a beast isn’t generally a compliment, but that was Chris Sullivan’s intent when he gave the label to Ethan Leibold.

Depth lifts NH/TV to title

Denver had more champs, but New Hampton/Turkey Valley had more “scorers,” if you will.
And the lesson of the day on Saturday at the South Winneshiek Invitational was this: It takes an entire team to win a wrestling tournament.

Mary Gene Hyke dies at 86

Mary Gene Hyke, 86, of Cresco, Iowa, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn.   

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