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Lawler wants to make tracks safer

After multiple accidents dealing with the train tracks over the years, Lawler has the chance to install cross arms and lights on three streets with railroad crossings.At the Lawler City Council’s April meeting the councilmembers discussed the opti

RAGBRAI may have plenty of ‘detours’

New Hampton is hoping that it can close its Main Street on the day that RAGBRAI swings through town in late July, but that may not be the only detour motorists face that day.The City Council on Monday voted to apply to the Iowa Department of Trans

Former Chickasaw hoping for one final fling on the diamond

Central College senior Noah Stochl didn’t want to go through another 2016 on the baseball field.  For a guy used to winning baseball games, last spring was one season-long nightmare.  A year ago, the Dutch went 10-30 and missed out on qualifying f

New Hampton ready for the golf postseason

New Hampton’s girls will compete in a 3A regional and the boys in a 2A sectional when the postseason golf season begins next week for the boys and the week after for the girls.  The boys have an advantage of starting their quest for a trip to the

School gets good deal on bonds

New Hampton School Board members received a nice surprise — lower-than-estimated interest rates — on Monday when they sold $10 million in bonds for its upcoming school building project. Yet, it was an “expected surprise.”“We were pretty conservati

The farm is the star!

Being on the farm isn’t something every kid gets to experience so the Ed and Lavonne Suhr family’s mission is to help students and community members become more knowledgeable by inviting them to the farm.So for three days — beginning on a rainy an

Della Johnson dies at 62

Della Johnson age 62 of Nashua, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at her home.A public gathering will be held 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at the VFW Hall in Nashua.

Eldean Herman Mueller dies at 81

Eldean Herman Mueller, age 81, of Plainfield, died Thursday, May 4,
2017, at his home.
Eldean was born on March 28, 1936, on the family farm in rural
Bremer County, the son of Herman and Leona (Bergmann) Mueller. He

Area athletes finally get back to the track

Members of the New Hampton and Turkey Valley track teams — save for four Chickasaw girls who competed at the Drake Relays — have experienced their sport’s version of a “timeout” lately.  Before Thursday night’s Northeast Iowa Conference track meet

Showdown victories

Playing against the 3A individual defending girls state golf champion was a daunting task Tuesday as New Hampton was winning a quadrangular against Clear Lake, Charles City and Waukon at Charles City.  Not only was Clear Lake’s Emily Snelling the

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