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Mildred “Millie” Kolbet dies at 86

Mildred “Millie” Kolbet, age 86, of Elma, passed away on Sunday, Mar. 19, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn.A Mass of Christian Burial for Millie will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, Mar.

Body of Fredericksburg woman found

 The search for a missing Fredericksburg woman ended Monday morning when volunteers discovered the body of Sheila Ludwig near her home.Chickasaw County Sheriff Marty Hemann said it was a tough ending after scores of rescue personnel and volunteers

Jason M. Koskie dies ar 42

Jason M. Koskie age 42 of Nashua, died Saturday, Mar. 11, 2017, at his home. Private family interment will take place at a later date. Friends may greet the family 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Mar.

Chickasaw County jail building has been busy

Chickasaw County Sheriff Marty Hemann said the weather didn’t effect Chickasaw County as bad as it could have.“We saw a couple people in the ditches but overall were very lucky,” said Hemann.Last week deputies covered an accident in Lawler between

New Hampton student ‘way excited’ to get All-State nomination

Maybe it was good that Will Throndson was “kind of sick” on Monday.It kept the New Hampton High School sophomore from fretting too much about the Iowa State Speech Association’s All-State Festival nominations that were due out later in the day.“I 

Supervisors will back pool

As the New Hampton Municipal Pool project moves forward, the committee is looking to finalize grants for the projectNew Hampton Parks and Recreation Assistant Director Tara Hackman met with the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors Monday morning

Final rush

Carolin Remmen grabbed a costume off the rack Tuesday afternoon, handed it to a student and laughed.But this wasn’t a feel-good chuckle, it was one of those “oh-my-gosh-are-you-serious” snicker.“The last thing — and I mean the very last thing — we

Board to pass on Conservation Board purchase

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors have decided to not enter into an agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation to acquire wetland area that is located along U.S.

Mary Ann Allen dies at 67

Mary Ann Allen passed away peacefully on March 7, 2017 in Des Moines, surrounded by family.Mary was born March 23, 1949 in Marshalltown, and graduated from Sumner High School in 1967.

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