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Field now set for November election

Steve Geerts put it simply: He wants to see some projects through completion and isn’t ready to give up his seat on the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors.So he wasn’t ready to let a loss in the Republican primary this past June keep his name o

St. Joe’s young students get a ‘cool’ play area

The Sunrise Preschool student had just finished a trip down the slide when she popped up and smiled.“This is the best playground ever,” she said, and St.

Chickasaws rally to beat Waukon in ranked battle

The game lived up to its hype and then some, but when it was over Friday night, Class 2A fifth-ranked New Hampton had a 21-20 win over sixth-ranked Waukon.It may have been an early September, non-district game, but save for the temperature, it fel

Waiting pays off for Honor Flight veteran

 Chuck Galligan was seriously beginning to wonder if his dream of participating in an Honor Flight was ever going to be realized.But, soon, very soon, the New Hampton man can cross “Honor Flight” off his proverbial bucket list.“A few years ago, I 

Chickasaws set to host volleyball invitational Saturday

The annual New Hampton Invitational volleyball tournament will be held on Saturday, and once again, the field looks loaded.Pool play in the eight-team tournament begins at 9 a.m., and the top two teams in each pool will advance to the semifinal ro

Ranked battle on tap tonight for Chickasaws

It may be just a non-district game tonight [Friday], when New Hampton travels to Waukon, but it definitely has a “big-game” feel about it.In the first Associated Press Class 2A poll of the season that was released Monday afternoon, New Hampton was

Truck and tractor pulls are alive and well in Plainfield

Truck and tractor pulls are alive and well in Plainfield, just ask Dan Wedemeier, who organizes several pulls in Plainfield every summer.Wedemeier began pulling when he was probably too young to actually pull.

Riders honor and remember Veterans

Honoring and remembering the Veterans who fought and died to give us a safe and peaceful place to live was the theme of the “We Do Not Forget Ride” on Saturday morning.

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