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Floods show we have some great neighbors

As bad as parts of New Hampton were hit by floodwaters on Tuesday night, those of us in the city who went to bed early Wednesday morning may have figured Chickasaw County had dodged a bullet.We couldn’t have been more wrong.While we got plenty of

Tribune football contest winners announced

New Hampton resident Mark Kuennen obviously knows his high school football as he picked 12 of the 13 games correctly to win this week’s Tribune football contest and a $25 gift card from Fareway.Norma Jean Beck and Tatum Jenkins both went 11-2, but

Scholl drops out of sheriff’s race

The Chickasaw County sheriff’s field for the November election has been sliced in half after the Republican primary winner announced last week that he is no longer a candidate.Ben Scholl, in a post on his campaign’s Facebook page, announced Friday

Jean Anderson dies at 69

Jean Anderson, 69, of Charles City, passed away August 25, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City.A private family service will be held at a later date.

Dean E. Zupke dies at 71

Dean E. Zupke, 71, of Sumner, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016, at his home.Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at the St. John Lutheran Church, Sumner.

Trojans’ offense lights up opener

    It was fun to watch just how fast Turkey Valley covered turf in their 8-man season opener Friday.    Although the first quarter ended with just a four-point Trojan lead, 12-8 over Kee High, Turkey Valley blew the game open with a 40-point seco

County accepting bids for new tower

Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors will be accepting quotes for the construction of a new 300 foot guyed tower located at 2323 S. Linn Ave.

Lawler park is getting a new look

The Lawler Park Committee is proud to announce it has raised enough money to purchase and begin installing new playground equipment on the west end of Lawler.The group began raising money a year ago last April.“We, as a community, realized it woul

Supervisors have decision to make on Munson Park

Adolph Munson Park was once again a topic of interest at the Chickasaw County Supervisors meeting with a public hearing being held Monday morning.Interested individuals gathered to discuss the items located inside the buildings at Munson Park.

School year kicks off with cool scenes

Tuesday marked the first day of the academic calendar for New Hampton Community Schools, and although the years change, the scenes don’t on Day One.So as another school year begins, here are some random scenes we saw on the school grounds, hallway

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