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Local welcome center vendor turned his hobby into a business

Age is just a number to some like Welcome Center Vendor Garylee Thurm so after retiring from John Deere he turned his hobby turned into a business.Thurm makes handcrafted wooden products, speciality items and jigs for the Gateway to Northeast Iowa

Cemetery arch needs to be restored

Greenwood Cemetery Board Members are hoping the arch entering the cemetery will be restored and replaced with the help of kind donors.The arch entering the Greenwood Cemetery is in need of dire repair.  The board plans to restore the lettering on

Bruce Edward Brown dies at 57

Bruce Edward Brown, age 57 of Janesville, Wisc. formerly of Ionia, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.Bruce Edward was born December 11, 1958 in New Hampton, son of Ralph H.

Corinne L. Rausch dies at 58

Corinne L. Rausch age 58 of Ionia died Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Holy Family Parish in New Hampton with Rev.

Thresa A. Berst dies at 81

 Thresa A. Berst age 81 of New Hampton, died Sunday, July 31, 2016 at New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 Friday, August 5, 2016, at Holy Family Parish in New Hampton with Rev.

Huskies land four on all-league teams

The Nashua-Plainfield baseball team placed four players on the first-ever All-Top of Iowa East Division all-conference teams.Seniors Jason Fisher and Devin Koob were named to the first team, sophomore Mason Hyde was a second-team selection and sop

Church undergoes remodel project

Pastor Darin Cerwinske and his family knew they would be going on an adventure moving from their Nashua hometown to Georgia but never dreamed they would be lucky enough to come back to Nashua a short four years later.Cerwinske and his wife Deedie,

Casey’s manager retires after 35 years

Retirement is when you stop living at work and start working at living and that is exactly what Casey’s Store Manager Lila Clipperton plans on doing.

Circus comes to town

Lions, tigers and horses were under the big top at the Nashua Fairgrounds Monday evening welcoming people of all ages.

Chief deputy’s friendly reminder: Lock those doors

Chickasaw County Chief Deputy Marty Hemann emphasizes that the area isn't seeing a crime spree.But at the same time, he wants to remind residents, especially those in rural areas, that times have changed.“It's not like we've all of

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