Mildred “Millie” Martha Briggs, age 96, of New Hampton, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 at New Hampton Nursing and Rehab Center in New Hampton.

David J. Rochford, age 35 of New Hampton, formerly of Fredericksburg, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton.

Roy William Bierschenk age 82 of Nashua, died Friday Oct. 30, 2015, at the Rehabilitation Center of Allison.

Volleyball in this part of the state can be a cruel sport.
Just ask the Nashua-Plainfield volleyball team, which had to bid farewell to a brilliant senior class last Friday night.

The Chickasaw Wrestling Club will be holding a parent/wrestler registration/information night on Monday, Nov. 9, in the New Hampton High School cafeteria.

his one obviously hurt more than the rest, but when it was all over Thursday night, New Hampton’s volleyball coach was nothing but proud.

Turkey Valley scored first in their football playoff game with top-ranked Don Bosco Monday night, but led for all of 18 seconds before the Dons retaliated. Don Bosco took an 8-6 lead, by the half they were up 54-14 and went on to win 74-34.

“Thank you all for working with me since I came back,” said Mayor Deanne Lantow. Mayor Lantow wanted to thank all the Council members at Monday evening’s meeting since this will be her last one presiding as Mayor for the City of Nashua.

The flu season appears to be off to an early start in Iowa, as the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) last week announced testing by the State Hygienic Laboratory (SHL) has identified strains of influenza circulating in the state.