The long-rumored lawsuit is now a reality after Chickasaw County last week filed a petition for a “writ of mandamus” against the county’s cities and their council members in district court to help pay for ambulance service in the county.

Eleni Parsons has a big goal — a utopian one at that — when it comes to Chickasaw County’s 4-H clubs.

If Friday night’s football game between New Hampton and Iowa Falls-Alden had a ledger, the Chickasaws would have plenty of marks on both sides.

It’s rare to have a class stick together like the seniors on New Hampton’s volleyball team. With a whopping 12 seniors, it was an emotional evening last Monday when the Chickasaws held their annual senior night.

The text message came in on Saturday night, and for a moment my mind wandered back to my high school days.

A dream 10 years in the making came to realization Friday morning when New Hampton’s new Theisen’s store opened.

Don W. Reicks, age 81, of Cresco, Iowa, died October 2, 2019, at Accura Healthcare of Cresco, IA.

Crowned 2019 Homecoming Queen Friday night was Turkey Valley's Liza Herold. She joined King Kannon Leuenberger as they were crowned by 2018 royalty Karissa Schmidt and Carter Reicks.

Shirley Ann Beck, age 81 of New Hampton, died Thursday, October 3, 2019, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.