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William 'Bill' Straw, 70

William "Bill" Straw, age 70, of New Hampton, IA died Saturday, February 23, 2019, at his home.

Daffodil Days has special meaning for florist

Spring is on its way and with that, the sale of daffodils to benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Chickasaw County.Julie Winter-Havel went into the floral business with her mother, Sharon Winter, 21 years ago.

School Board stays the course on food service

The New Hampton School Board members liked what they heard from two food service companies that made presentations during a meeting last week, but in the end, the board decided to keep the status quo.Representatives of Taher and Opaa, two companie

Registrations lag for youth baseball and softball teams

Let’s face it, the weather lately hasn’t conjured up thoughts of baseball and softball, which is a problem for the New Hampton Parks and Recreation Department.That’s because the deadline for parents to sign up their kids is this Wednesday — yes, a

Fareway’s changing of the guard

There will be a changing of the guard at the New Hampton Fareway Food Store in early March.Randy Frisch, who has captained the local store since its opening in October 1993, will retire from his 41 year career with Fareway Food Stores.His replacem

During a blizzard, countless folks stepped up to help those in need

I don’t often get goosebumps when I’m doing interviews, but Monday morning, despite having a space heater directly in front of me, I shivered as Jeff Bernatz recounted a Sunday maybe never seen before here in Chickasaw County.Bernatz is the Chicka

Road crews make progress, but travel still dicey in parts of area

Chickasaw County road crews Monday began what will be a long cleanup process after a blizzard socked the area Saturday night and most of Sunday.

New Hampton Head Start Registration will be Thursday

New Hampton Head Start, located in the United Methodist Church at 201 North Locust Ave., will be holding Registration and an Open House on Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.Head Start, operated by Northeast Iowa Community Action, is a full day progra

Harlan J. Mikota, 81

Harlan J. Mikota, age 81 of New Hampton, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at Wellington Place in Decorah.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at Assumption Catholic Church, Little Turkey, with the Rev.

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