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CSS Board seeks to recover funds from departing county

The County Social Services 28E Governing Board earlier this month heard from its attorney regarding mediation with Kossuth County and turned down the proposal in order to seek a state audit or arbitration to recover $315,791 in remaining funds the

Just hanging at the library

It’s a quiet Wednesday noon hour at the New Hampton Public Library.

Block learning challenges

Winter weather slowed progress in special block classes during the “Midmester Academy” at New Hampton Middle School, but nevertheless, classes persisted. The “Midmester Academy” began Feb.

Chickasaws stun top-seed Crestwood for district title

All that mattered Tuesday night was the New Hampton boys basketball team believed, and now the Chickasaws are one win away from going to their first state tournament in a decade.

Harris gets life sentence

The mother of a 4-month-old baby who died in an Alta Vista apartment in August 2017 was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Blame all this winter on ‘waves’

Outside the Miller Apartments in New Hampton sits a cutout of a snowman holding a sign that says, “Let it snow.”Come on, be honest, you’re ready to punch that snowman in the face, aren’t you?Since Jan.

Landfill may be closed but still must be maintained

A former landfill may be closed but it still has to be maintained.The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors last week approved an Iowa Department of Natural Resources permit for treatment agreement and supplemental user agreement on landfill leach

Rural areas outpace cities in growth

Rural areas of Chickasaw County showed greater growth than urban areas as measured by new construction value, when accounting for rollbacks but not exemptions.Increase in taxable value of rural areas grew by $11.85 million but $8.64 million was “i

Supervisors discuss new county building

Board of Supervisors meeting attendee Rick Holthaus got on Monday’s agenda to discuss a draft of a request for proposals (RFP) for the future county building at 302 E.

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