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Residents question Supervisors’ comment policy

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors took comments on their new public comment policy as soon as the comment period began at 9:05 a.m. during a meeting held last week.That is the set time for comments, five minutes after the meetings begin.

Nashua firefighters rescue 7-year-old girl

The Nashua Volunteer Fire Department rescued a 7-year-old girl from a burning house Wednesday evening last week.The fire occurred at 515 Brasher Street in Nashua, about two blocks from downtown, and was reported around 9:30 p.m.When firefighters a

Chickasaws must settle for second

New Hampton ended in the same spot in the Northeast Iowa Conference tourney over the weekend as it finished during the regular season, but it took a circuitous route to get them there.

Mistakes add up to big loss for Chickasaws

Say this for the New Hampton football team Friday night: It responded to the first punch Clear Lake delivered.
But the Chickasaws didn’t have any answers for the rest. 

Turkey Valley’s Blazek claims UIC title

When Turkey Valley coach Sarah Bakula saw where freshman Jalyssa Blazek was two-thirds through the Upper Iowa Conference race, Bakula couldn’t help but smile.

Virginia Kleen, 75

Virginia Kleen age 75 of New Hampton, Iowa died Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at the Kavanagh Hospice House in Des Moines.

Please, let dry season begin

ISU Extension Agronomist Terry Basol has worked with farmers his entire life, but he’s never quite seen a year like this.“It’s just been bizarre, and it pretty much started from Day 1,” he said Tuesday morning.“These guys are dealing with a lot —

Foreign-exchange students adapting well to new culture

What would it be like to travel halfway across the world to a place entirely different from your own for one year?You would find yourself away from everyone you love, but also opened up to a brand new world of adventure and possibility.Viktoria Iz

NEIC meet turns into mud run

As a freshman, Nolan Usher earned Northeast Iowa Conference honors by placing 12th at the NEIC meet. Then as a sophomore he moved up to 11th, then back down to 14th as a junior.

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