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Patricia L. Gilbert, 68

Patricia L. Gilbert age 68 of New Hampton, IA, died Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at Ravenwood Health Care Center in Waterloo.

'Littles' wait listed in all school districts

Saturday marks five months since Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chickasaw County has been matching “bigs” or mentors to “littles” or mentees, and so far, nine pairs have been matched.More mentors are needed since littles are wait-listed in all school

Comp Board wants $10k raises

Though it will not be the “final answer,” the Chickasaw County Compensation Board voted 5-1 Wednesday night to raise the salaries of the county’s elected officials “mostly” across-the-board, except those of the Board of Supervisors.The Comp Board’

Lawler Lions to take over Cowboy Poetry

When Gerry and Marilee Mishak announced last year that the time had come for them to “give up” Cowboy Poetry, an event the New Hampton couple has coordinated for the past 13 years, the members of the Lawler Lions Club knew what they had to do.“Oh,

Nashua, Sheriff’s Office agree to three-year deal

The final contract for the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office to share the equivalent hours of one full-time deputy with the city of Nashua met approval Tuesday from the County Board of Supervisors.The contract will provide Nashua with 160 hours a

Winter weather advisory issued for area

Although the path of a major winter storm remained a bit uncertain Friday, it appears Chickasaw County is going to receive a potpourri of precipitation this weekend.The National Weather Service on Friday issued a winter weather advisory for Chicka

Trojans split with North Fayette Valley

Take the Turkey Valley girls basketball game against North Fayette Valley, reverse it, and you have the Trojan boys game against the TigerHawks.

Finding a way to win

Mason Cleveland knows rankings don’t mean a whole lot, but still, the New Hampton/Turkey Valley senior wasn’t exactly happy when the Predicament unveiled their rankings on Monday morning.

Area may get real dose of winter this weekend

It wasn’t much, but because it was a bit unexpected, Wednesday’s snowfall made for a coupe of dicey hours of driving in parts of the area.And the bad news is there’s a possibility we might get walloped by a major winter storm this weekend.The Nati

Dollars for Scholars’ ‘Legacy Pathway’ off to a good start

One of New Hampton’s Dollars for Scholars co-presidents say he’s pleasantly surprised at how well the “Chickasaw Legacy Pathway” sales are going, and he’s hoping the organization’s latest fundraiser can shift into even higher gear as Christmas app

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