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Area districts may have to change what they share

Sharing agreements between the New Hampton and Turkey Valley school districts may change dramatically next year, Superintendent Jay Jurrens told the New Hampton School Board Monday night.Jurrens, who is superintendent for both districts, told the

County health insurance to see modest increase

An insurance representative from the county’s pool, IGHCP, detailed the steps she took to drop the county’s projected premium rate increase from over 16 percent to 4.3 percent before the Board of Supervisors on Monday, March 16.Of that, 3.4 percen

Marilyn Louise (Roepke) Medberry, 75

Marilyn Louise (Roepke) Medberry was born on April 17, 1942 in Littleton, to Rudolph and Edna (Weitnauer) Roepke.At 2 years old, the family moved to Hazleton, and Marilyn graduated from Hazleton High School in 1960.In her youth she enjoyed ice ska

George H. Rogers

George H. Rogers, age 81 of Mason City and formerly of Fredericksburg and New Hampton, died Thursday, March 22, 2018, at The Good Shepherd Health Center.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday March 28, 2018, at St.

Lawrence Blong, 80

Lawrence Blong, age 80 of Waucoma, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn.A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17, 2018, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Waucoma with Rev.

Ambulance should be taxed for, lawmakers told

Emergency medical (or ambulance) service is not considered an essential service in Iowa thus cannot be taxed for.

Board takes on $500,000 question

It’s a quandary that New Hampton School Board members certainly aren’t going to squabble over.The district’s $19.415 million building project that will lead to a new middle school, competition gymnasium and vocational agriculture and industrial te

Residents get firsthand look at Last Supper

Sunday afternoon the Nashua United Methodist Church was proud to host a Lenten drama by Ernest K.

Short time to prepare

A group of St. Joseph’s Community School students watched as Tierra Porter’s eyes and lips came alive.

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