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Victoria R. McCarville dies at 77

Victoria R. McCarville, age 77, of Elma, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 at her home with her family by her side.

New Hampton, Turkey Valley race at Waukon cross country

    New Hampton brought back a pair of medals from the Waukon cross country meet Tuesday and Turkey Valley’s Jaycie Byrne narrowly missed one as both the Chickasaws and Trojans ran in the meet.    Not enough Turkey Valley runners competed to score

Attacking the net

    New Hampton junior Lauren Frerichs didn’t think her volleyball team was rusty Tuesday night after a week layoff, but coach Jess Geerts thought they were.    The two did agree on one thing — after the Chickasaws won 3-0 over Decorah — that a ke

Numbers tell technology tale at school

It’s not that New Hampton School Board members didn’t realize the school district has made giant strides in technology.But when the district’s technology coordinator, Jeremiah Cantu, finished his short presentation at Monday’s board meeting, board

Board hopes to call for bids next month

There is light at the end of the tunnel, and no, it’s not the front of an oncoming train.The New Hampton School Board moved one step closer to a new middle school Tuesday night, when consultant Merle Rambo of Facilities Cost Management Group prese

Betty J. Smith dies at 94

Betty J. Smith, age 94, of Mason City, formerly of New Hampton, died on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 at Muse-Norris Hospice in Mason City. 

Huskies show mettle at home

    For almost 11 months, Brock Dietz has had to live with the disappointment he endured at the Class 1A state-qualifying cross country meet.    “I want to run at state,” the Nashua-Plainfield senior said.

Statement shutout

    The Nashua-Plainfield football team’s 52-0 homecoming victory over Rockford Friday night was more than just a win.    According to coach Chase Sudol, the Huskies also made a statement.    “We just showed the district we mean business,” Sudol s

Huskies take second at own tournament

    The losing streak — thanks to a three-set loss to Osage — had reached nine and Nashua-Plainfield was coming off “homecoming week” as it prepared to take on Valley Lutheran in the opening match of its invitational.    Coach Amber Carter’s advic

Century of serving

Bryan Hugeback would love to go back in time — just for a day — to see where the funeral home that has been such a huge part of his life all started.On July 20, 1917, a funeral home owned by Bill Larkin, helped put a retired farmer named Nat Hilsm

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