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Herman H. Emkes dies at 84

Herman H. Emkes, 84, of Denver, passed away Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, at the Shell Rock Health Care Center in Shell Rock.Herman was born Feb. 3, 1932, on the family farm in Grundy County, the son of Anton and Jennie (Hempen) Emkes.

Eva Mae (Schweim) Huffman dies at 90

 Jesus called Eva Mae (Schweim) Huffman  home July 11, 2016. Born to Edward and Cassie (Lentz) Schweim February12, 1926 in Mankato; baptized March 14, 1926 at Immanuel Lutheran.

Rotary offers computer recycling

The New Hampton Rotary Club will hold a computer recycling event in cooperation with Goodwill Industries and Dell on Friday, Aug. 12 from 3 to 6 p.m. on the corner of Main and Linn (CarQuest parking lot).

Rotary Club again kicks off its annual shoebox program

The New Hampton Rotary Club is once again a partner in the Shoeboxes for the Children of the Dump international service project.

Fredericksburg hears that old familiar sound

Remember when you got so excited to hear that iconic song of the ice cream truck?

Airport Lake gets new playground equipment

Airport Lake has seen a face lift with the addition of new playground equipment being installed.Chickasaw County Conservation Director Brian Moore said three weeks ago the New Hampton Lions Club was out at Airport Lake to help the conservation boa

Golf Carts receive second reading

After a lengthy discussion, the golf cart ordinance received its second reading at the New Hampton City Council meeting on Monday.New Hampton Mayor Deb Larsen reported to the council that she received two emails since the last council meeting, one

Senior Lady Trojans earn all-state honors

While no Turkey Valley softball player earned first team honors after the 2016 season concluded, the names of two players — Kayla Schaufenbuel and Delaney Lensing — appeared on both the all-district and the all-state lists.    The pair made the Io

Local welcome center vendor turned his hobby into a business

Age is just a number to some like Welcome Center Vendor Garylee Thurm so after retiring from John Deere he turned his hobby turned into a business.Thurm makes handcrafted wooden products, speciality items and jigs for the Gateway to Northeast Iowa

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