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Strike confirmed as federal marshal

A Nashua native who served as Nashua police chief and with the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office has been confirmed as the U.S. marshal for the Northern District of Iowa.The U.S. Senate confirmed Douglas J.

Comp Board member questions decision made by supervisors to slash pay raises

A Compensation Board member said last week that he wasn’t surprised that the Board of Supervisors slashed the raises board members had recommended last month, and he also said that he remained comfortable with the intent of the Comp Board when it

Superlative second season

Lee Pool laughed when asked by a Rotary Club member last week how the Little Light of Mine will use the money donated to the annual Christmas season event at Mikkelson Park.“Trust me, my wife will find great deals,” he said.

Trojan girls open ’19 with UIC victory

The holiday layoff didn’t appear to slow down Turkey Valley’s girls much as they came back from the break with their first win of 2019, over conference rival Clayton Ridge Friday.

Mercy touts $1 million in community benefits

Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton provides more than $1 million in community benefits contributions each year, according to figures compiled by the Iowa Hospital Association.The association reported that Mercy contributions totaled $1,055,847 in fi

Time may be best part of school's J-Term

As his students tinkered with their “robots” Friday morning, New Hampton High School science teacher Chad Pemble explained why the school’s J-Term is so valuable.“When you’re doing things like this, a normal class period just doesn’t give you enou

Turkey Valley boys start off 2019 on the right foot

There could not have been a much bigger turnaround between the first and second quarters of Turkey Valley’s 46-23 win over Clayton Ridge Friday.

Chickasaw girls survive fouls and roll to NEIC win

As a group of Alexa Wemark’s family members filed out of the school lobby after New Hampton’s win over Oelwein Friday, a comment was made about her followers.
“Yeah, I made a couple quick ones in the first quarter.”

Chickasaws gain valuable experience during ‘gauntlet’

Max Babcock wasn’t a bad wrestler at all last year, after all, he did make the state tournament.

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