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Carnegie artist

Former Lawler resident Don Blazek talks to attendees Saturday during a reception held to honor his exhibit at the Carnegie Cultural Center.— See the story in the Sept. 18 New Hampton Tribune.

It’s too little, too late for Trojan girls

Turkey Valley started their rally against South Winn a little too late Thursday.
After dropping 25-13 and 25-12 sets, the Trojans were breathing down the necks of the Warriors in the third set, but also lost that one, 25-22.

More than Farm Safety on display

Chickasaw County Public Health contractor Shelley Smith shows students in Kandi Attelson’s Sumner-Fredericksburg fifth-grade class the effects of tobacco on a person’s lungs during the annual Farm Safety Day that was held at the Big Four Fairgroun

Baseball diamond project moves ahead

Work on the varsity baseball diamond at Mikkelson Park is progressing nicely, and officials say by the time the snow flies this winter, the baseball park will have a new look.Work on the project that will lead to two new dugouts, a new concession

Recent deluge raises concerns for growers

The challenges just don’t want to go away for area farmers in 2018.They battled snow and rain in April and May to get their crops in the field.

Supervisors believe they can reallocate health reserve funds

A balance of some $790,000 of a $1.2 million fund that had supplemented county health care costs prior to 2014, which does not contain employee money, can go back into the general fund, to be used as the Board of Supervisors decides, Chairman Jaco

Still special every single time

Denise Sinnwell has been part of a local Quilts of Valor chapter that has been handing out “thank yous” to area veterans since 2014 and she has been through numerous quilt presentation ceremonies.So the question is this: Do the programs, like the

Voters overwhelmingly approve continuing NICC bond levy

Voters in the Northeast Iowa Community College district overwhelmingly passed a public measure to continue a bond levy for various infrastructure needs at the community college that has campuses in Calmar and Peosta.Voters in all nine counties tha

Chickasaws break into state volleyball rankings

Sooner or later, the folks at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union had to take notice of the New Hampton volleyball team; after all, the Chickasaws are 17-0, have claimed two tournament titles and won 40 of the 44 sets they have played.

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