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Wayne Albert Lienau, 85

Wayne Albert Lienau, age 85 of Sumner, Iowa died at his home on Saturday, August 18, 2018, surrounded by his family. He fought a courageous battle of lung cancer. 

Barbara Lou Slick, 80

Barbara Lou Slick, 80, of New Hampton, IA, formerly of Marshalltown, IA, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018, at her residence.

Church celebrates new home

Jack Kline remembers those early days when he and his friends first began gathering for worship services at the Chickasaw Event Center.“Even before we became affiliated with Prairie Lakes,” he said, “we were already thinking it would be so cool to

Public health mileage concerns cut both ways

In discussion before the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors last week, Hacker Nelson representative Steve Samec advised Public Health to log towns of departure and arrival when turning in staff mileage claims even though staff may visit several

‘Chicago chalk champ’ wows Safari kids with her creation

Kathleen J. Roling has a soft spot for making children happy.

Mercy project moves ahead, but patience is still needed

Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton’s renovation project took another big step last week as part of the hospital’s new Emergency Department opened, but more changes are on the way.For the next two weeks, all those coming into the hospital, even visit

Overwhelmed by generosity

As Liz Markham opened the door to the large room at her family’s funeral home, she couldn’t help but smile.“You’ll be surprised,” she said.And she wasn’t kidding.

Val Frey had a wonderful way of reaching our children

It’s a memory I know I will never forget, even though the conversation took place five years ago and lasted just a few minutes.Considering the fact that it’s not even 9:30 a.m.

School ready for a crazy fall

The parking lot has been somewhat cleared, orientation for New Hampton High School freshmen and new students was held Thursday, the new Chromebooks are scheduled to arrive today or Monday and a few more parking places have been created.In other wo

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