Melissa Sue “Missy” Schweer, age 41 of New Hampton, died peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in New Hampton surrounded by her family. 
Missy courageously fought brain cancer for the last 14 years.

Maurice “Mick” Merfeld, age 84 of Nashua, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, at Nora Springs Care Center in Nora Springs. 
A Memorial Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Nashua. 

Annette Peters,  age 47 of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn. 

Throw out that packaged chicken salad you picked up at Fareway. 
It could be contaminated with salmonella.

Iowa’s governor had some relatively good news for Iowa schools — especially rural districts — during a stop in Chickasaw County last week.

As Homeland Energy Solutions Plant Manager Kevin Howes gave Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds a tour of his ethanol manufacturing facility on Friday, he laid out the company’s ambitious goal.

Five to seven inches of snow blanketed parts of Chickasaw County last Thursday night, so it wasn't a surprise that school was called off on Friday.