Kenneth E. Kipp age 79 of Lawler, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Lawler with Rev.

Joseph Patrick Ferrie, 96, of Cresco, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at Acccura Healthcare Center in Cresco.   

Renee Hettler Rucker, 90, of Gladys passed away Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017 at Lynchburg General Hospital.  She was the wife of the late James Mason Rucker.

For about 40 years, people in the New Hampton area were able to chop down their own Christmas trees at Pine Acres Tree Farm, just east of town.
All that changed after 2010, thanks to snow, ice, and a hungry herd of deer.