Ask ISU Extension Agronomist Terry Basol the keys to getting through what has been an extremely difficult growing season for area farmers, and his answer is twofold.

Laying the hammer down.
That’s something Marissa Cahoy and Carlee Rochford look to do plenty of this fall at a volleyball net near you.
Opponents beware.

Fundraising for Phase III of the TRIBE Trail is being put on hold, but that doesn’t mean the proponents of the trail that will eventually connect Mikkelson Park and New Hampton’s west-side Industrial Park are giving up, either.

Fundraising for Phase III of the TRIBE Trail is being put on hold, but that doesn’t mean the proponents of the trail that will eventually connect Mikkelson Park and New Hampton’s west-side Industrial Park are giving up, either.

Duane J. “Dewey” Heiselman, age 62 of New Hampton, died peacefully on Friday evening, Aug. 20, 2021, with his family by his side.

Debbie Lowe, age 60, of Ionia, IA passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Riceville Family Care Center in Riceville, IA after a lengthy illness.

Alma Wilder, age 82 of Nashua, died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.

Carol N. Anderson, age 74, of New Hampton, IA passed away on Monday, August 16, 2021 surrounded by her family at her home.