Ronald Ralph Dean, age 77 of Nashua, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, at Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City, with his daughter by his side.

Mark S. Anderson, age 62 of Cedar Rapids, passed away Sunday Aug. 16, 2020. 
A visitation was held on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Rosemary Agnes Zwanziger, age 91 of Nashua, Iowa died Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at her home.

Shannon Wurzer sat at her desk filling out some paperwork in a school building that has been, for the most part, filled with the sounds of silence since March 13.

Richard Buhr, age 52 of New Hampton, Iowa died Friday, August 14, 2020, at MercyOne Medical Center in New Hampton.
A private family service will be held at a later date.

Amanda Bearman, age 34 of Nashua, Iowa died Saturday, August 15, 2020, at her home.

A Chickasaw County Board of Health member who was accused of “sexual harassment” and “unprofessionalism” will remain on the board, thanks to a 3-2 decision by the Board of Supervisors during a contentious meeting Monday morning.

The boys were sitting around after the annual tractor pull at Steeple Days in Lourdes last month. They shot the breeze. They talked about the number of pulls that had been canceled this year. And they came up with an idea.