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Arrests made after a rash of burglaries

Chickasaw County Sheriff Marty Hemann was pleased to update the City Council last month about the ongoing burglaries which have been plaguing the area for the last several months.Hemann announced that two people have been arrested in the burglarie

Wellness Center gets workout over the holiday break

Several community members were out getting their activity in on a snowy Saturday morning at the Husky Wellness Center.Lanie Roberts, 9, of Nashua, was working on her serves for volleyball with her cousin Jessica Jacobs of Janesville, her mom Brend

Economic Development director: City poised for growth

As New Hampton bids farewell to 2018 and welcomes 2019, it is doing so with plenty going for it, says the city’s economic development director.“We have such a strong industrial base and we have so many projects going on that, yes, we should be opt

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State House seat remains up in the air

Kayla Koether, Democratic candidate for Iowa House district 55, believes that 29 uncounted ballots in Winneshiek County are valid, and should be counted.Incoming House Minority Leader Todd Prichard, a Charles City Democrat, agrees.Iowa’s Republica

Winter, where art thou?

Nicole Batzek laughed when asked Saturday about the relative lack of winter in Northeast Iowa.“All I can tell snow lovers is to be patient,” said the meteorologist based out of the National Weather Service’s La Crosse, Wis., office.

Office World sold, will stay in family

After more than three decades of ownership, Lynn and Linda Schwickerath are selling the business, Office World, to their son, Brad, on Wednesday [Jan.

Coding error leads to larger deficit for Public Health

The fiscal 2018 deficit was miscoded on the Chickasaw County Public Health annual report as given to the Board of Supervisors mid-December and should have read $34,622, which amounts to just over 3 percent of the $1.076 million budget.County Audit

Health background leads to siblings' new venture

Tammy Barta, a restorative nurse’s aide, and her sister, Jo Close, a certified medication aide, have each worked for more than two decades in the medical field.

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