As fall heads into winter, Martha McFarland and her father Dan McFarland are out monitoring the health of their herd.Since the hard freeze, the roughly 20 bison (22 with the bull) and 20 more polled Herefords (19) are grazing on the hay ground, an
Kathy Beckman knew even anecdotally that Trinity Lutheran Church’s annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner had drawn a big crowd.“I don’t know if I ever remember having problem finding seats for everyone,” she said, “but that happened a few times thi
Brisk temperatures in the upper 30s didn’t keep a couple of men from standing outside Shopko Hometown and chatting while waiting for the store to open for its so-called “Black Friday” sale.“It’s my first time doing ‘Black Friday,’” said Jim Koblis
The issue for Great Plays Daycare is simple: It simply doesn’t have enough room at its current location on South Linn Avenue.“We have more kids on the waiting list than we have enrolled,” Great Plays Board Member Lacy Carolan said, “and we’re just
A new business is planned for the southeast corner of Main and Chestnut, Economic Development Director Tammy Robinson told the New Hampton City Council on Monday.Tammy Barta presented a business plan to open a medical uniform service called Follow
The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors is directing the county attorney’s office in writing to look into concerns brought by a citizen about the scope of the Emergency Management Agency Commission and taxation for rescue services.The Chickasaw
Caleb Lines had just taken a biology exam, but a chemistry quiz was 30 minutes away as he made his way around the Wartburg College campus recently when his phone rang.He gave it a quick glance and saw it was from a Texas number and silenced it.
The Nashua City Council on Monday night approved an extension between the city and the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office on a contract for law-enforcement services.The new contract will run through June 30, 2019, and both city officials and Chicka
