Marlene Margaret Fisher, age 86 of Charles City, formerly of Nashua, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City with her family by her side. 

Donald John Jenn, age 78 of Spokane, Washington, died Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at his home of natural causes. 
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. 

Robert “Bob” Hubert Lechtenberg, age 89 of Lawler, died Monday, August 19, 2019, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City.

Wayne A. Schumacher, age 89 of New Hampton, passed away with his family by his side on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, at New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Roger Leonard Goodrich, age 71 of Frederika, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, at the Hillcrest Home in Sumner. 

The first day of school in so many ways was different this year; after all, for the first time in 50 years, New Hampton Community Schools opened a completely new building.
Yet, in many ways, Friday had that first-day-of-school feel.

When Shane Hillesheim saw the tractors his 1957 Oliver Super 55 was up against, he had hope.