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Awash in red

For this election, at least, Iowa shed its label as a “purple” state.Tuesday, the Hawkeye State was pretty much red, the color designated to the Republican Party, and about the only solace for local Democrats was hanging onto its Iowa House of Rep

Area youth collect food donations

Hayracks filled with youth were riding around Nashua asking for donations for the Nashua Area Food Pantry on Sunday afternoon.

Nashua will explore idea of city manager

A new committee has been formed regarding the issue of Nashua having a “city manager,” and Council members Rolland Cagley and Kyle Lane will be the two who are checking into the issue more.Earlier this year, Council member Ryan Jung presented the

Lucille Mary Burgart dies at 88

Lucille Mary Burgart age 88 of Alta Vista, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 at Colonial Manor of Elma.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 at Immaculate Conception Church in North Washington. Interment will be in St.

Gregory John Budweg dies at 61

Gregory John Budweg age 61 of St. Paul, Minn., formerly of New Hampton died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, at the Minneapolis Veteran Medical Center after brief battle with cancer.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov.

State champions!

The dream for every single member of the Nashua-Plainfield cheerleading squad was the same Saturday as they took to the mat at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.Win a state championship.The 11-member squad — which included 10 performers and one alternate

Residents warned human trafficking can take place anywhere

Sister Pat Conlan and Sister Marie Barth visited Lawler where they shared stories of trafficking and actions that can take to help restore dignity and healing to victims.The event took place at the Our Lady of Mt.

Brown routs Wilhelm; Prichard wins re-election

Republicans gained control of the Iowa Senate for the first time this decade, and they did it with the help of a surprisingly easy victory from Waylon Brown, who knocked out Democratic incumbent Mary Jo Wilhelm in District 26.Meanwhile, the other

Tilkes, Hackman and Geerts win supervisor races

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors will have a new look in January as David Tilkes won a three-way race for the District 1 seat and Jake Hackman rolled to a relatively easy victory in the District 3 race.The lone incumbent to win Tuesday wa

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