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Farmers praying for some dry weather as harvest nears

An ISU Extension agronomist remains optimistic about this year’s corn crop, but he also knows area farmers want the tap turned off.“We’ve had plenty of rain,” said Terry Basol, who is based in Nashua, ”and we could use some drying out.

Council will wait to deal with grievance

The New Hampton City Council discussed a grievance procedure that was brought to the council by New Hampton City Police Officer Doug Eagan.A contract offered to the police officers of New Hampton that states when an opening in the schedule forms,

Same song; different day

Maybe, just maybe, Chickasaw County dodged a proverbial bullet.Still, enough is enough, Mother Nature. Dry out.

Fair gets almost perfect weather

Big Four Fair Secretary Nancy Hillesheim looked out at the fairgrounds Sunday and the smile was a proverbial mile wide.“If you can’t have a good fair with weather like this, then you just can’t have a good fair,” she said.

Stunning transformation

Rick Kramer stood on the Garnant Pond dock, and his mind wandered back to a year ago.“Things have changed a little bit,” the New Hampton Parks and Recreation director said in what can only be classified as a grand understatement.Things have change

Numbers show it was wet summer

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that Chickasaw County endured a wet summer; after all, most of us are still mowing our grass at least once a week.That’s the anecdotal evidence of how wet we were during what weather forecasters call “met

Davis Rally returns for 38th year

The good news, Melanie Davis said with a laugh, is it’s not “all new” this year for Davis Rally organizers.“It’s nice to have last year under our belt,” she said.

Visit the Carnegie for Family Fun Day

Don’t leave town on Saturday, September 10…there’s just too much fun to be had right here. With activities scheduled all day long, Sept.

Daycare to hold BBQ supper fundraiser

Great Plays Daycare is hosting their fifth annual fundraiser meal on Thursday, Sept. 15.

Regional Transit tells supervisors it’s here to ‘compliment’

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors talked transportation on Monday morning.Ed Holm from Regional Transit Services met with the board to discuss what the company is doing in Chickasaw County and what services they can offer at the present.“W

Field now set for November election

Steve Geerts put it simply: He wants to see some projects through completion and isn’t ready to give up his seat on the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors.So he wasn’t ready to let a loss in the Republican primary this past June keep his name o

St. Joe’s young students get a ‘cool’ play area

The Sunrise Preschool student had just finished a trip down the slide when she popped up and smiled.“This is the best playground ever,” she said, and St.

Waiting pays off for Honor Flight veteran

 Chuck Galligan was seriously beginning to wonder if his dream of participating in an Honor Flight was ever going to be realized.But, soon, very soon, the New Hampton man can cross “Honor Flight” off his proverbial bucket list.“A few years ago, I 

County declared a ‘disaster’

Gov.

Truck and tractor pulls are alive and well in Plainfield

Truck and tractor pulls are alive and well in Plainfield, just ask Dan Wedemeier, who organizes several pulls in Plainfield every summer.Wedemeier began pulling when he was probably too young to actually pull.

Riders honor and remember Veterans

Honoring and remembering the Veterans who fought and died to give us a safe and peaceful place to live was the theme of the “We Do Not Forget Ride” on Saturday morning.

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