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CSS Board seeks to recover funds from departing county

The County Social Services 28E Governing Board earlier this month heard from its attorney regarding mediation with Kossuth County and turned down the proposal in order to seek a state audit or arbitration to recover $315,791 in remaining funds the

Just hanging at the library

It’s a quiet Wednesday noon hour at the New Hampton Public Library.

Block learning challenges

Winter weather slowed progress in special block classes during the “Midmester Academy” at New Hampton Middle School, but nevertheless, classes persisted. The “Midmester Academy” began Feb.

Blame all this winter on ‘waves’

Outside the Miller Apartments in New Hampton sits a cutout of a snowman holding a sign that says, “Let it snow.”Come on, be honest, you’re ready to punch that snowman in the face, aren’t you?Since Jan.

Landfill may be closed but still must be maintained

A former landfill may be closed but it still has to be maintained.The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors last week approved an Iowa Department of Natural Resources permit for treatment agreement and supplemental user agreement on landfill leach

Rural areas outpace cities in growth

Rural areas of Chickasaw County showed greater growth than urban areas as measured by new construction value, when accounting for rollbacks but not exemptions.Increase in taxable value of rural areas grew by $11.85 million but $8.64 million was “i

Supervisors discuss new county building

Board of Supervisors meeting attendee Rick Holthaus got on Monday’s agenda to discuss a draft of a request for proposals (RFP) for the future county building at 302 E.

Winter’s vengeance

Old Man Winter’s latest appearance in and around Chickasaw County was as nasty as advertised.About the only thing missing from the storm that started Monday night and wreaked havoc through Wednesday was the arctic cold of a couple of weeks ago, bu

Supervisors get more info on statewide radio system

The Board of Supervisors heard a second Radio Communication Project design estimate last week from Brian Flynn with Motorola.The company won a 2015 bid to design the Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communication System from the ISICS Board.

Connecting with nature

Hawks are the most skittish, so she doesn’t have many photos.But Lori Frisch can tell the story of the one hawk in her wildlife and landscape photography exhibit, “All God’s Creatures Great and Small,” on display through March 10 at the Carnegie C

All-State Speech Festival will be a family affair

The audience quiets as the judge announces the piece. The two brothers look out into the audience before they break the silence with their powerful act.Will and Elliot Throndson know every line, every word, every movement by heart.

Sharing pays off for districts

When the Turkey Valley and New Hampton school boards met for their annual joint meeting last week, both sides had plenty to celebrate.Both districts that share Jay Jurrens as a superintendent have robust unspent authorized budgets and this year ga

City, school officials try to get handle on Greeley issues

Numerous Nashua residents have been to City Council meetings to urge city leaders to do something about the water issues which have plagued Greeley Street for years.Residents raised many concerns about the problems which they say seem to be gettin

This is getting old!

For the first month and a half of “meteorological winter,” Nashua-Plainfield and rest of the state’s schools figuratively had clear sailing.But boy have the waters been choppy lately.Tuesday marked the eighth weather-related cancellation of classe

Story time hits the right notes

Books, Valentine's Day cards and bears were just part of the fun at The Nashua Public Library during their Valentine Day themed Story Hour on Saturday morning for the children and parents to enjoy.Crafts were first on the agenda for this stor

Area florists gear up for ‘V-Day’

Though a decade or two of experience separates them, local florists Kayla Smith and Julie Winter-Havel agree, the most fun part of their job is something they now delegate.“I myself probably won’t get to do the delivery, but the delivery is the be

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