Rev. Marvin C. Salz, age 81 of New Hampton, IA, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

The advice from the State Library Board was to remain closed, and the New Hampton Public Library Board took it.

Never, ever did Jamie Ohrt and Jenny Adam figure they would get this much time with their first-born children.

It’s no secret that one of the big issues facing rural America is the shortage of medical providers.

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced last week that she would allow restaurants, fitness centers, churches, retail stores and malls to reopen in 77 Iowa counties, including Chickasaw, although they can only operate at 50 percent capacity.

Jayda Dietzenbach sat behind the plastic barrier in MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center’s Emergency Department. She had her mask on, and the thought hit the reporter: Wow, this is way different than a few months ago.

The Chickasaw County Conservation Board will open Airport Lake Park and Split Rock Park campgrounds on Friday at 6 a.m., officials announced in a press release issued Thursday.

This wasn’t the way Turkey Valley Principal Carol Knoll planned on her career in education ending, but there will be a bit of normalcy later this month when the school holds its commencement ceremony.