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Aiming for Fort Dodge

With just two total seniors - both girls - the New Hampton cross country team will be extremely young.

Ralph Williams Symonds, 98

Ralph William Symonds age 98 of Nashua, IA, died Monday, August 26, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family.

New student board member appreciates having a voice

Evan Rosonke came to his first School Board meeting as its student representative ready to bring up an issue.
In other words, the New Hampton High School senior was ready to hit the ground running.

District tackles bus driver shortage

New Hampton Community Schools is facing a quandary — not enough bus drivers — these days, and Superintendent Jay Jurrens took his concerns to the School Board last week.

Time to get physical

The Turkey Valley football team is coming off of a season that saw them boast a record of 8-1 in the regular season before losing to the eventual state runner-up Rockford in the playoffs in a heartbreaker by a score of 64-58.

Time for an encore!

Although the New Hampton volleyball team made the state tournament last season, the Chickasaws will have to replace a substantial amount of production heading into the 2019 campaign. 

Marlene Margaret Fisher, 86

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, 78

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, 89

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, 89

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.

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