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Voters head to polls today for ‘mid-term’

After a campaign that seemed to last forever, voters, at least the ones who didn’t cast an early ballot or vote absentee, will head to the polls today [Tuesday].Experts say voter turnout could be strong for the “mid-term” election because of a num

Ushering in the holiday

Cars packed Main Street from 9 a.m.

Koehn blames mother

Zachary Paul Koehn took the stand Friday to challenge charges he is responsible for his infant son’s death from neglect in 2017.Charged with murder and child endangerment causing death, Koehn, 29, of Alta Vista, said he had entrusted the care of y

N-P instructor will return to Europe next year

Suzy Turner will return to Europe for the third time in four years next summer, but as much as she enjoys traveling “across the pond,” the Nashua-Plainfield instructor and National History Day coordinator says the trips make a subject she loves ev

Decision day almost here

The pace of early and absentee voting has picked up a notch recently, and officials at the Chickasaw County Auditor’s Office are expecting more to come before election day next Tuesday.

Norman 'Red' Speltz, 93

Norman "Red" Speltz, age 93 of Lawler, IA, died Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at his home.

Agreement in place for sale of State Bank

A New Hampton bank that has been owned by the Rigler family for more than 81 years is being sold to a Dubuque-based bank that has locations in three states.Fidelity Company President James R.

Prosecutor: Baby died of diaper rash

An assistant Iowa attorney general told jurors during his opening statement in the first-degree murder trial of Zachary Paul Koehn that Koehn’s son, 4-month-old Sterling, had been in the same diaper for nine to 14 days when medics were called to a

1973 volleyball team paved the way for today's Chickasaws

Geri Wisner and Carol Cordes admit the details are a little fuzzy, but one thing remains crystal clear for both women when it comes to New Hampton’s first-ever state volleyball team.“It was very exciting,” said Wisner, who back in the fall of 1973

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