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Coed runners have high goals

New Hampton’s Jake Usher and Turkey Valley’s Wyatt Blazek are obviously two different runners.  One, Usher, is a middle-distance and long distance runner; the other is a sprinter.  But both seniors had banner nights for their respective teams on T

Students accept the Chickasaw Challenge

Ask Sarah Updegraff her thoughts on how New Hampton High School’s Chickasaw Challenge went last week, and the tone of voice says it all.“I was serious when I told the girls in my class,” the school’s principal said, “that is by far the best two da

It turns out there’s nothing to worry about

Want stress?Try planning an Easter Egg Hunt when the forecast is, in a word, awful.It turned out all the worrying the New Hampton Women of Today went through was for naught as their annual event at Mikkelson Park stayed remarkably dry.“My husband

Chickasaw girls set new school golf records

Two new school records were set by New Hampton’s girls golf team while they were defeating Waverly-Shell Rock Monday afternoon.    Winning over the Go-Hawks by 86 strokes, the Chickasaws set a new 18-hole record with a score of 341, beating the re

Coed champs!

While they were on opposite ends of the team standings at the New Hampton Coed Invitational, both the host Chickasaws and Turkey Valley girls had their highlights as they competed on a windy, but dry Thursday meet.  The smallest team at the meet,

Lorraine D. Swenson dies at 87

Lorraine D. Swenson, age 87, of Alta Vista, passed away on April 14, 2017 at Colonial Manor in Elma.Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m.

Family will be forever grateful to SNAP

Our family adopted, Wyatt, from SNAP of Chickasaw County February 2016.

We need ‘Iowa nice’ with hog confinements

We live in a state known for its good people.

Let’s be safe during planting season

Warmer temperatures are finally in the outlook and spring planting season is just around the corner if not already begun for many area farmers.With that in mind, Chickasaw County Farm Bureau would like to take the opportunity to remind everyone th

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