Ask new Chickasaw County Sheriff Marty Hemann about the shocking jump in traffic fatalities in 2016, and his answer is pretty simple.“We need everyone to pay more attention,” he said.

Jim Russ laughed at the question — have you checked the weather forecast for Jan. 11-12 yet? — and then came clean.“You bet I have,” he said Wednesday afternoon.

Back in November, New Hampton boys basketball coach Chad Sweitzer touted depth as one of his team’s strengths.  The Chickasaws may need it, thanks to a rash of postponements that will force New Hampton into playing 13 games over the next four week

New Hampton hosting a dual tournament in early January is nothing new.  Neither is the Chickasaws taking part in a quadrangular with Denver/Tripoli, Wapsie Valley and Dike-New Hartford.  Yet both events have something new attached to them this yea

The height and athleticism by two inside players for Edgewood-Colesburg was more than the Turkey Valley boys could handle Tuesday.

Stop into the library and see what is new! We are always getting new items for you to check out.  If we don’t have it we can get it thru interlibrary loan.  Just ask!

The story of production agriculture deserves to be told.

Morgen Kuennen’s face lit up when she talked about her foul total.    “I only had one! Or maybe two [it was one]. I think we moved our feet better, we had some good practices over break and I think we’re faster now.

Donald L. Leff, 78, of Lime Springs, died on Jan.