Merle Eugene Johnson, age 89 of Nashua, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, at St. Luke’s Helen G. Nassif Transitional Care Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held at noon Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, ...

Let’s face it, Santa had a busy day in Chickasaw County on Saturday. He was at the New Hampton Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Breakfast with Santa celebration on Saturday morning and was ...

Randy Paul Burgart, age 72 of New Hampton, died Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, unexpectedly at his home. Friends are invited to greet the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at Here’z 2 U ...

Patrick “PJ” Joseph Fogarty, age 43 of Des Moines and formerly of New Hampton, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at the University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City. Friends are invited to ...

It’s felt a lot like winter during Thanksgiving week, and if the forecast is right, by the time we finish off the holiday weekend, it’s going to look a lot like winter. “As much as I want our girls to ...

Edna Carol Ann Shinstine, age 92 of New Hampton, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, at Accura HealthCare of New Hampton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, at Holy ...

Enjoy the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and all that good stuff today as we celebrate Thanksgiving today (Thursday) because it’s about to look a lot like Christmas around our parts. Heck, maybe ...

Sometimes, it’s the little things that make us thankful. Or, maybe I should say it’s the “littles” who remind me to smile. Case in point, the “how-to-cook-a-turkey” tradition we started here at the ...

The New Hampton and Turkey Valley school districts are going to — as Superintendent Erik Smith put it Monday night — “shifting gears” and moving in a different direction when it comes to the ...

The New Hampton girls bowling team opened the season at the Super Bowl last week Tuesday. No, there wasn’t a hyped halftime show or a telecast of millions upon millions of viewers tuned in on TV to ...

Chickasaw County public library directors made their annual trek to the Chickasaw County boardroom on Monday to make their pitch to the Board of Supervisors for a funding increase from the county. The ...

Jeff Pratt’s home in Owatonna, Minnesota is adorned with American flags – inside and out. That’s how much the “Red, White and Blue” means to him. If you were in the audience or listened to Pratt speak ...