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New Hampton’s Aleigha Cahoy’s take on making all-state? It’s cool, but it’s an honor that is not an individual one. “I wouldn’t be able to play the way I do without them,” the Chickasaw sophomore said ...

Hey, the elementary students earned the right to be enthusiastic; after all, they kicked you-know-what when it came to a school-wise canned food drive that was held throughout November. The goal was ...

The Don Bosco football team has been a traditional power on the 8-Man level in the state of Iowa for quite some time. Fourteen straight playoff appearances to go along with four state titles brought ...

Chickasaw County elected officials stated their cases for pay increases Monday during the Board of Supervisors meeting as they requested wage hikes of between 3 and 5.7 percent when the 2026-27 fiscal ...

It was, to put it mildly, one of the strangest election nights on record. For those who love the excitement of seeing results flow in and winners and losers — albeit unofficially — be announced, 2025 ...

Eleven years ago when Lily Camarillo walked through the doors of Klunders Kafe for her first shift at the famed restaurant on New Hampton’s west side, she never would have believed that one day she ...

Bella Stika got out on the start at Fort Dodge. It’s the finish that she’ll look to get better at. In her first run ever at the state high school cross country meet at Lakeside Golf Course in Kennedy ...

It’s not supposed to snow this coming Saturday, although it’s not exactly going to be pleasant outside but more on that later. For a second straight Sunday morning, folks in and around Chickasaw ...

New Hampton football coach Chad Pemble isn’t going to quibble when it comes to the number of Chickasaws who were named to the all-Class 2A, District 3 football teams. Sure, would he have liked more?

Technically, there’s always been a speed limit on Kenwood Avenue, even though the road doesn’t have any speed-limit signs. But those signs will be going up soon, thanks to a decision by the Board of ...

Festive Halloween revelers were also lucky enough to be able to check out Andrea McCain’s stock car that was parked right next to First State Bank. Those were provided by “Nub” Ronnei of Nub’s Bait, ...