Perhaps the toughest opponent for basketball squads this season may just be Old Man Winter.
Because when snowflakes from the sky above accumulate on the ground, it can make it tough for prep hoops squads to get games in this winter.
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Chickasaw County and its cities are moving closer to a final agreement when it comes to settling a lawsuit and agreeing to a new 28E agreement that will give the county a new Ambulance Council.
The Board of Supervisors on Monday voted to approve both a new settlement and the 28E agreement after...

New Hampton Middle School student Ben Schuchhardt had just been asked a question by the school’s extended learning program advisor Jeff Monteith.
Hit me in the face with a pie or pick out one of the prizes?
“You act like that’s even a question,” Schuchhardt said. “Pie. Trust me, pie.”
So Monteith...

Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors member Matt Kuhn put it succinctly: The county has gone too far to turn back.
So this past Monday morning, the board voted 3-2 to award a contract for $156,000 to Matt Construction to turn what was once the Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home into a county office...

Serving on the New Hampton City Council wasn’t necessarily on Katie Fisher’s radar; actually, it wasn’t at all.
But when the educator and owner of the Cotton Market was approached, the more she thought about it, the more she was willing.
“I think New Hampton is a cool community,” Fisher said, “with...

Well, that escalated quickly. From a Tuesday forecast that said little, if any, snow would fall on the area Thursday to a forecast that now calls for 4 to 7 inches of snow, strong winds and a little ice, as well.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Chickasaw County...

During his last meeting as a member of the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors, Steve Geerts warned his fellow board members that he thought the cities were going to have some issues with the voting membership of a new Ambulance Council.
Turns out, he was right when it came to his hometown as New...