A former landfill may be closed but it still has to be maintained.
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A former landfill may be closed but it still has to be maintained.The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors last week approved an Iowa Department of Natural Resources permit for treatment agreement and supplemental user agreement on landfill leachate with the city of Fredericksburg.The city...
Board of Supervisors meeting attendee Rick Holthaus got on Monday’s agenda to discuss a draft of a request for proposals (RFP) for the future county building at 302 E. Prospect St., which is the “former veterinary building” lot next to the Community Services Building.Holthaus was concerned the RFP...
Rural areas of Chickasaw County showed greater growth than urban areas as measured by new construction value, when accounting for rollbacks but not exemptions.Increase in taxable value of rural areas grew by $11.85 million but $8.64 million was “industrial” which County Assessor Ray Armel...
The Board of Supervisors heard a second Radio Communication Project design estimate last week from Brian Flynn with Motorola.The company won a 2015 bid to design the Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communication System from the ISICS Board. Construction of the ISICS began in 2016. Pending completion...
Old Man Winter’s latest appearance in and around Chickasaw County was as nasty as advertised.About the only thing missing from the storm that started Monday night and wreaked havoc through Wednesday was the arctic cold of a couple of weeks ago, but it delivered plenty of snow — eight inches in New...
The audience quiets as the judge announces the piece. The two brothers look out into the audience before they break the silence with their powerful act.Will and Elliot Throndson know every line, every word, every movement by heart. The emotion on their faces and the tones of their voices pull in...
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Two New Hampton/Turkey Valley seniors capped their prep wrestling careers with victories Saturday in their final matches at the state wrestling tournament where four area wrestlers reached the medal stand.
The Chickasaws’ Mason Cleveland turned back Kayden Kauzlarich of Centerville 18-13 to claim...
As a freshman, Garrett Kurtenbach averages just over six points per game this season. He had six points in Turkey Valley’s opening win over Nashua-Plainfield, but one point in particular stood out.
Turkey Valley led by as much as 10 points early in the final period, but the Huskies clawed their way...
After trailing 14-11 at the half, things were looking up for Turkey Valley in the second half of a regional game against Kee High of Lansing Wednesday night.
But Lansing Kee had other ideas as it erased an eight-point third-quarter deficit to catch the Trojans in the end and score a 31-30 victory....
Three New Hampton/Turkey Valley wrestlers and one from Nashua-Plainfield assured themselves Friday of spots on the medal stand with wins at the state wrestling tournament in Des Moines.
The Chickasaws got quarterfinal wins from Mason Cleveland at 126 and Evan Rosonke at 182 while Max Babcock...
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