Marcia E. Roberts, age 58, of Cresco, died Monday, May 03, 2021, at Regional Health Services of Howard County, Cresco. 
A private family burial will be held with Father Nick Radloff officiating. 

Gerald Lee Vanderwerf was born on September 15, 1938, to Peter and Grace Vanderwerf in Aplington, and he grew up on farms in the Aplington and Shell Rock areas. Like many in that era, he helped his parents with a variety of farm chores.

LaVern Kammeyer, age 67 of Fredericksburg, died Monday, May 3, 2021, at his home.

The Chickasaw Ambulance Council last week voted to keep two ambulances that serve the county at the New Hampton Police Department garage as long as the city of New Hampton will provide liability insurance to the rigs.

A former Chickasaw County Board of Health member has filed a lawsuit against Chickasaw County and one of its supervisors claiming that he was libeled and slandered during the county’s attempt to remove him from the board.

Dawn Heying stood in the top row of the Mikkelson Park baseball grandstand Friday evening and looked down at the crowd gathered for the start of the Their Fight Is Our Fight 5K run/walk.