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Supervisors will keep Courthouse closed to public

The Chickasaw County Courthouse will remain closed for at least the foreseeable future, the Board of Supervisors decided during its meetings last week.

Carolyn K. Hansen, 73

Carolyn K Hansen age 73 of Nashua, IA died Friday, May 1, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family.

Wayne J. Panovec, 71

Wayne J. Panovec, age 71, succumbed to COVID-19 on Saturday, May 2, 2020.
Just as his father, William, and his grandfather, Joseph, enlisted in the U.S. Marines during WWII and WWI, Wayne enlisted in the Marines to serve in Vietnam.

Jody 'Joe' Erb, 66

Jody “Joe” Erb, age 66 of Fredericksburg, died Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.
Funeral services will be held at a later date.

Allan Peters, 72

Allan Peters, age 72 of New Hampton, died Thursday, April 30, 2020, at his home.
A Memorial Mass will be held at a later date. Please support the Peters family by leaving online condolences at hugebackfuneralhome.com.

Karen J. Theis, 70

Karen J. Theis, age 70 of New Hampton and formerly of Hastings, and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020 from complications of Lewy Body Dementia at Patty Elwood in Cresco.

It’ll be virtual commencement

New Hampton High School is hoping it will be able to hold two commencement ceremonies in 2020 — a virtual one that will be released on Sunday, May 17, and a traditional one that will be held on Sunday, June 28.

Council will take bids for street restoration

The New Hampton City Council, despite uncertainty about how the Coronavirus crisis will affect the amount of Road-Use Tax dollars the city will receive, gave permission last week for the city’s street superintendent to take bids for a street resto

Still going strong

Dan Sumner remembers one of his daughters bringing him a “care package” after a fire destroyed his shop back in September 2013.

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