First-year head coach Michael Stille will have numerous players next season to help build around for a program that struggled in 2026. That’s a positive take on a summer season that did not go the way ...

Douglas H. Gibbs, age 68 of Nashua, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2026, from complications of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral service will be held at ...

Rodney James Vrzak, age 69 of Waucoma, died Thursday, June 25, 2026 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2026, at St.

It was not exactly the start Kye Rausch wanted. Actually, the better word might be “starts.” First, there was the opening inning on the mound for the New Hampton sophomore in the Chickasaws’ game with ...

A state title eluded Nicholas Bernhard last week Wednesday at Westwood Golf Course in Newton. He was near the top of the leaderboard early on at the small-school class meet held in south central Iowa.

Kirsten Nuss tapped in her putt for par on the 18th hole at the American Legion Memorial Golf Course on Friday and the smallest of smiles crossed her face. After putting the flag stick back in the ...

Saude Lutheran Church, rural Lawler. The order of services was as follows — 1 p.m. visitation; 2 p.m. memorial service followed by the burial; and then a meal in the church basement.

It’s not very often that a fourth-place team breaks a school record in any track event, but that’s exactly what transpired at Turkey Valley’s qualifier at Edgewood-Colesburg on Thursday. Mark Scott’s ...

Bella Stika had the right mindset when it came to her last race of the night — the open 800 — at last week’s Upper Iowa Conference meet in Guttenberg. Basically, it came down to four words: Get it ...

The Turkey Valley/Sumner Fredericksburg Trojans could not miss on Thursday afternoon in Fredericksburg. Not literally, but they amazingly came pretty close. The Trojans and head coach Reba Kingsley ...

It’s more than likely going to come down to four teams for two spots when breaking down the path the New Hampton Chickasaws must take in order to vault themselves into a ninth-straight state ...