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Krista with Casper and Stella that liked to herd Casper. (Contributed photo)
02/24/2026 - 4:58pm
On the farm, pets tend to be of the wider variety than for urban folks.  Pigs make good pets, as do chickens, horses, ducks, geese, cows, sheep, llamas, or anything alive on the farm.  For Krista Jennings Hagge, southeast of Winfield, her pet was...

Sports


Postville senior Alfredo Ortiz handles the basketball during Monday’s district game against Waukon.
02/24/2026 - 5:03pm
WAUKON – Waukon outscored Postville 29-7 in the first quarter and went on to top the Pirates 76-34 in a Class 2A, District 4 first-round game last Monday in Waukon. The Indians led 54-9 at halftime before the Pirates righted their ship and outscored...

Obituaries

02/17/2026 - 10:39am
James “Jim” Charles Fishback, 63, of Postville, Iowa passed away Friday, February 6, 2026 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Jim was born July 10, 1962 to Charles and Jean “Ginger” (Schmitt) Fishback in Postville, Iowa. He...

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