October 2015

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No. 3 Wolverines nip Warriors

 

Senior defensive back Blake Hageman (6) jumps on the loose football after Cole Schmitt (44) and Landers Kuboushek (71) helped knock it from the Dike-New Hartford quarterback. In what was a defensive battle throughout the game Friday, the Warriors fell, 23-0, to the No.2-ranked Wolverines. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

No. 3 Wolverines nip Warriors

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

No. 3 Wolverines nip Warriors

By Zakary Kriener

A battle of two Class 1A titans took place in Calmar Friday night as the No. 3-ranked Dike-New Hartford Wolverines came to town to challenge the Warriors. The game lived up to the hype for those in attendance, but in the end, the Wolverines were a bit too much to handle for the injury-plagued Warriors.

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Warrior VB closes out regular season

 

South Winneshiek senior Payton Moore (5) sets up teammate Amber Brincks (2) for the kill attempt during recent Warrior volleyball action. South Winn wrapped up its regular season Thursday night and now prepares to face MFL/MarMac Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the opening round of the Regionals. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Warrior VB closes out regular season

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The South Winneshiek volleyball team wrapped up the regular-season portion of its 2015 season with a pair of road losses. The girls lost to Edgewood-Colesburg Tuesday (Oct. 6) in five sets and was shut out by Turkey Valley on Thursday.

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SW runners wrap up regular season

 

South Winneshiek senior RaeAnn Klimesh (l) and freshman Jenna Knutson have played a big role in the cross country team’s success this season. Tuesday (Oct. 6) in Calmar, Knutson finished 17th and Klimesh was 20th as the fifth- and sixth-finishing South Winn runners, helping the Warriors secure a runner-up finish in the team race. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

SW runners wrap up regular season

 

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek boys’ and girls’ cross country teams finished up the regular season portion of their 2015 campaign over the course of the past week, hosting a meet Tuesday, Oct. 6, and traveling to North Linn Saturday.

South Winneshiek hosted a meet at the South Winn Golf Course in Calmar. The boys’ varsity squad brought home fourth, while the girls’ team was second.

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Oct

After the ashes finally settle

 

Donnie Huinker of rural Ossian stands in the very spot that his Buick LeSabre sat when it sparked a fire Wednesday, Sept. 30, that destroyed his home of over 33 years. Huinker’s buddy, Connor, who belongs to his son that lives less than two miles from the farm, continues to make his daily visit to Donnie’s property, even though his home is no longer standing. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

 

After the ashes finally settle

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Kicker – Huinker rebounding from devastating fire

After the ashes finally settle

By Zakary Kriener

Wednesday, Sept. 30, started just like any day for rural Ossian resident Donnie Huinker. After returning home from a trip to town, he parked his car in his garage and walked into the home as he had done for over 33 years.

“After I got in the house, I heard a small bang,” recalled the 84-year-old lifetime farmer. “About 10 seconds later, I heard a really loud bang, which now I figure to have been one of the tires or the gas tank exploding, so I decided to check in the garage and see what was going on.”

Upon peering into the garage, Huinker was alarmed to find smoke pouring out from under the hood of his Buick LeSabre. 

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Coming home: county's newest deputy

 

Todd Schmitt, a Fort Atkinson native, recently began serving as a Winneshiek County Sheriff’s deputy. The 26-year-old officer is excited to be working back in his home county after a two-year stint in Black Hawk County. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Coming home: county's newest deputy

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Kicker – Schmitt back in Winneshiek County

Coming home: County’s newest deputy

By Zakary Kriener

Meet the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office’s newest deputy, Todd Schmitt. The 26-year-old officer is no stranger to the roads of Winneshiek County. That’s because Schmitt has spent much of his life living in the rural county town of Fort Atkinson.

“It will be nice to be able to work back in my home county,” shared Schmitt. “Anyone that I have ever talked to calls Winneshiek County ‘God’s country.’ I don’t think I can disagree.”

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