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Carnival shows kids healthy food can be both fun and tasty

For parents of high school students who have spent what seems like a lifetime avoiding fruits, the scene provided a little irony.

Trails ready for those who love snowmobiling

County snowmobilers are gearing up for another great year of riding throughout the county. As a general rule the county Chickasaw Sno-Riders club stays off the trails until Dec.

It’s all about challenging musicians

Jill Cantu and Justin Adam know that after six weeks, singing and playing the same music over and over can border on the tedium.But the two New Hampton High School music directors — Cantu handles the vocalists while Adam is in charge of the band —

Ready for average

OK, let’s be honest here.

Fear heights? Forget this job

 As Ken Rasing watched the employees of Sabre Towers get ready to install Chickasaw County’s new communications tower, the emergency management director let out a sigh of relief.“I’m glad they’re climbing it and not me,” he said last Friday when w

Librarian brings love for soap making to facility

 New Hampton Public Library Librarian Judy Knoll held a soap making class Tuesday night for the community as a great new skill to learn and a way to pass on her hobby.“One day I was looking on the internet for an alternative to laundry soap becaus

It’s time well spent

 Sometime Wednesday evening, Jane Karels admitted that she let out a huge sigh of relief because the craziest week of the year had come to an end.On Sunday, Karels directed  the St.

County gets TRIBE Trail pitch

 The TRIBE Trail Committee has completed fundraising for the first phase of the recreational trail and is now looking at the big picture.Committee members Rick Kramer and Megan Baltes met with the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors on Monday to

Businesses donate to school

Holidays are the time for giving so it was not a hard decision to pay it forward for these local business owners.

Students get real world experience with video simulator

The Nashua-Plainfield Industrial Arts class has had an amazing year.

Public library holds open house for community

The weather did not stop residents from coming out on Saturday to the Nashua Public Library Holiday Open House.

Middle school students thank officers

The idea was to say thank you to those who protect and serve, and what better way to do it through appealing to that sweet tooth.So last week, New Hampton Middle School students and staff members went to work in the kitchen on a “Cookies for Cops”

Board gets final look at plans

New Hampton School Board members Thursday night got their final look at the drawings for a new middle school, and supporters are now in the process of collecting signatures on a petition that would lead to a $19.415 million bond referendum early n

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

The big weekend winter storm fizzled a bit, but it didn’t mean we didn’t awake Sunday to a round of shoveling.New Hampton received 4 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service, but the storm fooled forecasters who were expecting mor

Breakfast with Santa draws another huge crowd

It is a rite of Breakfast with Santa, or at least it is 20 minutes before the start of the annual event sponsored by the New Hampton Parks and Recreation Department.Rick Kramer will pace the Community Center main room, look up at the volunteers an

Plainfield welcomes winter

Plainfield Main Street was beautifully decorated with the newly fallen snow on Sunday evening to make it feel like the holidays for their annual Christmas on Main celebration.The evening started with the annual tree lighting by the welcome sign.

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