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
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
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.
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
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”
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
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
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 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.
When officer Stephen Johnson worked as a reserve for the Winnebago County Sheriffs Department K-9 Unit back in 2012-2013 he knew that at some point in his career he wanted to be a handler of a K-9 officer.Since taking employment with the Nashua Po
Water bills have been an ongoing issue in Nashua and resident Cary Lehman wanted to know why and how his daughter’s water bill increased more than $100 since her new water meter was installed.He explained there was nothing different going on since
