The current is “super swift” at the Little Cedar River and residents were warned to avoid boating on area waterways, Nashua City Clerk Rhonda Dean said.“We caution people on that,” Dean said.
Monday marked “T-minus 10 days” for Tori Ulrichs, which meant only one thing.“The sleepless nights have started,” the Water Over the Dam Days coordinator said with a laugh. “Seriously, I get nervous every year.
Ask Pat and Joann Costigan how they came to be the grand marshals for this Saturday’s Irish Fest Parade, and they’ll give you a quick smile.“They asked,” said Pat, and his wife finished the sentence, “And we really couldn’t say no.
New Hampton Community Schools will build a larger vocational agriculture and industrial technology center, thanks to a fundraising campaign conducted by the FFA Alumni that has brought in more than $260,000 in various forms of donations.“This is a
It would have been different if it hadn’t been going perfectly, but dang it, it was shaping up to be one of the best Heartland Days ever.And then Mother Nature interceded.“Oh my God, it’s beyond frustrating,” New Horizons-Chamber Director Jason Sp
Chickasaw County Engineer Dusten Rolando requested funds last week from the Board of Supervisors to replace a tractor that was lost in a fire last year.And it was quite a lot of funds.The state bid price for a 2017 John Deere 6120E tractor mower w
Voters — are at least a few of them — headed to the polls in Chickasaw County Tuesday to pick their party’s nominees for the upcoming general election, but that low voter turnout, less than 9.7 percent, seemed to validate County Auditor Joan Knoll
An easement resolution was granted at Monday’s New Hampton City Council meeting, allowing Chickasaw County Conservation permission to use right of way to construct access roads from the north end of Klenske Avenue into a conservation-owned ground
The Gateway to Northeast Iowa Welcome Center’s interim director told the Nashua City Council Monday night at the Nashua facility.Shelly Johnson, who will serve as the Welcome Center’s director until the City Council decides what to do with the pos
Organizers of New Hampton’s annual Heartland Days celebration are ready for “a bigger and better event, one that kicks off its three-day run at 6 this evening with the annual parade.Now, they’re hoping Mother Nature cooperates.And although there i
New Hampton City Council heard several comments at a public hearing Monday for the second reading of an ordinance allowing firework sales as a zoning exception in a commercial (C-1) district.The business seeking to set up under the ordinance, Flas
New Hampton’s economical development director applauded the news that ATEK Metal Technologies will expand its New Hampton plant.“It’s great for our community, and anytime you see a company investing in its facilities,” Tammy Robinson said, “that t
Kids are out of school and the lazy days of summer are here. Parents will have their hands full with the summer activities and weekly grocery bills will be going up now for area families.
With busy summer schedules and many “glowing boxes” to occupy children’s attention, some parents may wonder, “Is it obvious if my child doesn’t read over the summer?”“Specifically over the summer we can definitely tell,” said New Hampton first-gra
