New Hampton High School seniors will have a chance to go to work next year, thanks to a School Board decision on Monday night.Board members unanimously approved a recommendation from Superintendent Jay Jurrens to add a Multiple Occupational Cooper
One by one, the seniors of New Hampton High School made their way to the stage Tuesday night, and by the time the night was over, they didn’t have a good start on their college educations.They had a great start.The Dollars for Scholarships part of
Rep. Todd Prichard’s campaign for Iowa governor started at home in Charles City.Prichard’s 9 a.m. appearance on Tuesday brought a local crowd of friends, high school students and county Democrats.
Please join us in celebrating the teaching accomplishments and retirement of Mr. Ron Zelle on Saturday, June 3rd! The open house will be held from 1pm-4pm at the Borlaug Learning Center - 3327 290th St., west of Nashua.
The Nashua-Plainfield High School Music Department was proud to present A Spring Concert on Tuesday evening for all to enjoy.The Trumpet Trio began the evening with their Division I rated instrumental music piece “Elena Polka” and the trio was Emi
Union and Rebel soldiers will duke it out this weekend as the eighth-annual Civil War Re-enactment will be held at the Old Bradford Pioneer Village Museum.
The first “real” storm of the season packed a powerful punch in Nashua Tuesday night, and Chickasaw County’s emergency management director said the storm proved the value of being prepared.Parts of Nashua received close to two inches of rain, heav
Chickasaw County Public Health officials are reminding parents of new immunization requirements that will be in effect next school year for all students in grades 7-12.The change requires a one-time dose of meningococcal (A, C, W, Y) vaccine recei
The administrator of the Chickasaw County Public Health and Home Care Department is offering suggestions for area residents as summer approaches.For example, Kathy Babcock last week warned residents that ticks are especially heavy in Northeast Iow
The annual march of seniors onto the stage of the New Hampton Middle School Auditorium will be held tonight [Tuesday].And by the time they head for home, they will have one heck of a start on paying for their post-secondary educations.“It’s pretty
Jake Zwanziger was one tired “pup” last Wednesday morning, but if he dozed off in class at New Hampton High School, he had a good excuse.That’s be-cause the preceeding day, he awoke at 4 a.m.
A dance for mothers and their children was held on Friday by the Women of Today in New Hampton to celebrate Mother’s Day.Women of Today representative Rachel Holthaus said the dance was started last year for mothers and their sons to compliment th
The County Roads Department will move ahead with the V-18 concrete patching project outside of North Washington thanks to approval from the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors.Bids were received and opened and the project will cost just under ha
On the day before spring finally truly arrived in New Hampton last week, about a dozen residents gathered in Mikkelson Park to talk about Christmas lights.“Hey, it feels like winter, right,” Lee Pool said, and Randy Heying couldn’t help but laugh.
The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors have accepted Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation’s (NEICAC) help that they are offering in the absence of a general assistance program in the County Social Services office starting July 1.NEICAC w
