What began on an August morning back in 2005 comes to an end on Sunday when Nashua-Plainfield High School will hold its commencement ceremony.On that day 12 1/2 years ago, the 46 seniors who will receive their diplomas entered kindergarten, and ju

Nashua-Plainfield High School instructor Suzy Turner is heading back to Europe.The school’s talented and gifted teacher, 7-12 instructional coach and National History Day advisor learned earlier this week that she has been selected to participate

North, South, calvary and vendors are getting ready for the annual Civil War Reenactment at the Old Bradford Pioneer Village Museum this weekend.The fun begins on Friday when the museum will be hosting Student Day.

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors received two petitions signed by more than 100 people to allow all-terrain vehicles and utility task-terrain vehicles on county roads and heard about the risks from the county attorney on Monday, May 7.One

One local dog among the attendees of last week’s K-9 officer training at the New Hampton Fire Department is a rescue.After testing “Duke” for his drive, Midwest K-9 in Pleasant Hill determined the yellow Labrador retriever was fit to be a K-9, sai

Members of the Nashua-Plainfield girls track team’s 4x800 relay — (from left) Kylie Laube, Kaylee Cerwinske, Faith Carpenter and Emma Sinnwell — embrace after they broke the school record in the event at last Thursday’s Class 1A state qualifying m

Bill Noehl remembers that day more than a quarter of a century ago when his wife, Linda, had finally had enough.“I’m not sure where we were going,” he said, “but we drove by the building, and Linda just said, in that voice that I knew was serious,

Rental rates for Iowa farmland increased for the first time since 2013, according to the results of the Cash Rental Rates for Iowa 2018 Survey conducted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.“Cash rents seem to be following land values i

Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Shawver couldn’t help but laugh at the question last week, even if he knew it was asked tongue in cheek.“So what’s going on at Trinity Lutheran Church?”No, no one at the church was under investigation; instea

An organization that has grown by proverbial leaps and bounds during this decade will hand out thousands of dollars to graduating New Hampton High School seniors this coming Tuesday evening.“It’s been pretty remarkable to see how far we’ve come in

The mentoring program in Chickasaw County is here to stay, says the chief executive officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters Northeast Iowa, Katie Orlando, just as soon as it can find an office.“We’re looking for in-kind, for someone to donate the spac

One of these years, the Suhr Dairy and Family Annual Farm Tour will stop growing.2018 was not that year.More than 1,350 people — ranging from school students to families — toured the working dairy farm northwest of Fredericksburg Tuesday, shatteri

Owing to unintended consequences of a federal mandate eight years ago, Chickasaw County needs to upgrade its radio system to improve emergency communication between public safety workers in the field and dispatch — between the nerves and the nerve

A jury recently found a former Chickasaw County man guilty of two counts of sexual abuse.James Allen Mincks, 32, was found guilty of sexual abuse in the second degree and sexual abuse in the third degree by the jury, and sentencing is scheduled fo

Nashua First Congregational Church proudly hosted the Watoto Children’s Choir for the second time on Wednesday evening during the Midwest leg of its tour.