From woodwork to photorealistic watercolor to pottery to felting, there was so much beautiful artwork displayed at the Plum Creek Art Festival on Saturday, April 21, representing Chickasaw and nearby counties, it was tough to know where to begin.M
To say New Hampton is a construction Mecca right now, might be a bit of an understatement.Take this week, for example.With spring finally springing, construction workers were busy at three different sites as they worked on building New Hampton’s n
All was quiet — save for wind howling outside — in KR Greenhouse earlier this month, which is a rarity, for this business is definitely a family a air.“It is a little quiet right now,” Rachel Martin said with a smile as she unloaded plants from a
The [Chickasaw] County Board of Supervisors heard a refresher course on the five-year construction program from County Engineer Dusten Rolando on April 9.
An Ionia man has died and an Osage pair was injured following a traffic crash that occurred between Osage and Grafton on Monday, April 23.Iowa State Patrol reported that, after 7:30 p.m., driver Garrett Patrick Bormann, 24, of Ionia, was traveling
A member of the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors requested assistance on an internal investigation from the county-contracted human resources consultant, but no hard feelings were intended, the consultant revealed after questioning by a forme
New Hampton High School students Isabel (left) and Jessica perform in a scene of the one-act play “A Murdered Mystery” that took the stage before the spring play “The Summerland Project” this past weekend.— For more photos see the April 24 New Ham
Kayleen Dunt may have the style of a surfer, but moreover, the philosophy of one. She wants to help folks through the rough patches. The West Union native was raised by a Waucoma area native.“Life is a journey.
Sara Wernimont laughed as she told the story of her “quick breakfast” Saturday morning.“I love Reese's Peanut Butter Cups,” the dentist said, “but I may have to rethink that.”Wernimont manned the Boeding and Speltz Family Dentistry booth at t
The New Hampton City Council last week gave the go-ahead to Precision of New Hampton to begin work on a project that will create more office space at the west-side Industrial Park manufacturer.But the agenda item sparked discussion about New Hampt
Community Connections New Hampton will hold a bake sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 26 and Friday, April 27 at the New Hampton Treasure Chest store.All proceeds go to the New Hampton Fire Department.
Three people were killed Friday evening in a two-pickup crash about five miles east of Charles City.According to the Iowa State Patrol, Jacob Allen Mahnesmith, age 28, of Nashua, was driving a 2011 Dodge Ram pickup that was going west on 210th Str
A Lawler contractor will replace a 1964 box culvert south of New Hampton.The Chickasaw County Supervisors approved the apparent low bid of $191,260 from Blazek Corp.
Chickasaw County’s human resources representative, Paul Greufe with PJ Greufe and Associates, requested that the county auditor follow up on recommendations from a recent audit or audits, according to a March 20 email.The Board of Supervisors hear
The folks at First Citizens Bank looked at the forecast earlier this week and decided, snow or no snow, they were going Hawaiian.So as the New Hampton endured yet another winter storm — the fifth since March 24 — on Wednesday, life was a “beach” i
