It was the shortest Parade of Bands Concert in recent memory, maybe of all time, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying by New Hampton’s band directors and their students.In other words, blame Old Man Winter.“I think I had my each of my bands for some

The New Hampton Elementary Carnival Committee runs a “well-oiled machine” by repeating what works, say its two co-chairs, TLC Coordinator Michelle Hoy and fourth-grade teacher Dennis Pagel, who have a few decades on the committee between them.Prin

A birthday celebration brought children and their parents to the Nashua Public Library on Saturday morning during the Read Across America Day in honor of Dr.

The Nashua City Council Monday night approved two ordinances that proponents say will to keep Nashua minors safe and on the right track.Both ordinances — one puts into place a city-wide curfew while the other is a so-called “social hosting” law de

Auditions, practice and final performance all in a week is what the Nashua-Plainfield Elementary students will be doing this week with the help of two directors.Sign up sheets were sent home with the students and auditions were held on Monday for

Blizzards, road closures and cold temperatures did not stop Nashua-Plainfield speech students from shining at the district Individual speech contest on Feb.

Blizzards, road closures and cold temperatures did not stop Nashua-Plainfield speech students from shining at the district Individual speech contest on Feb.

Students grades 6-12 came together on woodwinds, brass, rhythm, piano and bass in an offbeat, ragtime sort of way while families brought in all manner of moist confections as New Hampton Community Schools presented the annual Jazz Dessert Concert

Randy Nosbisch admits that he and his fellow New Hampton Lions Club members are “scrambling” just a little bit more this year when it comes to the organization’s annual Pancake and French Toast Breakfast.After all, as Nosbisch put it, “this was To

Say this about the two men who represent Chickasaw County in the Iowa Legislature, they cover a lot of ground each month at the Chickasaw County Farm Bureau’s legislative forums.And Saturday was no exception as State Sen. Waylon Brown, R-St.

Families, students and staff moved from booth to booth around the gym at New Hampton Middle School to view projects that showcased what students learned during this year’s inclement weather-shortened Midmester Academy.Despite the weather delays, s

Jason Speltz never wants to go through a February quite like this past one; then again, maybe the New Hampton individual speech coach might want to reconsider that thought.After all, New Hampton had one whale of a day at the district speech contes

New Hampton High School Class of 2018 member Kody Bill is among 25 recent high school graduates who compose the first cohort of Northeast Iowa Community College Opportunity Scholarship recipients selected this year.The Opportunity Scholarship awar

With the exception of stop signs and curves, Chickasaw County Secondary Roads did not add much salt and sand in last weekend’s blizzard owing to strong winds that would have blown it off the roads, County Engineer Dusten Rolando said.Crews had pas

Now live on the New Hampton Public Library website, Brainfuse JobNow is a service designed to support every step of the job search.JobNow features live online coaches who, among other things, assist in resume/cover letter preparation, help patrons