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That’s a pretty cool train conductor!

Father Brian Dellaert, the priest for Holy Family Parish, drives the “kiddie train” Sunday morning as the annual Fall Festival kicked off with a wide variety of activities for those of all ages.
 

New Hampton, Nashua will have election choices to make

Voters in both New Hampton and Nashua will head to the polls in November — or next month if they vote early — with choices to make.Candidates had until last Thursday to file nomination papers, and while a number of communities will have unconteste

County attorney heading to the bench

Pat Wegman will always be grateful for the people of Chickasaw County, but he was ready for a new challenge.And he got it on Friday, when he was appointed a district court associate judge by the district court judges of District 1.That means Wegma

Model A makes visit to New Hampton

A blast from the past visited downtown New Hampton on Tuesday afternoon, as passers-by had the opportunity to take a look at a 1929 Model A Ford close up.The nearly 90-year-old vehicle was rebuilt by Dennis Mihm (left) of New Hampton, who drove th

Board of Supervisors takes care of a relatively light agenda

pproving a fireworks permit and learning about re-platting some rural property were two of the featured items on a very light agenda for the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors at its weekly meeting on Monday.Chair Tim Zoll, Jacob Hackman, Steve

New Hampton, Turkey Valley to share wrestling

New Hampton and Turkey Valley will share wrestling this coming winter, thanks to a vote by the New Hampton School Board on Monday night.The team will be known as the New Hampton/Turkey Valley Chickasaws and will pair two tradition-rich programs.“I

Plenty of road construction

There’s been a lot of road construction going on in residential areas of New Hampton this week as the city finishes its 2017 street improvement project. Here, a work crew and a Caterpillar Steamroller add some blacktop to North Elm Avenue.

Numbers tell technology tale at school

It’s not that New Hampton School Board members didn’t realize the school district has made giant strides in technology.But when the district’s technology coordinator, Jeremiah Cantu, finished his short presentation at Monday’s board meeting, board

Board hopes to call for bids next month

There is light at the end of the tunnel, and no, it’s not the front of an oncoming train.The New Hampton School Board moved one step closer to a new middle school Tuesday night, when consultant Merle Rambo of Facilities Cost Management Group prese

Century of serving

Bryan Hugeback would love to go back in time — just for a day — to see where the funeral home that has been such a huge part of his life all started.On July 20, 1917, a funeral home owned by Bill Larkin, helped put a retired farmer named Nat Hilsm

Nashua police chief heading into West Union

Nashua’s police chief is leaving his home town and headed east.Paul Becthold turned in his letter of resignation, effective Oct.

Nashua reserve officer bumped up to part-time

More change is taking place at the Nashua Police Department, as City Council members Monday night approved hiring Reserve Officer Ben Scholl as a temporary part-time officer.The move came less than two weeks after Police Chief Paul Becthold resign

Homecoming Royalty

Caleb Lines and Emma Sinnwell were crowned king and queen at Nashua-Plainfield Homecoming last Thursday night.

Happy homecoming!

A Nashua-Plainfield cheerleader is silhouetted by the homecoming bonfire Thursday night.
For more photos and much more about homecoming week at the N-P schools, see Thursday's Nashua Reporter

RRMR offers to share its superintendent

The Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Board of Education agreed to offer terms of a shared superintendent position to the Nashua-Plainfield district school board.Monday’s discussion means the district will offer terms for the N-P Board of Education to con

Students learn importance of farm safety

Area elementary students learned some valuable safety lessons Friday as Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, along with  the Chickasaw County 4-H, presented Farm Safety Day at the Big Four Fairgrounds in Nashua.Teachers and students from

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