Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School will soon have a new playground, but before it does, it must get rid of its old one.So that means if you want something like a yellow slide, a large arch, monkey bars or a small climbing wall, all you need to do
The night began with a call.“Cast members to the stage,” shouted Maggie Konecne, and everyone rushed to their places as the lights dimmed.The first scene was about to begin.Another play practice was underway, and for one night, we followed along.
Messes inspire creativity, and sometimes creativity is messy.Parents and grandparents found this out on Saturday during the “Kids Painting Class,” which was held at the Nashua Public Library.Library Director Heather Hackman had so much interest in
Despite receiving a recommendation from its attorney to pay one-ninth of an ambulance bill on April 1, the Chickasaw Board of Supervisors took no action on it because “update on the Ambulance Council” was all that was on the agenda.On Monday, unde
The Nashua Fire Department has kept busy since the first day of spring answering calls.Conditions are not favorable most days for burning, and with the windy conditions a fire can get out of control fast.“We’ve had four fires since the first day o
The rumblings are out there when it comes to power companies; after all, another power company has proposed a 24 percent rate increase to its customers and a group is taking aim at municipal utilities that are seeking to add telecommunications to
When the New Hampton Fire Department holds its annual dance on Saturday night, there will be plenty of great music and friendly ban- ter, but it’s also a critical fundraiser for the New Hampton Firefighters Association.“I don’t want to say it’s th
Maybe the most shocking part — at least for those of us who were there — of New Hampton High School’s Variety Show was this comment from Sydney Lau.“I always have a little stage fright,” the senior said the day after she and her fellow performers
Shoppers converged on New Hampton’s downtown and outlying businesses from multiple cities, including several from the Waterloo area during a Saturday promotion, “Ladies, It’s Your Day!”New Horizons Chamber of Commerce Director Jason Speltz said at
More than 25 baskets are available to bid on at the Friends of the Library Books in a Basket Silent Auction, going on now at Upham Memorial Library, Fredericksburg.“Upham Memorial Library’s programming is supported by this fundraiser, so please b
A proposed Cobblestone Inn with the same number of rooms as the one in Waverly received a financial incentive to locate in New Hampton on Monday, and the city will still gain some new money from the venture.That’s because New Hampton City Council
Four New Hampton High School students and Principal Sarah Updegraff partnered with Iowa BIG North and the Northeast Iowa Community College Sector Board to host a job fair on Wednesday.Forty-five local employers packed into the high school gym, and
The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors heard a recommendation to pay one-ninth of the attorney bill of the Chickasaw County Ambulance Council on Monday based on there being nine voting members of the council, from County Attorney Jennifer Schwi
If New Hampton builds a new wrestling room, it would address “all the concerns,” a representative of the Chickasaw Wrestling Club told the School Board on Monday night during a meeting attended by more than 100 people.Brad Babcock told board membe
