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Nashua hires new City Clerk

After months of being without a permanent City Clerk, the City Council approved the hiring of Rhonda Dean as the new City Clerk for the City of Nashua and many have already met her at Shelby’s Southern Smokehouse.

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Drama Department excited to perform The Addams Family this weekend

They are creepy and they are kooky, mysterious and spooky. They are all-together ooky, the Addams Family, and they will be on stage at the Nashua-Plainfield High School this weekend showing a glimpse into their spine-chilling family.

Technololgy students open own business

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A chilly yet fun Trunk or Treat

Spiderman did not have to save the day in Nashua on Sunday afternoon while he was on Main Street, but he was seen getting candy.

Brisk to say the least

Rick Kramer wasn’t going to lie when it came to the annual Halloween Parade that his Parks and Recreation Department and the New Horizons-Chamber sponsored on Saturday.

New Hampton ready to kick off the holidays

Jason Speltz laughed when asked what kind of weather makes for a good Holiday Open House, this weekend’s annual kickoff to the Christmas shopping season here in New Hampton.

Democratic governor candidate touts his experience

John Norris believes his experience stands out above the rest of the candidates running for Iowa governor in 2018.

Iowa BIG North has itself a big week

One of the better success stories in the New Hampton School District in the last couple years has been the involvement with “Iowa BIG North,” along with three other northern Iowa School Districts, and that four-school cross-district partnership re

Former hoops player tells kids 'you matter'

Kevin Laue is probably the only motivational speaker working today who begins his presentation with the sentence, “Wave to the nub!”

New Hampton voters have choice

Contested municipal elections were a rarity in New Hampton … at least until recent years.
Now, they almost seem to be a rule.

Halloween Parade advice: Bundle up tight

Let’s face it, the weather forecast for Saturday morning looks more like Christmas than Halloween.
Then again, New Hampton Parks and Recreation Director Rick Kramer remembers the year it rained on New Hampton’s Halloween Parade.

Iowa pheasant season opens this weekend

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) believes that pheasant hunting this year will be about the same as last year, despite a low pheasant count in August.

Low jobless rate creates issues

Dropping unemployment numbers are a good thing, right?
Not necessarily.

Author hopes to inspire students

For children’s author Maribeth Boelts, sometimes the best story to share with kids is her own.

Forty-two years is enough for Ionia mayor

David Swenumson sat at his kitchen table in his Ionia home, and talked about the end of what has been truly a remarkable political career.
“It’s time for someone else,” he said. “It’s time for the young ones to take over.”

School plans not for the feint of heart

Take one look at the bid documents or the building plans that contractors have in their hands today and one realizes this is a pretty complicated process.

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