A highlight of this year’s Ionia Fun Days was the first annual Little Miss, Mister and Miss Teen Ionia competition!

While the event was short lived due to weather, it was well attended on Thursday night along main street.County residents of all ages joined in the celebrations for Classic Night held by The Blue Iris, Butch’s and Josie’s in New Hampton.The rain d

The Iowa DNR is once again gearing up to begin its yearly August Roadside Study which helps determine where the wildlife numbers stand in each county.Each year the Iowa Department of Natural Resources uses a roadside survey to assess its upland ga

Since filing for a Nutrient Reduction Strategy Plan the New Hampton City Council will be looking for an exemption from the DNR that would delay the city having to pay for a number of years.However, to receive exemptions, the DNR looks into the cit

The New Hampton Rotary Club will hold a computer recycling event in cooperation with Goodwill Industries and Dell on Friday, Aug. 12 from 3 to 6 p.m. on the corner of Main and Linn (CarQuest parking lot).

The New Hampton Rotary Club is once again a partner in the Shoeboxes for the Children of the Dump international service project.

Remember when you got so excited to hear that iconic song of the ice cream truck?

Airport Lake has seen a face lift with the addition of new playground equipment being installed.Chickasaw County Conservation Director Brian Moore said three weeks ago the New Hampton Lions Club was out at Airport Lake to help the conservation boa

After a lengthy discussion, the golf cart ordinance received its second reading at the New Hampton City Council meeting on Monday.New Hampton Mayor Deb Larsen reported to the council that she received two emails since the last council meeting, one

Age is just a number to some like Welcome Center Vendor Garylee Thurm so after retiring from John Deere he turned his hobby turned into a business.Thurm makes handcrafted wooden products, speciality items and jigs for the Gateway to Northeast Iowa

Greenwood Cemetery Board Members are hoping the arch entering the cemetery will be restored and replaced with the help of kind donors.The arch entering the Greenwood Cemetery is in need of dire repair.  The board plans to restore the lettering on

Pastor Darin Cerwinske and his family knew they would be going on an adventure moving from their Nashua hometown to Georgia but never dreamed they would be lucky enough to come back to Nashua a short four years later.Cerwinske and his wife Deedie,

Retirement is when you stop living at work and start working at living and that is exactly what Casey’s Store Manager Lila Clipperton plans on doing.

Lions, tigers and horses were under the big top at the Nashua Fairgrounds Monday evening welcoming people of all ages.

Chickasaw County Chief Deputy Marty Hemann emphasizes that the area isn't seeing a crime spree.But at the same time, he wants to remind residents, especially those in rural areas, that times have changed.“It's not like we've all of