There will be a motorcycle rally this year in New Hampton, after all.

With today being Independence Day, city, county and state offices, along with most businesses, are closed.

 
As Iowa’s new governor toured three New Hampton businesses Tuesday, she was told that two of them — Dungey’s Furniture and Flooring and the Blue Iris — rebuilt in the city after suffering devastating fires.

 
New Hampton’s RAGBRAI Committee members are putting the final touches on their plans to welcome more than 20,000 people to the city late next month.

 
The kids — and not to mention a few adults — filled the floor at the New Hampton Community Center last Friday.
And they built a bunch of cool contraptions with Legos ... all for the love of reading.

 
The man in charge of Iowa’s election system takes voting integrity very seriously, but he believes the flap over Russian intervention in the 2016 election has been blown “way out of proportion.”

 
The Rev. Peter Faugstad stood in the front of his little church, and the smile refused to leave his face.

 
The Davis Rally will not be returning to New Hampton ... at least for this year.

 
Sump pump and the damage they are doing to the streets of New Hampton was discussed Monday night at the City Council meeting.

 
When Chickasaw County hires a new Veterans Affairs director, the office he or she has will move to the east side of New Hampton.

 
Flo Throndson had a saying her children heard a million times.
“The Lord will provide.”
There’s a lot of veracity to that statement, at least if the charity that carries her name is any indication.

 
The Nashua-Plainfield Lions held their  meeting last week to introduce new members and to celebrate milestones for years of service for three members.

 
The budget has been a topic for many months, for the Council members and Monday evening they discussed options when it comes to cutting the budget.

 
Just making it to the National History Day contest was cool for Morgan Kapping, as was a chance to display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

 
Hitting the jackpot in Nashua will be easy as Water Over the Dam Days begins its four-day run Thursday with a celebration themed “A Winning Weekend!”