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Thunderstorms lead to flooding in and around New Hampton

Residents in and around New Hampton dealt with another round of flash flooding Friday morning as severe thunderstorms dumped more than four inches of rain on parts of the county.

Nashua set to celebrate Water Over the Dam Days

Organizers are hoping Nashua residents and a bevy of visitors will “come ashore and party some more at the big ole beach bash” during Water Over the Dam Days celebration that kicks off its four-day run on Thursday. 

New Hampton school parents can go back online to pay for fees

New Hampton Community Schools parents who want to pay for their children’s lunches and other fees will once again be able to do so online and won’t have to pay a “convenience fee,” thanks to a decision by the School Board last Monday night.

Volunteers grow to almost 70 for this year’s Project Flo renovations

As Lynn Throndson watched some old cement steps get jackhammered Saturday, he raised his voice to be heard over the din.
“We were kind of hoping those would be hollow inside,” he said with a smile.

Competitors unite for new Chamber event

Kayla Smith was “feeling a cupcake” so the Pocketful of Posies owner stopped into the Blue Iris to visit the Kakery, and New Horizons-Chamber’s latest event was born.

Nashua library mural celebrates EAGLE coordinator

The Nashua Public Library held a dedication recently to celebrate the life of Diane Day, the longtime coordinator of a preschool reading program.

Council takes no action on ambulance funding

The New Hampton City Council met as a “committee as a whole” on Monday night before its regular city council to discuss if and how to provide funding for the ambulance service contract, but after going into closed session for much of the meeting,

You might not want city to mow your lawn

If New Hampton property owners don’t cut their grass, it’s going to cost them a proverbial pretty penny for the city to do it, City Council members decided on Monday.

Gym opening may be a bit delayed

New Hampton’s new middle school and industrial technology and vocational agriculture center will be ready for students Aug. 23, when the 2019-20 school year begins, the school district’s top administrator said on Friday.

More than just a game!

It was, to steal an overheard comment from the crowd, “instant cuteness.”

Service set for Baby Sterling Saturday morning

The idea is simple yet twofold: Give Baby Sterling the memorial service he deserves and bring healing to a community.

Chamber ‘invests’ in annual celebration

Jason Speltz’s first Heartland Days as a member of New Horizons-Chamber was back in 2012, which means this upcoming weekend’s celebration will be his eighth with the organization that puts on New Hampton’s annual celebration.

Parks and Rec makes one final push for unique summer camp

Tara Hackman concedes she’s a bit befuddled by the slow pace of registrations for the New Hampton Parks and Recreation Department’s Camp Creamery that will be held, hopefully, later this month.

Whale of a party!

The adrenaline in Christy Roethler’s voice was still loud and clear Sunday morning, but the co-chairperson of the committee that put on one heck of an Alta Vista Days celebration couldn’t help but laugh when she was asked about a possible nap late

Supervisors say they will pay half of ambulance contract

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors on Monday moved in the direction of agreeing to for half of a two-year ambulance contract.

Ambulance Council approves contract with Chickasaw Ambulance Service

The Chickasaw County Ambulance Council approved a two-year contract with the Chickasaw Ambulance Service Thursday, ending a meeting that lasted more than two hours and was contentious, to say the least, at times.

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