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Mercy ready to celebrate first century

 
Months of planning have gone into this weekend’s celebration at Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton.

RAGBRAI return?

 
The last bicycle riders were still an hour away from departing New Hampton last Thursday as Mayor Deb Larsen surveyed the scene near the intersection of Main Street and Locust Avenue.

Kids get a chance to see ‘Disney princesses’

 
“Disney Princesses” Anna, Elsa and Cinderella were excited to be able to read to area children for the Build a Better World reading program on Monday morning at the Nashua Public Library.

N-P trapshooters take on diabetes

 

St. Croix Hospice leaves city, relocates to Charles City

    The expansion of St.

Benefit set for former New Hampton resident, Rachel Stone, on Aug. 26

    A benefit that will include a meal, silent auction and live auction will be held Aug.

No one injured in fire at GMT Corporation in Nashua

    Instead of fighting a controlled fire Saturday, 102 emergency workers fought a real one.    A fire broke out at the GMT Corporation in Nashua, no one was injured, but there was damage to the ceiling and outside of a warehouse.    The fire star

OB nurse loves work at hospital

   The dream for Brenda Joens — all the way back to her high school years — was to become a nurse, but then, as she puts, “life took over.”   Yet, while the flame flickered at times over the years, it never was extinguished.   “It was always in th

Beach Bash does it again

   Brian Laures, owner of Big Ed’s Fire House in New Hampton held the sixth annual Beach Bash to End Alzheimers.   In the previous five years, Laures, the volunteers and the community have raised over 90 thousand dollars for Alzheimers research an

One fantastic day

It had been 40 years since RAGBRAI last made their way through Ionia and New Hampton and it never had been through Lawler.If the Register Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa participants have any say in it, the three Chickasaw County towns won’t ha

School Board opts for buying propane buses

    New Hampton Community Schools’ bus fleet will soon get two new, unique additions.    The School Board last week approved purchasing two propane-powered buses, a month after asking Superintendent Jay Jurrens to look into the pros and cons of pu

Hospital has its own jack of all trades

 
ennis Collins couldn’t help but laugh when asked about his extended career as a maintenance mechanic and plant operations employee at Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton.

Veterans Affairs will have new director soon

 
It’s taken a while but the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel is that a new Chickasaw County veterans affairs director will be in place this coming Monday.

Mother Nature's fury

 
A powerful thunderstorm packing winds of 70 miles per hour blasted Chickasaw County late Wednesday afternoon and left hundreds of residents without power.

Volunteers paddle to clean rivers

 
The hunt for trash continued this past week as volunteers embarked on the last leg of Project AWARE’s 2017 route along the upper Cedar River.

Feeling the pull noise!

 
Ed Anderson, his son and two of his grandchildren walked behind the stands and checked out the tractors and trucks Friday night.

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