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Cowboy poets to return to New Hampton

Marilee Mishak admits there’s a little sadness for her and her husband, Gerry, as they get ready for Cowboy Poetry’s annual appearance in Northeast Iowa.

Students get J-Term experience

New Hampton High School students don’t have to go to college to get a J-Term experience; in fact, they will get one next month as the school will welcome back students with a unique two-week program.

Protect dogs from the cold winter weather

If it’s too cold for you outside, it’s probably too cold for your dog.

Prairie Lakes church finds permanent home in New Hampton

The New Hampton campus of the Prairie Lakes Church has found a new, more permanent home.

Dance Team has plenty to celebrate

The New Hampton High School Dance team once again brought home some hardware from the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association competition, held Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

It looks like March start for school

If all goes well — in other words, if Old Man Winter cooperates — construction on New Hampton’s new school buildings will begin in earnest sometime in mid-March.

The next computer genius?

Remember that show “Are you Smarter than a Fifth-Grader?”

After 51-plus years, it's time to retire

For 51-plus years, the bank has been a constant in Judy Hoffman's life so it's understandable that she feels a little trepidation about Dec. 29.

Supervisors want to be more transparent

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors is considering ways to make the county governing process more efficient while still maintaining transparency to the public.

Retiring superintendent gets fond sendoff

Nashua-Plainfield School Board members wanted to give their superintendent a nice send-off; after all, they believe Randy Strabala has contributed a lot to the school district over the last 19 1/2 years.

Nashua man files not guilty plea

A Nashua man is pleading not guilty to three separate counts of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor.
William M. Dooly, age 38, filed a not-guilty plea in Chickasaw County Court on Monday, Dec. 11. 

Supervisors freeze their pay; cut increases for others

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to freeze their own salaries for next year, then voted to increase the salaries of other county elected officials by a much smaller margin than what had been recommended by the Chickasaw Count

Power provider infrastructure leads to outage

New Hampton Light Plant General Manager Brian Quirk knows that a mid-day, if you will, power outage is the worse possible scenario for the utility’s customers.

Lined up to see Santa

New Hampton Parks and Recreation Director Rick Kramer was wondering if the line was ever going to “go down” during Breakfast with Santa Saturday morning.

Making a joyful noise!

They waved to the crowd — OK, to mom and dad.
They sang. They played instruments. They danced. They clapped. And some of then even applauded themselves.

Librarians make their case for funding

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors was invaded by librarians at the weekly meeting on Monday.

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