The uniforms, instruments, traveling and 90-degree heat made for a long day for the Nashua-Plainfield Marching Band Saturday.But boy oh boy, it was worth it as the band came home with a first-place trophy from the Marshalltown Oktemberfest Parade

The write-in winner of one of the Nashua-Plainfield School Board seats earlier this month has decided to accept the position.“I thought about it for quite a few years and if people had that much confidence in me, thought I better accept,” said Pat

Jill Eike of the Carnegie Cultural Center is thrilled to be hanging the work of Ann McGregor on the walls.“The way she captures the ecology and beauty of our environment is exceptional,” Eike said.

he wait staff at the Pub at the Pinicon could have used some translators around lunchtime on Thursday.Someone who could pronounce “pork chop” in about four different languages would have been helpful.The Pub played host to a luncheon populated by

Father Brian Dellaert, the priest for Holy Family Parish, drives the “kiddie train” Sunday morning as the annual Fall Festival kicked off with a wide variety of activities for those of all ages.
 

Voters in both New Hampton and Nashua will head to the polls in November — or next month if they vote early — with choices to make.Candidates had until last Thursday to file nomination papers, and while a number of communities will have unconteste

Pat Wegman will always be grateful for the people of Chickasaw County, but he was ready for a new challenge.And he got it on Friday, when he was appointed a district court associate judge by the district court judges of District 1.That means Wegma

A blast from the past visited downtown New Hampton on Tuesday afternoon, as passers-by had the opportunity to take a look at a 1929 Model A Ford close up.The nearly 90-year-old vehicle was rebuilt by Dennis Mihm (left) of New Hampton, who drove th

pproving a fireworks permit and learning about re-platting some rural property were two of the featured items on a very light agenda for the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors at its weekly meeting on Monday.Chair Tim Zoll, Jacob Hackman, Steve

New Hampton and Turkey Valley will share wrestling this coming winter, thanks to a vote by the New Hampton School Board on Monday night.The team will be known as the New Hampton/Turkey Valley Chickasaws and will pair two tradition-rich programs.“I

There’s been a lot of road construction going on in residential areas of New Hampton this week as the city finishes its 2017 street improvement project. Here, a work crew and a Caterpillar Steamroller add some blacktop to North Elm Avenue.

It’s not that New Hampton School Board members didn’t realize the school district has made giant strides in technology.But when the district’s technology coordinator, Jeremiah Cantu, finished his short presentation at Monday’s board meeting, board

There is light at the end of the tunnel, and no, it’s not the front of an oncoming train.The New Hampton School Board moved one step closer to a new middle school Tuesday night, when consultant Merle Rambo of Facilities Cost Management Group prese

Bryan Hugeback would love to go back in time — just for a day — to see where the funeral home that has been such a huge part of his life all started.On July 20, 1917, a funeral home owned by Bill Larkin, helped put a retired farmer named Nat Hilsm

Nashua’s police chief is leaving his home town and headed east.Paul Becthold turned in his letter of resignation, effective Oct.