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Jason Speltz was pretty sure this revival of sorts would be a big success, but the New Horizons-Chamber director was still a little nervous on Thursday before “Ho Ho Ho to New Hampton Let’s Go!” kicked off.The fretting was for naught, for the even

‘Breakfast with Santa’ just works

Ask Rick Kramer what makes the New Hampton Parks and Recreation Breakfast with Santa event a success, and the department director will give you a two-part answer.“Well, there’s Santa, obviously,” he said with a laugh, “but seriously, the volunteer

Council delays final pool payment

New Hampton City Council tabled the final payment to Henkel Construction for the swimming pool project on Monday and set public hearings before approving three documents.Councilman Joe Denner said the sidewalk was so narrow that “if you meet someb

Elementary holiday concert ‘sets tone’ for season

The Nashua-Plainfield Elementary students were all dressed up and waving at their families while waiting to present “Celebrate the Season,” their holiday concert.The kindergarten through fifth grade students were ready for the holiday concert to s

Snow ordinance may get one change

After investigating emergency snow removal procedures, New Hampton will add more emergency snow removal signs and extend the time to pay before the fine increases.A motion to amend the late payment time frame for emergency snow removal parking tic

New Hampton gives young teacher start

Eliott Kuchera laughed when he was asked the question — so, were you excited or nervous as you took the podium to conduct the New Hampton Concert Band at Monday night’s Winter Music Festival?“Well, it was probably a little bit of Column A and a li

Interim pastor brings musical touch to church famed by a song

The Little Brown Church in Nashua has a new interim pastor.He, Drew McHolm, and his wife, Jesse Boatright (known to fellow Cedar Falls natives as Terrie Webrand) happen to be musical, though McHolm says the congregation wasn’t aware of that when i

Beards do their part for 3D mammography

Collin Stephens wasn’t all that sure about this whole Most Valuable Beard thing back in early November.Oh, the cause — raising money to bring 3D mammography to Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton — was great and Stephens has had a beard for years.The

Saturday breakfast gives kids one final chance to bend Santa’s ear

Santa’s going to be a pretty busy guy Saturday morning; after all, hundreds of kids usually turn out for “Breakfast with Santa.”But at least the jolly old fellow won’t go away hungry as the New Hampton Parks and Recreation Department will hold the

Christmas in Plainfield offers Santa and holiday merriment

Mayor Tom Geise reminded visitors to keep Christmas in their hearts this holiday season, as Plainfield’s annual Christmas on Main began Sunday evening with the annual Christmas tree lighting.

A whole lot of Christmas

The weather may not have been the greatest on Saturday but that did not stop children of all ages from enjoying Christmas in Nashua.Santa made his appearance at the Nashua Town and Country Club on Saturday morning to visit with the children and ma

Without clerk, City Council adjusts hours at City Hall

Nashua City Hall will have new hours immediately, due to the fact that the city currently doesn’t have a city clerk.The City Council decided at its Monday night meeting to have City Hall open from 7:30 a.m.

N-P graduate wins Dr. Pepper tuition giveaway

Caleb Lines stood on the football field at Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday night and told himself no matter what happened, his weekend was already complete.The 2018 Nashua-Plainfield High School graduate was about to compete in the Dr.

Storm doesn’t amount to much

The much ballyhooed winter storm turned out to be, at least in and around Chickasaw County, pretty much a dud.Not that we’re saying it was a pleasant weekend, but still, the heaviest snow stayed to the north and west of New Hampton, which saw the

Koehn gets life for son's death

A former Alta Vista man has been sentenced to life in prison in the neglect death of his infant son in 2017.
 

Santa Claus gets an earful at Carnegie

Aisha and her sister June Ouenas were told to pick the four most important things for their Christmas lists to Santa when they visited him at the Carnegie Cultural Center on “Santa Saturday.”But the gifts aren’t just theirs for the asking.Santa po

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