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Santa has a new mailbox!

This holiday season children will have the chance to mail their letters to Santa in the mailbox that will be located outside of the New Horizons-Chamber office on Main Street in New Hampton.The mailbox was purchased by the Chamber and was painted

Chickasaws take home 20-point win over TigerHawks

    Patience paid off for New Hampton's girls basketball team in their second win in as many games Monday, 57-37 at North Fayette Valley.    Even though the Chickasaw girls outscored their TigerHawk hosts in every quarter of the game, it wasn

Dominating debut

The final scores were dazzling — downright dominant to be honest — but that wasn’t what impressed New Hampton wrestling coach Nick Hemann the most Tuesday night.  “I was happy with the effort, and I really loved the fight,” Hemann said after his t

Mary L. Mattke dies at 50

Mary L. Mattke, 50, of Sumner, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, at her home in rural Sumner surrounded by her loving family.Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, at St. John Lutheran Church in Sumner with Rev.

Time pays off for dedicated author

Children’s author, Tim Malven of Nashua, visited the Nashua Public Library last Saturday and read his book, “The Christmas that Almost Wasn’t” to a group of youngsters.Tim grew up on a farm outside of Maynard.

The Christmas season begins in Nashua this weekend

The holiday season has begun and Christmas in Nashua is right around the corner. Celebrate Christmas in Nashua with a few or all of the fun events going on throughout the day on Dec. 3.The morning will begin at 9 a.m.

Carol J. Bowers dies at 89

Carol J. Bowers age 89 of New Hampton, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, at the New Aldaya Lifescapes Center in Cedar Falls.Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec.

Alan Hassman dies at 77

Alan Hassman, 77, of Camp Hill, Pa., and Big Sky, Mont., died unexpectedly on Sunday Nov.

A little humor goes a long way to ease these ‘scary high school years’

For years, when the boys were little and “looked up” to me, I heard the refrain over and over again.“Enjoy these years because the high school years are scary.”I chuckled and nodded my head in agreement, but evidently I had forgotten about the hel

Senator offers two ‘prescriptions’ to lower drug costs in U.S.

Back to school shopping earlier this year brought sticker shock for families in Iowa and elsewhere.

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