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Nashua-Plainfield student named U.S. Presidential Scholar

Caleb Lines worked hard at not getting his hopes up, but he admitted he was a little nervous as he headed to school Tuesday morning.
That was the day the U.S. Department of Education would announce the 2018 U.S. President Scholars.

Democrat makes pitch for state’s top ag post

Tim Gannon believes one only needs a single statistic to see why the state must make an investment in rural Iowa.“When you have 71 of 99 counties losing population between 2010 and 2016, that says something,” the Mingo Democrat who is seeking to b

Blaze claims shop south of golf course

A Sunday morning fire claimed a building that served as a shop about a mile south of the New Hampton Golf and Country Club.New Hampton firefighters were called to the home of Darel and Tina Reicks just after 8:30 a.m.

At least it wasn’t snow

As John Murray wrapped up the interview Friday, his closing words were simple.“You turn the spigot off, OK?”The Chickasaw County assistant engineer could have been speaking for a variety of people — from employees of the county’s Secondary Road De

Chickasaw shooters put together a solid week

From time to time — when New Hampton’s trapshooters really get clicking — they will have five squads finish with a score of 200 or better.When Osage came to New Hampton Thursday the Chickasaws upped that number to six.It’s never happened before, a

Norbert B. Kramer, 92

Norbert B. Kramer age 92 of New Hampton, Iowa formerly of Alta Vista passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018, after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer, peacefully at his home in New Hampton surrounded by his family.

Marvin R. Westendorf, 89

Marvin R. Westendorf age 89 of Fredericksburg, Iowa died Friday, May 4, 2018, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Local artist shines at Plum Creek Festival

Drawing someone else’s memory would be the hardest thing this local artist has ever done, but it was completely worth it when he saw his client’s reaction to the finished product.Local artist Nic Sinnwell was recently a vendor at the Plum Creek Ar

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