It’s a weekend of art for young and old alike at the Carnegie Cultural Center in New Hampton.

If you think it seems like this winter has been a little colder, with less snow than normal, you’re absolutely right.

State Large Group Speech contest was held on Saturday with many area schools competing for a chance to go to All-State Speech Contest in two weeks at Iowa State University.

Braxton Johnson’s mommy and daddy are getting married this summer, and his mother brought him along to the Wedding Extravaganza that was held Saturday at the Chickasaw Event Center.
The little guy didn’t mind at all.

The 2018 Christmas season may be almost 11 months away, but the members of the Little Light of Mine Committee are already planning for a much bigger and better lighting display.

They may be from different political parties, but both State Rep. Todd Prichard, D-Charles City, and State Sen. Waylon Brown, R-St. Ansgar, said Saturday it’s time for the state to take a long, hard look at tax credits in Iowa.

As an elected member of the Nashua City Council, there are many duties and responsibilities the member holds. The most important would be listening to the citizens about their concerns, questions and complaints in some cases.

Even if New Hampton had received all Division II ratings this past Saturday in Decorah, its large-group speech coach knows his team would have achieved something that will last a lot longer than a high school speech season.

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors canvassed the Nashua city special election — which was held Tuesday, Jan. 23 — and officially endorsed the results during the board’s weekly Monday morning meeting.

Back in the day, chewing gum in school was most definitely a no-no.

After a lot of talk and some spirited debate — complete with a lesson from the county sheriff — the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to keep the salaries of elected officials at the same levels they had already decided on in Decembe

The Bremer County Attorney’s Office has released the names of law enforcement officers involved in a standoff and ultimately fatal shooting incident on Jan. 18.

It doesn’t look like the flu bug is going away anytime soon.
Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton announced this week that due to the prevalence of influenza, the facility has implemented visitor restrictions. 

The Heartland Days Committee announced on Wednesday that Suellen Kolbet will be the 2018 Heartland Days Grand Marshall.
The committee planned to surprise Kolbet with the news, and it worked.

Last week, the Iowa Legislature sent a state water quality bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds for her signature.