Leon Sheets sat in his barn office Sunday afternoon and exuded passion for his industry.Then again, it could have been any day of the week and anywhere on the planet and Sheets would promote the pork industry.“I do have a passion for pig farmers,”

“Chuckwagon Sunday” is always good to the Big Four Fair, and 2017 certainly was not an exception.But it wasn’t just Sunday that saw big crowds come out to the fairgrounds in Nashua this year.“We’ve had awesome crowds the whole weekend,” Big Four F

 
The campfire wood is stacked, the trash barrels are in place and a whirlwind two months of planning is complete.

Rachel Grober’s busy senior year got a lot more hectic last month when the New Hampton High School student was crowned the 64th Iowa dairy princess on the night before the Iowa State Fair started.But the 17-year-old from Ionia wouldn’t have it any

If you go to a monthly board meeting in the New Hampton School District this year, you’re likely to see the usual gathering of board members, school administrators, a few teachers, some parents, perhaps even a handful of interested local entrepren

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on Sunday that President Donald Trump has issued a presidential disaster declaration for seven Iowa counties, including Chickasaw County, which were hit by severe weather and flooding in lat

Football teams love playing that first game of the season at home.Band directors?

Nashua is close to having a fully automated library, but even when the last of the facility’s more than 24,000 items are entered into the computer system, one thing will remain the same.The card catalog is staying put.“I just can’t see not having

If it’s the week before the Big Four Fair, we can give you one ironclad guarantee: Big Four Fair Secretary Nancy Hillesheim and her fellow board members are Weather Channel fans.“I always laugh because there’s nothing I can do about it,” Hilleshei

 
There’s just something about the first day of school, isn’t there?

Turkey Valley may not have a contested School Board race in next month’s election.Incumbents Don Blazek and Brenda Muetherthies have both filed for re-election and are running unopposed.But residents in the district will still have choices to make

Frederick William Schmelz was an army cook.On Oct.

The New Hampton Municipal Pool project appears to be back on track, thanks to the generosity of two area residents.Willis Hansen and Walt Schilling announced last week that they have combined forces for a challenge campaign to help the pool renova

The weather made some threats, but in the end, the weather cooperated.Some gray clouds and about two minutes of drizzle wasn’t nearly enough to keep the cerebration on the ground at New Hampton Municipal Airport on Saturday.“This is the best year

 
It wasn’t all fuel all the time for the New Hampton School Board on Monday night, but it was close.