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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

Students reach math goal; radio guy goes ‘more bald’

A local radio host went bald — more bald, that is — when he allowed his “partners in education,” Dennis Pagel’s fourth-grade class, to see his head get shaved on Thursday.Here’s how that haircut came to be:Local radio host Bob Svec had announced a

'Littles' wait listed in all school districts

Saturday marks five months since Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chickasaw County has been matching “bigs” or mentors to “littles” or mentees, and so far, nine pairs have been matched.More mentors are needed since littles are wait-listed in all school

Comp Board wants $10k raises

Though it will not be the “final answer,” the Chickasaw County Compensation Board voted 5-1 Wednesday night to raise the salaries of the county’s elected officials “mostly” across-the-board, except those of the Board of Supervisors.The Comp Board’

Lawler Lions to take over Cowboy Poetry

When Gerry and Marilee Mishak announced last year that the time had come for them to “give up” Cowboy Poetry, an event the New Hampton couple has coordinated for the past 13 years, the members of the Lawler Lions Club knew what they had to do.“Oh,

Nashua, Sheriff’s Office agree to three-year deal

The final contract for the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office to share the equivalent hours of one full-time deputy with the city of Nashua met approval Tuesday from the County Board of Supervisors.The contract will provide Nashua with 160 hours a

Winter weather advisory issued for area

Although the path of a major winter storm remained a bit uncertain Friday, it appears Chickasaw County is going to receive a potpourri of precipitation this weekend.The National Weather Service on Friday issued a winter weather advisory for Chicka

Area may get real dose of winter this weekend

It wasn’t much, but because it was a bit unexpected, Wednesday’s snowfall made for a coupe of dicey hours of driving in parts of the area.And the bad news is there’s a possibility we might get walloped by a major winter storm this weekend.The Nati

Dollars for Scholars’ ‘Legacy Pathway’ off to a good start

One of New Hampton’s Dollars for Scholars co-presidents say he’s pleasantly surprised at how well the “Chickasaw Legacy Pathway” sales are going, and he’s hoping the organization’s latest fundraiser can shift into even higher gear as Christmas app

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