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For now, Nashua city leadership is in flux

 
Nashua’s road to hiring a city administrator recently hit a speed bump, and now the city is also without a city clerk.

New Hampton’s Heartland Days comes with a few changes this year

 
If it’s Heartland Days week — and it is — then Jason Speltz is keeping one eye on the sky and the other on New Hampton’s big town celebration.

Residents get a chance to travel back in time during Classic Night event

The first Classic Night of the summer was held Thursday night in conjunction with Relay For Life. 
Cars, tractors and more lined Main Street to be viewed and voted on by attendees. 

Relay for Life raises more than $31,000 for American Cancer Society

This year’s Relay For Life event has raised $31,000 and counting for the American Cancer Society.
The event was held in conjunction with the New Hampton Classic Night that was held on Main Street with Relay For Life on Walnut Avenue.

Alta Vista Days delivers a heck of a good time

Alta Vista celebrated Saturday — well, actually the whole weekend — with Alta Vista Days that included a parade, children's activities, live music and a softball tournament.

So that’s what summer feels like

Well, hello, summer.
At least that was the thought a lot of us had this past weekend as temperatures reached 90 for the first time on Saturday.

Mercy birthing center honored with award

Mercy - New Hampton's Birth Center was honored with a Spirit of Service award for scoring excellent on patient satisfaction surveys.

Extreme Bull Riding event will feature local riders as well

As summer nears the Chickasaw County Firefighters Association Extreme Bull Riding that is coming to New Hampton nears as well.Lacy Carolan and the Firefighters Association have been hard at work finalizing plans for the event that will be held on

Two-day schedule packed with events

It’s June! When did that happen?

Couple honored to be ‘Grand Dairyman’

Long time residents of Fredericksburg Doug and Lisa Kleiss have been selected as this year’s Grand Dairyman for Fredericksburg’s Dairy Days celebration. “It is an honor for us to have been chosen to be the grand dairyman for this year’s Dairy Days

Let summer begin!

In the cafeteria, middle school students danced, played the guitar and drew.In Angie Rowan’s first-grade classroom, students threw “beach balls” around and took one last turn with the interactive Osmo program.Out on the curb, bus driver Jacob Hack

Nashua mayor nixes administrator

After months of discussion, the Nashua City Council felt like it had finally decided — despite a split vote — to not only create a city administrator position but also hire someone to fill it.Not so fast, however, as two days after council members

Alta Vista will kick off festival season

Alta Vista Days will kick off the county’s celebrations for the summer this weekend.The fun begins on Friday with softball games and an 80s themed poker bike ride that starts at 6:30 p.m.

FFA advisor proud students are chasing opportunities

New Hampton High School FFA Advisor Jim Russ said he looks at two of his students receiving this opportunity as an honor to receive their goal of being a Borlaug-Ruan internship.“To have two students selected as juniors is amazing to me,” said Rus

Funeral home is celebrating nice milestone

The Markham family is proud to have served their communities for 10 years now, and with a funeral home that has 129 years under its belt to boot.Jerry Conway was the founder of the present day Conway-Markham Funeral Home and after changing hands m

NHHS student ready for unique summer

Hannah Heit is preparing for an epic summer experience.The New Hampton High School junior is traveling to Ethiopia as a Borlaug-Ruan International intern through the World Food Prize.Heit will join 23 other students, from 12 different states, at r

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