Writing and presenting formal speeches aren’t typically a part of the day-to-day routine for math teachers.David Voves, a 2003 New Hampton High School graduate who teaches in Charles City, worked on his speech for a couple of weeks, trying to get
New Hampton Elementary second-graders have been compiling research on a real-world problem that is important to them — disappearing pollinators — since January, and on Friday they called on the community to help save the monarch butterflies.“Matt
The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors acted on documents for the Department of Transportation, being the fiscal 2020 budget and five-year construction program for Secondary Roads, and approved spending for an excavator.County Engineer Dusten R
Overheard in the “food line” at Saturday’s [April 6] Stars and Stripes Spectacular was this gem: “Oh my gosh, just looking at those dogs, that’s probably adding a $100 to my bids.”Evidently, that guy wasn’t the only one who thought that way at the
After graduating in the spring of 1952, Ralph Beck earned his Iowa Farmer degree in the fall of 1953 and still raises “some livestock” on the rural New Hampton farm where he was born.Although he wasn’t directly related to anyone at the 88th annual
Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School will soon have a new playground, but before it does, it must get rid of its old one.So that means if you want something like a yellow slide, a large arch, monkey bars or a small climbing wall, all you need to do
The night began with a call.“Cast members to the stage,” shouted Maggie Konecne, and everyone rushed to their places as the lights dimmed.The first scene was about to begin.Another play practice was underway, and for one night, we followed along.
Messes inspire creativity, and sometimes creativity is messy.Parents and grandparents found this out on Saturday during the “Kids Painting Class,” which was held at the Nashua Public Library.Library Director Heather Hackman had so much interest in
Despite receiving a recommendation from its attorney to pay one-ninth of an ambulance bill on April 1, the Chickasaw Board of Supervisors took no action on it because “update on the Ambulance Council” was all that was on the agenda.On Monday, unde
The Nashua Fire Department has kept busy since the first day of spring answering calls.Conditions are not favorable most days for burning, and with the windy conditions a fire can get out of control fast.“We’ve had four fires since the first day o
The rumblings are out there when it comes to power companies; after all, another power company has proposed a 24 percent rate increase to its customers and a group is taking aim at municipal utilities that are seeking to add telecommunications to
When the New Hampton Fire Department holds its annual dance on Saturday night, there will be plenty of great music and friendly ban- ter, but it’s also a critical fundraiser for the New Hampton Firefighters Association.“I don’t want to say it’s th
Maybe the most shocking part — at least for those of us who were there — of New Hampton High School’s Variety Show was this comment from Sydney Lau.“I always have a little stage fright,” the senior said the day after she and her fellow performers
Shoppers converged on New Hampton’s downtown and outlying businesses from multiple cities, including several from the Waterloo area during a Saturday promotion, “Ladies, It’s Your Day!”New Horizons Chamber of Commerce Director Jason Speltz said at
