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Cold but meaningful

For a moment Sunday morning, the cold was forgotten at the annual Veterans Day observance at the Chickasaw County Veterans Memorial.Instead, the veterans and the residents gathered were taken back in time, and, through the letters written by membe

Moonshine Tap gets new owners, new look

Italian and American food options, a 95-cent menu for all ages, and a kitchen that’s open until the bar closes.

Trinity gears up for annual Thanksgiving dinner

Thanksgiving is more than just a four-day weekend, it’s a chance to come in and enjoy a meal, with or without family in tow.The Trinity Lutheran Church at 223 S. Water Ave.

Trinity gears up for annual Thanksgiving dinner

Thanksgiving is more than just a four-day weekend, it’s a chance to come in and enjoy a meal, with or without family in tow.The Trinity Lutheran Church at 223 S. Water Ave.

Battling on volleyball’s biggest stage

New Hampton’s Maddi Moorman delivers a spike as scores of New Hampton fans look on during the Chickasaws’ Class 3A state tournament volleyball match against Tipton Wednesday morning.

City clerk to leave job at end of month

Change was the operative word at Monday night’s Nashua City Council meeting as city leaders learned of the resignation of its city clerk and hired a new police chief.Council members accepted the resignation of City Clerk Rhonda Dean, who began wor

Byrne, Zoll and Troyna win Chickasaw County contested races

Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors candidates went 1-1 in Tuesday’s election as Tim Zoll kept his District 1 seat while Dan Carolan lost his District 5 seat.Zoll held on to his seat in a relatively tight race with Democrat Jim Allison in a dist

Offering up a variety of plays

“A Night of Shorts” was not about Master of Ceremonies Wiley Jenison’s shorts collection, it was a few chosen scenes in different plays for the audience to experience from the Nashua-Plainfield High School Drama Department.Friday evening and Sunda

Chickasaw County librarians make pitch to county supervisors

Last year, the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors allocated $120,000 total funding toward the six libraries in the county.

Supervisors look at contracts with Nashua

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors voted last week to direct Assistant County Attorney Mark Huegel to draft two consecutive law enforcement agreements with the city of Nashua.The only difference between the seven month agreement to finish o

Former Iowa star to speak at Rotary

One of the most popular players ever to don an Iowa Hawkeyes’ football player will be presenting to the program at the New Hampton Rotary Club next week.Chuck Long, who played quarterback for the Hawkeyes from 1982 to 1985, will speak at the servi

Zoll, Byrne, Troyna win contested county races

Incumbent Chickasaw County supervisors went 1-1 Tuesday during the mid-term elections as District 1 representative Tim Zoll won a third term on the board while Dan Carolan lost his bid for a second term in District 5.The Republican Zoll received 4

Zachary Koehn convicted in baby's death

A former Alta Vista man has been found guilty in the 2017 neglect death of his infant son.It took a Henry County jury of seven women and five men less than an hour of deliberations on Tuesday to convict Zachary Paul Koehn, 29, of first-degree murd

Voters head to polls today for ‘mid-term’

After a campaign that seemed to last forever, voters, at least the ones who didn’t cast an early ballot or vote absentee, will head to the polls today [Tuesday].Experts say voter turnout could be strong for the “mid-term” election because of a num

Ushering in the holiday

Cars packed Main Street from 9 a.m.

Koehn blames mother

Zachary Paul Koehn took the stand Friday to challenge charges he is responsible for his infant son’s death from neglect in 2017.Charged with murder and child endangerment causing death, Koehn, 29, of Alta Vista, said he had entrusted the care of y

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