A resolution that proposes to extend Nashua’s Cedar Hill Urban Renewal Area for five years to finance ongoing infrastructure needs was acknowledged and signed April 23 by the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors.The agreement [says the city of Na
There was treasure at every turn as area vendors converged on the Big 4 Fairgrounds last weekend to participate in the Big 4 Junk in the Trunk Antique Fair.The Nashua Garden Club and DP Crafts were local vendors among the 60 indoor and outdoor ven
As the New Hampton Chamber Choir members sang “I Carry Your Heart,” the tears came, and for a moment, everyone in the room Sunday afternoon realized just how powerful music can be.It was, in a word, moving, and that word doesn’t even come close to
If one ever wondered if prom was a big deal in New Hampton, the answer could be found Saturday around 6:25 p.m.One only needed to drive through the high school parking lot to see that there are few bigger nights than this one on the social calenda
The Iowa BIG North Drive-In Theater is returning this year with a big event on Saturday evening.Hey, not only can area residents take in the movie “Daddy’s Home 2” but also play a little volleyball, take part in a beanbag tournament and munch on s
Thirty-two seventh-graders from Turkey Valley and 62 from Sumner-Fredericksburg descended on the Northeast Iowa Engine and Power clubhouse east of Fredericksburg last Wednesday for a presentation of historical farming methods at the fourth annual
Anyone who is willing to spare two hours a month to help others can qualify for a discounted food program with distribution in New Hampton, regardless of income.The Self Help And Resource Exchange food program or S.H.A.R.E.
Absentee ballots for the June 5 Primary Election are available at the Auditor’s Office. Voters can come to the Auditor’s Office during regular office hours to vote in person starting May 7.
In a roll call on Monday, the Nashua-Plainfield School Board voted by simple majority, 3-2, allowing passage of a motion to close the Plainfield attendance center.
The third victim of a traffic accident last Friday evening east of Charles City has been identified by an area funeral home.The accident between two pickup trucks resulted in the deaths of driver Jacob Allen Mahnesmith, 28, of Nashua, and his pass
From woodwork to photorealistic watercolor to pottery to felting, there was so much beautiful artwork displayed at the Plum Creek Art Festival on Saturday, April 21, representing Chickasaw and nearby counties, it was tough to know where to begin.M
To say New Hampton is a construction Mecca right now, might be a bit of an understatement.Take this week, for example.With spring finally springing, construction workers were busy at three different sites as they worked on building New Hampton’s n
All was quiet — save for wind howling outside — in KR Greenhouse earlier this month, which is a rarity, for this business is definitely a family a air.“It is a little quiet right now,” Rachel Martin said with a smile as she unloaded plants from a
The [Chickasaw] County Board of Supervisors heard a refresher course on the five-year construction program from County Engineer Dusten Rolando on April 9.
An Ionia man has died and an Osage pair was injured following a traffic crash that occurred between Osage and Grafton on Monday, April 23.Iowa State Patrol reported that, after 7:30 p.m., driver Garrett Patrick Bormann, 24, of Ionia, was traveling
