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Quilt presentation highlights Alta Vista Veterans Day event

Area veterans and their families and friends gathered Monday night for an event at the Municipal Hall in Alta Vista, where Sergeant Gilbert Rosenbaum was awarded a “Quilt of Valor.”

Go time for musical

Maybe only those who have been in plays and musicals will appreciate the story, but honestly, half the fun — maybe more — of being a “drama person” is the off-the-wall stuff that takes place at rehearsals.

County dinged in state report

Chickasaw County officials need to better determine and document the public purpose of certain expenditures, according to Iowa State Auditor Mary Mosiman.

Sheriff meets with Nashua City Council

If the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office would start patrolling Nashua, it would cost around $200,000 to hire two additional deputies.

NPHS Drama presents The Addams Family Musical

Members of “The Addams Family” had their lives change forever over the weekend as Nashua-Plainfield High School students presented the always-fun musical.

Democratic candidate says she has prescription for Iowa

Dr. Andy McGuire is fired up for her run for Iowa governor, and she says she gets that way from her conversations with everyday Iowans.

Flipping The Script

A candlelight vigil in memory of little Sterling Daniel Koehn had just ended Saturday night, and Kim Judge, the Alta Vista woman who organized the event, had but one question as her friends gathered around her.
“Can we cry now?”

City election results: Kuhn easily wins election to New Hampton City Council

Matt Kuhn easily won election to the New Hampton City Council Tuesday night as he garnered 77.9 percent of the vote in the race for an at-large seat.

Residents hope to help man find himself

Jimmy Robinson sat at the kitchen table at the New Hampton home and smiled.
“I have good friends here,” he said. “They are good people.”

Farmers hoping Mother Nature cooperates

The corn and bean harvest is about two weeks behind schedule in northern Iowa, but ISU Extension Field Agronomist Terry Basol said that’s about what he expected.

Sibling Support

Can the Throndson boys still get on each other’s nerves?

Thorough investigation of infant murder took months

Chickasaw County Sheriff Marty Hemann discussed the recent case of an Alta Vista couple charged with murder in the death of of their 4-month-old infant at the Monday morning meeting of the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors.

Bid opening delayed until Nov. 21

New Hampton Community Schools’ officials will have to wait an extra 12 days to find out what kind of bids they will receive for the $19.415 million construction project.

Nashua hires new City Clerk

After months of being without a permanent City Clerk, the City Council approved the hiring of Rhonda Dean as the new City Clerk for the City of Nashua and many have already met her at Shelby’s Southern Smokehouse.

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Drama Department excited to perform The Addams Family this weekend

They are creepy and they are kooky, mysterious and spooky. They are all-together ooky, the Addams Family, and they will be on stage at the Nashua-Plainfield High School this weekend showing a glimpse into their spine-chilling family.

Technololgy students open own business

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