Absentee ballots are now available in the Chickasaw County Auditor’s Office for the General Election held on November 8, 2016. Polls will be open 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
The Women of Fredericksburg are working hard to finalize plans for the annual pumpkin patch event.The Women of Fredericksburg have been holding Halloween activities for about the past 20 years, first as Women of Today.
Members of New Hampton’s Facilities Committee arrived at Charles City Middle School Wednesday evening not sure what to expect; they left impressed.And that may mean a potential referendum in New Hampton may be pushed back to February.For the past
An Alta Vista man was remembered for his willingness to serve his community and his neighbors this week after he died Monday morning when a cement truck he was driving rolled into a ditch along a Chickasaw County road.James “J” Olsen was 40.“He wa
Chickasaw County Engineer Dusten Rolando laughed — albeit a bit wearily — Wednesday afternoon as he talked about the condition of roads in the area.“You know, right now, I’d love to take a ‘dust call’ because that’s usually what we’re getting this
The November election may be almost six weeks away, but those who have made up their minds can begin casting ballots today [Thursday] at the Chickasaw County Courthouse in New Hampton.County Auditor Joan Knoll announced Monday that “early voting”
There have been many discussions about the new garbage and recycling totes leaving some wondering when the citizens will have their new totes or if they are still going to start the program.
Don’t get Nashua Mayor Angie Dietz wrong, she would have done anything to see her city spared the storms that struck the area with a vengeance last week.But the flooding and storm damage that hit the Nashua also, she believes, says something about
Reicks View Farms has brought a new technology of odor control to their swine confinement facility at 3030 120th Street, Lawler.Dale Reicks and his employees were excited to be showing off state of the art Air Scrubber Technology that is one of th
Calling all master builders! The Carnegie Cultural Center is taking registrations for the Fall 2016 LEGO Club. This will be the third year that students in grades 3-5 can sign up for this free after-school program.
Gina Shannon Stoughton took a good long look around the track Friday night and couldn’t help but smile.“It’s nice to come home,” the newly inducted New Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame member said.
What a week for homecoming! Rain, school closures and tons of school spirit! I was so happy to be a part of a team that helped unite the New Hampton businesses and the New Hampton High School to see red and black spread throughout New Hampton!The
New Hampton Superintendent Jay Jurrens delivered the School Board some good news last week when it came to the district’s finances.Jurrens reported during last week’s board meeting that New Hampton added almost $350,000 to its unspent spending aut
Ken Rasing was trying to keep the latest round of flooding in perspective last Friday afternoon.As the Chickasaw County emergency management director talked, he was sitting in the Butler County Emergency Management Office in Allison.
The Gateway to Northeast Iowa Welcome Center in Nashua will hold a fall craft and vendor show on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be more than 15 different home based businesses, home made crafts, food and more.
