This year, Alta Vista Days will be more than simply a weekend celebration with its annual parade, outdoor activities, music and food.The committee has been working hard to focus on the community’s 125 years of incorporation.
William Rolen, age 56, of New Hampton, has been charged with attempted enticement of a minor and distribution, receipt, possession and accessing child pornography, in an indictment unsealed March 12 in U.S.
New Hampton’s Head Start program very well could be on the move this fall, thanks to a decision by the School Board on Monday night.Board members voted unanimously to give Superintendent Jay Jurrens the go-ahead to negotiate a contract with Head S
The Chickasaw County Ambulance Council continued to labor over revising a request for proposals (RFP) to seek its next ambulance service provider and did so without its attorney on Tuesday amid questions and answers with the public.The council wil
The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Monday to purchase a car and a full-sized pickup over the summer, to replace two cars that will have a combined 300,000 miles on them by the time the new vehicles arrive around early July.The
Convincing Nashua residents to become certified emergency medical responders (EMR) was the goal of a Thursday informational meeting at the Nashua Fire Station.Getting help to the community faster and building team cohesion in Nashua were the two d
It’s become known around St. Joseph Community School as “Missoula Week,” and that means students in grades K-8 at the New Hampton private school are busy, really busy.“They’re probably sleeping pretty well at night,” St.
It wasn’t wholly unexpected — after all, Shopko has been teetering for months — but the news that the Wisconsin-based company will close all its stores this spring still was a blow to New Hampton.“It hurts, I’m going to be honest about that,” New
Chase Sudol stood outside S&T Collision on Tuesday morning, looked at the sun shining and looked ahead a couple of months.“Days like this,” he said, “they get us really excited for the splash pad.
A public hearing is set for the next Nashua City Council meeting regarding the garbage rates.Jendro Sanitation is asking the city to approve a 1.9 percent increase in garbage rates plus a $1.51 per household per month increase.
Two out of three isn’t bad, not bad at all.After a week of waiting to hear the news, Nashua-Plainfield seniors Tanner Striegel and Drew Moine learned this past Saturday that they had been nominated for the All-State Speech Festival that will be he
After meeting with Fredericksburg Economic Development officials in recent weeks, the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors approved resolutions last week giving incentives to two businesses there for job creation and retention.In both cases, new
Kevin Frey believes the folks who will attend this Saturday’s “Dancing with the Stars” event should count themselves as fortunate.“Put it this way, I’m not only glad I’m the MC,” the Trinity Lutheran Church pastor said, “but the people who are att
Emma Schwickerath made it through her fifth Dance Showcase Saturday night but not without a few — OK, maybe a lot — tears.“It’s always hard for me, especially because I know this is the last time the seniors will dance with us,” the New Hampton da
