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Saluting those who served

The importance of Veterans Day shined through the snow on Monday morning when the Nashua-Plainfield Middle School/High School welcomed the veterans for an assembly honoring past, present and future veterans.The National Anthem began the ceremony a

Girls training to fight back

Stories headline the news about young girls who go missing or are found dead, even in small-town Iowa where they may have thought they were safe.Of crimes against women, young girls are at a higher threat of being targeted, and now Nashua-Plainfie

New instruments planned at Nashua-Plainfield

A five year plan for the Nashua-Plainfield band, approved by the administration, began last week with the arrival of new instruments.These items have needed to be replaced since long before band director Scott Stroud came on board, he said, and ha

Special Council meeting held to discuss insurance

A Special City Council meeting was held on Thursday evening to discuss the ongoing issue regarding the city health insurance renewal after the city received notice rates would go up 25 percent.Earlier this month it was announced health insurance r

Record soy harvest predicted

“Every day is like a new box of chocolates.”That is how Aaron Putze, director of communications and external relations for the Iowa Soybean Association, started his talk to members of the New Hampton Rotary Club at their weekly Thursday meeting No

A play with plenty of laughs

New Hampton High School student Isabel Pool, playing the role of Katherine Donovan in “Donovan’s Daughters,” gets physical with Elliot Throndson, aka Darien Specter, during the school’s fall play that was performed this past Friday and Saturday ev

No-Shave month takes on new meaning

Participants in the “Most Valuable Beard” contest are clean shaven and “ready to grow” for a cause.

Senator keeps it local during stop at school

It is said that all politics is local.U.S. Sen.

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

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