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NFL game takes backseat to this halftime tribute

Kevin Frey figured it would be an emotional Sunday when he traveled to Minneapolis to watch his favorite NFL team, the Minnesota Vikings, take on the Arizona Cardinals.And those feelings had nothing to do with football, either, even though pretty

City police officers will receive tasers

A brief explanation was sparked last week at the New Hampton City Council meeting as a taser instructor course payment was approved on the claims.Police Chief Zach Nosbisch told the council he purchased “brand new” tasers for his department, addin

Nashua man named as potential U.S. marshal

A longtime law-enforcement officer and Nashua resident has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the United States marshal for the Northern District of Iowa.Douglas J. Strike must first be confirmed by the U.S.

Students put together an ‘inspiring’ show

When New Hampton High School students first hung the art for the show last week that combined their work with that of the community, they were perplexed.“It didn’t seem like it would all go together,” student Sara Howe said.Then a pattern emerged.

Butler-Bremer lands contract for courthouse telecom services

After a written quote and verbal presentation from Butler-Bremer Communications Chief Executive Richard McBurney, the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors authorized the Plainfield-based telecommunications company on Monday to move forward with p

Supervisors mull over remaining health reserve funds

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors passed on Monday four resolutions to transfer departmental funds that had been paid into a pre-2013 county health care reserve fund back to four separate budget areas whence they came.The board also furthe

Enrollment takes a tumble

New Hampton’s school enrollment has dropped by more than 2 percent, the School Board learned during a meeting Monday night, but Superintendent Jay Jurrens said be believes the district has prepared itself well for the challenges that come with dec

City Council won’t change ordinance on ‘outbuildings’

Since a new zoning rule came about in 2016 requiring “like materials” in the siding of outbuildings greater than 120 square feet, only seven requests for hardship variances have been brought, which are routed through the City Board of Adjustment,

Award-winning lockers offer up tips

Adam Polashek is operations manager with Polashek Locker.His parents bought the place in 1983 and celebrated 35 years in business this year.

Nashua-Plainfield Elementary students walk in state initiative

The Nashua-Plainfield Elementary students were led by Chief Deputy Reed Palo from the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office, Nashua Police Officer Stephen Johnson (now with the Sheriff’s Office) and "K9" Duke when they hosted the Huskies Hea

The power of numbers

The vocal students of New Hampton Community Schools truly saved the best for last Monday night as they finished the every-other-year Parade of Choirs Concert with a flourish.Now, don’t get the wrong idea, the performances by the four choirs — Keyn

New Hampton grad to be featured vocalist at Minnesota concert

Shawnessy Lau laughed when asked if she was nervous about her big day on Sunday.

Nashua City Council decides not to sell lot to bank

The fate of a city-owned lot remained up in the air on Monday night after the Nashua City Council did not approve the sale of the lot at 202 Main Street to Lincoln Savings Bank.The meeting attracted a full house as a number of residents took issue

City mulls its police options after another officer resigns

A special City Council meeting was held on Thursday evening to discuss options for the Nashua Police Department after another officer resigned from the force.Nashua Police Officer Stephen Johnson has accepted a position with the Chickasaw County S

Local farmer touts pork anywhere, everywhere

Local restaurateurs, take note.Leon Sheets is “a pretty big fan of a good pork tenderloin.”He was excited last Thursday because Friday was the release date of this year’s Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin award.

National VFW Auxiliary president visits Nashua

Snow falling was not on the agenda when National Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary President Sandi Kriebel visited Nashua on Sunday, but Mother Nature had other plans.Kriebel said she was thrilled when she found out she was going to be visiting N

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