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Board votes to close Plainfield building

In a roll call on Monday, the Nashua-Plainfield School Board voted by simple majority, 3-2, allowing passage of a motion to close the Plainfield attendance center.

Chickasaw obtains Drake goal

Noah Fenske knew Friday morning he needed to “pop” one.As he stepped into the shot put ring inside Drake Stadium for his third and final throw in the preliminary round, he stood in 15th place, and only the top-nine throwers were finals bound.“I di

A record-breaking Saturday

Going into the final hole at Nashua, Allison Nuss knew what her score was.“I always know where I am, which can be a good thing or a bad thing,” said the sophomore Saturday, after setting a new school record with a 37.“I knew what I needed to have

Former New Hampton man identified as third crash victim

The third victim of a traffic accident last Friday evening east of Charles City has been identified by an area funeral home.The accident between two pickup trucks resulted in the deaths of driver Jacob Allen Mahnesmith, 28, of Nashua, and his pass

Art takes center stage at Plum Creek Art show

From woodwork to photorealistic watercolor to pottery to felting, there was so much beautiful artwork displayed at the Plum Creek Art Festival on Saturday, April 21, representing Chickasaw and nearby counties, it was tough to know where to begin.M

They’re going full bore now

To say New Hampton is a construction Mecca right now, might be a bit of an understatement.Take this week, for example.With spring finally springing, construction workers were busy at three different sites as they worked on building New Hampton’s n

Greenhouse is definitely a family affair

All was quiet — save for wind howling outside — in KR Greenhouse earlier this month, which is a rarity, for this business is definitely a family a air.“It is a little quiet right now,” Rachel Martin said with a smile as she unloaded plants from a

Roads budget green-lit ahead of submittal to state

The [Chickasaw] County Board of Supervisors heard a refresher course on the five-year construction program from County Engineer Dusten Rolando on April 9.

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