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Busy week has more-than-a-race, a non-weather event and civility

There are days I can form complete thoughts and thus, complete columns.

Republicans kept their promise on Supreme Court

The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was an intellectual giant and a revered defender of the Constitution and the limited role of the judiciary in our Republic.

Laundromat will return to New Hampton

New Hampton will once again have a laundromat in town with Roger Dreckman, owner of the laundromat located just outside of Lawler, stepping up and bringing his knowledge to town.New Hampton Economic Development Director Tammy Robinson said she had

Art lovers gather at Carnegie

This past beautiful Saturday brought visitors to the Carnegie Cultural Center to view the photographs of Paul Herold, of Fort Atkinson, of Iowa landscapes.Herold is currently the president at Herold-Reicks Surveying in New Hampton and said his fat

Fareway celebrates 25 years

Flash back to Thursday, Feb. 13, 1992, the first day Eileen Eichenberger and Tammy Miller reported to work at what was then New Hampton’s brand-new Fareway store.“I never in a million years thought I’d be here for 25 years,” Eichenberger said.

Calendar has major changes

New Hampton schoolchildren will spend fewer days at school next year if an academic calendar presented to the School Board on Monday is approved.But Superintendent Jay Jurrens was quick to point out that the number of hours students will spend in

District takes its first step on building project

The New Hampton School Board has dipped its proverbial toe into its upcoming building project.Meeting for the first time since voters approved a $19.415 million bond referendum, board members Monday night approved the results of the Feb.

City may see plenty of bikes

The City of New Hampton submitted an application to be a RAGBRAI “pass-through town” and it appears coordinators of the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa are very interested in the idea.But city officials say they won’t know for sure u

Back to state!

Going to the state tourney for the first time in school history was a great accomplishment for Turkey Valley’s girls last year, but going back for the second straight year may even be better.      After the regional final 47-33 win over AGWSR Mond

Nashua-Plainfield Chapter celebrates National FFA Week

The Nashua Plainfield FFA Chapter will celebrate National FFA Week, Feb. 18-25, 2017.

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