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It’s a little ‘frosty’ out there

Although water is still running over the dam in Nashua, a prolonged cold snap has led to ice forming both on the lake and the dam.

Kinnick film based on area native’s book

Eighty years after he won the Heisman Trophy, the story of Iowa Hawkeye football legend Nile Kinnick will be told on the silver screen, thanks in large part to a native of Charles City.“It’s kind of a dream come true,” said author Tom Lidd.Lidd, a

Chickasaw girls roll in opener

It may seem a bit strange when one considers the final score of Monday night’s game between Turkey Valley and New Hampton, but both coaches got what they wanted in their season openers.

Band director bestowed with NEIBA honor

One phone call can prove to change a life for the better, which was the case for Nashua-Plainfield Junior High and High School Band Director Scott Stroud 19 years ago when he was offered a job with the school district.The band program at Nashua-Pl

Nashua Public Library kicks off Christmas-themed programs

A children’s Christmas ornament painting workshop was held at the Nashua Public Library on Wednesday afternoon.Children brought their parents to the library to paint an ornament to hang on their Christmas trees at home.

More than a daycare issue

Tammy Robinson has heard it enough to know that the day-care issue in New Hampton is reaching crisis proportions.“One of the things I’ve heard over and over from our businesses and industries is that day care, or the lack of it, is a huge issue fo

Dad gave buffalo rancher good start

As fall heads into winter, Martha McFarland and her father Dan McFarland are out monitoring the health of their herd.Since the hard freeze, the roughly 20 bison (22 with the bull) and 20 more polled Herefords (19) are grazing on the hay ground, an

Thanksgiving event draws a huge crowd

Kathy Beckman knew even anecdotally that Trinity Lutheran Church’s annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner had drawn a big crowd.“I don’t know if I ever remember having problem finding seats for everyone,” she said, “but that happened a few times thi

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