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Nashua City Council raises garbage rates, will look at golf carts

After public hearings, discussion and voting on the issue, the Nashua City Council on Monday approved the increase of garbage rates for the residents.City officials said the increase was necessary because Jendro Sanitation raised the rates for the

Holding down ‘The Idiot’

New Hampton High School students Austin Geerts and Lance Reicks hold back Cody Deere, who played the title role of Earl in “The Idiot’s Guide to High School,” during a matinee performance for the spring play that was performed this past weekend at

Sibling artists find a little ‘fire’ relaxing

Denny Ungs has always been detail-orientated, even back in his school days when he used to draw while his teachers were conducting class.That trait — making sure he’s crossed his t’s and dotted his i’s — has served him well as the guy most of Chic

Scholarship group making another pitch for Chickasaw Legacy Pathway

One of the co-presidents of New Hampton’s Dollars for Scholars chapter believes the organization is in sight of making its “second goal” when it comes to a unique “pathway” that will be built at the school’s football stadium.The scholarship organi

NHHS grad receives Wartburg Young Alumni Award

Writing and presenting formal speeches aren’t typically a part of the day-to-day routine for math teachers.David Voves, a 2003 New Hampton High School graduate who teaches in Charles City, worked on his speech for a couple of weeks, trying to get

Jack D. Kendall, 86

Pastor Jack D. Kendall, 86, of Cedar Rapids, entered into his new heavenly life on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Living Center West in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m.

Second-graders rally around our butterflies

New Hampton Elementary second-graders have been compiling research on a real-world problem that is important to them — disappearing pollinators — since January, and on Friday they called on the community to help save the monarch butterflies.“Matt

County puts together road plan

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors acted on documents for the Department of Transportation, being the fiscal 2020 budget and five-year construction program for Secondary Roads, and approved spending for an excavator.County Engineer Dusten R

Seniors in the spotlight

A frigid morning did not stop the New Hampton trapshooting team from having a successful meet at the Fredericksburg Sportsman’s Club, as they took the top two spots, while Turkey Valley placed third. 

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