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N-P Cub Scouts take part in Pinewood Derby Saturday

Snow, ice and dreary conditions could not stop the Nashua-Plainfield Cub Scouts from holding their annual Pinewood Derby on Saturday afternoon.

Speaker: Farm practices can cut risk of spreading ‘swine fever’

Producers heard more about the veterinary basics of African swine fever, supply chain options to cut the risk, and where they fit into the state response at the Iowa Pork Regional Conference in Nashua on Friday.This highly contagious virus has swe

Madella E Noehl, 72

Madella E Noehl age 72 of New Hampton, IA, died Monday, February 25, 2019, at MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center after a brief and courageous battle with cancer.

William 'Bill' Straw, 70

William "Bill" Straw, age 70, of New Hampton, IA died Saturday, February 23, 2019, at his home.

Daffodil Days has special meaning for florist

Spring is on its way and with that, the sale of daffodils to benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Chickasaw County.Julie Winter-Havel went into the floral business with her mother, Sharon Winter, 21 years ago.

School Board stays the course on food service

The New Hampton School Board members liked what they heard from two food service companies that made presentations during a meeting last week, but in the end, the board decided to keep the status quo.Representatives of Taher and Opaa, two companie

Registrations lag for youth baseball and softball teams

Let’s face it, the weather lately hasn’t conjured up thoughts of baseball and softball, which is a problem for the New Hampton Parks and Recreation Department.That’s because the deadline for parents to sign up their kids is this Wednesday — yes, a

Fareway’s changing of the guard

There will be a changing of the guard at the New Hampton Fareway Food Store in early March.Randy Frisch, who has captained the local store since its opening in October 1993, will retire from his 41 year career with Fareway Food Stores.His replacem

During a blizzard, countless folks stepped up to help those in need

I don’t often get goosebumps when I’m doing interviews, but Monday morning, despite having a space heater directly in front of me, I shivered as Jeff Bernatz recounted a Sunday maybe never seen before here in Chickasaw County.Bernatz is the Chicka

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