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Interim director makes changes at Welcome Center

The Gateway to Northeast Iowa Welcome Center’s interim director told the Nashua City Council Monday night at the Nashua facility.Shelly Johnson, who will serve as the Welcome Center’s director until the City Council decides what to do with the pos

New Hampton ready for big weekend, and Fredericksburg on deck

Organizers of New Hampton’s annual Heartland Days celebration are ready for “a bigger and better event, one that kicks off its three-day run at 6 this evening with the annual parade.Now, they’re hoping Mother Nature cooperates.And although there i

City Council moves step closer to allowing the sale of fireworks

New Hampton City Council heard several comments at a public hearing Monday for the second reading of an ordinance allowing firework sales as a zoning exception in a commercial (C-1) district.The business seeking to set up under the ordinance, Flas

Economic development director applauds ATEK investment in plant

New Hampton’s economical development director applauded the news that ATEK Metal Technologies will expand its New Hampton plant.“It’s great for our community, and anytime you see a company investing in its facilities,” Tammy Robinson said, “that t

A dang good investment

If it weren’t for Dwight D.

Summer meals beginning soon

Kids are out of school and the lazy days of summer are here. Parents will have their hands full with the summer activities and weekly grocery bills will be going up now for area families.

Teacher: Nothing beats summer reading

With busy summer schedules and many “glowing boxes” to occupy children’s attention, some parents may wonder, “Is it obvious if my child doesn’t read over the summer?”“Specifically over the summer we can definitely tell,” said New Hampton first-gra

Era ends in Plainfield as school closes for good

School let out on Friday.

N-P taking planeload to D.C.

A little before 3 p.m. on Monday, Suzy Turner’s classroom was hopping.A group working on a National History Day website huddled in one corner of the room.

Relay for Life takes on cancer

Helen Hartmann has been attending the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Chickasaw County since the 1980s, which basically means she’s been there from the beginning; after all Relay for Life started in 1986.“I said I was doing this when the

Bull riders return to New Hampton on Saturday

The nerves will still be there Saturday, but they won’t come close to what Lacey Carolan experienced a year ago on the day The Extreme Bull Riding Tour came to New Hampton.“Oh my gosh, I was a wreck,” she said with a laugh.

ATEK Metal Technologies expands plant

ATEK Metal Technologies, a leading permanent mold foundry, is expanding its plant and technical capabilities to keep up with growing demand.

Alta Vista kicks off ‘Festival Month!’

The Alta Vista Days Parade makes its way past the city’s Veterans Memorial Saturday morning, officially kicking off our unofficial “Festival Month” here in Chickasaw County.

Hallelujah, pool is finally open

From all outward appearances, New Hampton Parks and Recreation Director Rick Kramer appeared calm last Thursday night when the workers started up the pumping system motor at the New Hampton Municipal Pool.On the inside, however?“I was a little bit

Heartland Days is ready to have ‘bigger’ weekend

Jason Speltz’s annual 10-day “weather watch” began last week and that can mean only one thing: Heartland Days is nearing.“I know there’s not a dang thing I can do about it,” the New Horizons-Chamber director said, “but I can’t help myself.

Counties want to leave CSS

The 22 counties that make up the mental health and disability services region called County Social Services will be allowed to realign.An appropriations bill to that effect, which Board of Supervisors Chairman Jacob Hackman discussed with the boar

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