The independent committee that organizes a spectacular holiday light display in New Hampton has been hard at work in concert with the community to outperform last year’s inaugural event.It’s the hope of committee member Lisa Pool that the communit
In conjunction with the Veterans Day week, New Hampton fourth grade students inspected the Chickasaw County Veterans Memorial, noticing things they might not have seen before.Teachers a couple of years ago walked through the memorial and develope
If Lydia Klinkel, who began Monday as the Ionia Community Library director, looks familiar it’s because she worked the previous 17 months part-time at the New Hampton Public Library.She has some big shoes to fill, as Jane McGrane retired last mont
Learning to value freedom, and making sure men understand she is their equal, helped Joni Ernst to achieve the career success she has.A veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, now-U.S. Sen.
The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a resolution for the county attorney to transfer $32,000 from Health Flex Fund 8999 (inactive pre-2013 health reserve) to the Capital Projects Fund for the “old veterinary building,” wh
The importance of Veterans Day shined through the snow on Monday morning when the Nashua-Plainfield Middle School/High School welcomed the veterans for an assembly honoring past, present and future veterans.The National Anthem began the ceremony a
Stories headline the news about young girls who go missing or are found dead, even in small-town Iowa where they may have thought they were safe.Of crimes against women, young girls are at a higher threat of being targeted, and now Nashua-Plainfie
After a season in which New Hampton volleyball was the talk of the town and advanced to the state tournament for the first time in 45 years, five Chickasaws were selected to the Northeast Iowa Conference honor teams.
