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It’s never too early for Christmas for this committee

On the day before spring finally truly arrived in New Hampton last week, about a dozen residents gathered in Mikkelson Park to talk about Christmas lights.“Hey, it feels like winter, right,” Lee Pool said, and Randy Heying couldn’t help but laugh.

Unique class aims to build good leaders

Ryan Rausch stood in front of the classroom, talked and listened.

Board will take NEICAC up on social services offer

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors have accepted Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation’s (NEICAC) help that they are offering in the absence of a general assistance program in the County Social Services office starting July 1.NEICAC w

County appoints medical examiners

Three medical examiners for Chickasaw County have been appointed by the Board of Supervisors to fix the hole that was left when a longtime county employee retired in March.Ken Rasing held a number of positions, including medical examiner, for the

High schoolers build playhouse

The construction classes at Nashua-Plainfield High School has completed their playhouse. Industrial Tech Teacher, Mr. Mike Murch, is very pleased with the end product.“The kids started this last fall.

Art teacher has seen numerous talents

Generations of families have passed through Mrs.

Soldier surprises his family

 When a soldier returns to the states after being deployed, it’s a joyous occasion.And it’s not only the soldier who feels a sense of jubilation but it’s also the family of the soldier, particularly the soldier’s mom.Last week, Sgt.

It’s a history dynasty!

If the state National History Day contest had team standings, Suzy Turner figures the top three teams would have been North Scott, Johnston and Nashua-Plainfield.One of those is not like the others.“I think it really shows it doesn’t matter what k

Business owners gain tools to build on

Community members and business owners jumped at the chance to participate in the Google Partners Connect/VGM Forbin "Grow Your Small Business Online" Lunch and Learn at the Community Center last Tuesday.The program taught the interested

Social media crash report turns out to be just ‘fake news’

Chickasaw County Sheriff Marty Hemann isn’t quite sure if a recent social media post was some kind of sick joke or “phishing,” but he’s reminding area residents to be careful about what links they open on their computers.A Facebook post last week

Decent weather arrives in just time for parks

Rick Kramer won’t deny he was starting to get a little worried.April showers were putting the New Hampton Parks and Recreation Department in a time crunch and a deadline — the opening of the baseball and softball seasons — was fast approaching.And

Deputies involved in chase

Two Chickasaw County sheriff’s vehicles suffered damage during a high-speed pursuit last Thursday morning that ended in southwest Winneshiek County.At least seven law-enforcement agencies took part in the chase that began when a West Union Police

Prichard inches closer to gubernatorial decision

The man who represents New Hampton in the Iowa House of Representatives acts like a candidate for governor; heck, he sounds like a candidate.But State Rep. Todd Prichard, D-Charles City, said in a recent interview that he is not a candidate ...

Cemetery commission prepares for summer

Appreciating cemeteries is a mission of the Chickasaw County Cemetery Commission who asked the Board of Supervisors to do the same when signing a proclamation for the month of May to be Cemetery Appreciation Month.The commission continues to do wo

Lawler wants to make tracks safer

After multiple accidents dealing with the train tracks over the years, Lawler has the chance to install cross arms and lights on three streets with railroad crossings.At the Lawler City Council’s April meeting the councilmembers discussed the opti

RAGBRAI may have plenty of ‘detours’

New Hampton is hoping that it can close its Main Street on the day that RAGBRAI swings through town in late July, but that may not be the only detour motorists face that day.The City Council on Monday voted to apply to the Iowa Department of Trans

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