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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

New Hampton School Board members received a nice surprise — lower-than-estimated interest rates — on Monday when they sold $10 million in bonds for its upcoming school building project. Yet, it was an “expected surprise.”“We were pretty conservati

Being on the farm isn’t something every kid gets to experience so the Ed and Lavonne Suhr family’s mission is to help students and community members become more knowledgeable by inviting them to the farm.So for three days — beginning on a rainy an

The National Honor Society Students from Nashua-Plainfield held a blood drive this past week to “give back.”Caleb Winters and Dawson Schmitt, juniors, helped at the blood drive and also called donors to let them know about the blood drive at the h

Nashua-Plainfield students have plenty of memories when it comes to vocational agriculture instructor Ron Zelle.But it’s probably a sure bet that when they see a tie, they think of Zelle.The soon-to-be-retiring instructor wears a different tie to

The Nashua City Council Monday night gave its utility clerk a “temporary raise” because her job has changed so much in recent weeks.Since City Clerk Tabitha Caswell went on leave in March, Utility Clerk Beth Henningsen has gone from a part-time to

Hair, makeup, dresses, tuxes and of course all the accessories were all in place Saturday evening for Nashua-Plainfield High School’s annual celebration of prom.And it turned out to be magical night for students attending this year’s event that wa

The New Hampton Public Library teamed up with the Plum Creek Art Center in Fredericksburg to hold a free painting class.On Tuesday night, ladies gathered to create a beautiful poppy painting.Each participant was able to choose their own colors to

New Hampton Middle School and St. Joseph Community School fourth graders received trees to plant for Arbor Day.