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Nashua Speech students receive II rating

The foggy conditions outside did not stop the District Large Group Speech Contest on Saturday and traveling to Waverly was a must.

Nashua Council approves tearing down two of Main Street’s older buildings

The Nashua City Council voted last week to approve tearing down two Main Street buildings because they are dangerous and a public nuisance.City officials contacted the owners of buildings at 304 and 308 Main Street, and they did not dispute the pu

Supervisors make number of committee assignments

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors has made the following committee assignments:E-911 Chairperson: Steve Geerts and Jacob Hackman as alternate.Emergency Management Commission: Steve Geerts and David Tilkes as alternate.Chickasaw County Chil

Dancers celebrate successful season

The New Hampton Dance Team came away from state competition with a bang last month as its hip-hop team placed third out of 12 teams in the division.“It was a close one!” said New Hampton Dance Team Coach Emma Schwickerath.

School Board votes to offer early retirement

After going back and forth for the past couple of months, the New Hampton School Board has decided to offer early retirement incentives to four teachers this year.The board discussed the issue at last week’s meeting, and after examining issues the

Ice ice baby!

Cora Schwickerath brought her crappie into the “warming house” at the Ice Fishery Sunday and couldn’t help but smile, especially after the fish was measured.“Well, that’s 10 1/2 inches, that’s a pretty nice fish,” Chickasaw County Conservation Boa

Nashua, county haggle over bill

The Nashua communications bill was a hot topic Thursday night when Nashua Mayor Angie Dietz, Nashua City Attorney David Skilton and other concerned citizens visited the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors to get some answers.Dietz said the probl

County engineer says warm weather will help, but it will take time for roadways to return to normal

If Devan Elliott and Abby Dirksen didn’t have a healthy respect for ice, they certainly do now.And the two New Hampton women feel lucky they were able to walk away from an accident on Tuesday afternoon with nothing more than a few cuts and bruises

Council will put new water main in the boulevard

The New Hampton City Council voted Monday night to replace a water main on a one-block stretch of West Court Street in an effort to cure water issues area residents are experiencing.Council members considered two options as part of its 2017 Street

School Board sounds off

New Hampton School Board members Monday night voiced their frustrations over a recent guest view in the Tribune and urged district residents to be informed when they cast a vote in the upcoming bond referendum.During a discussion about the Feb.

One very large team

Foster Popken, Jeffrey Reicks, Emma Glaser and Caitlin Houdek tramped through the imaginary “jungle” in John Connor’s New Hampton High School English classroom.The quartet’s large-group speech teammates — Michaela Fitzgerald, Sydney Wegner and Sar

Nashua VFW to hold annual pancake breakfast

Pancakes will be in the air on Sunday morning when the Nashua VFW Post 6792 will be holding their annual Pancake Breakfast from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hitting clinic will be next Saturday for all young area athletes

Any parent of an athlete knows all about the hectic schedule of traveling for sport specific clinics.

Students prepare for speech

Large Group Speech Contest is coming soon and the Nashua-Plainfield Speech Department is putting the finishing touches on the projects and preparing for the Large Group Speech contest which will be held in a few weeks.Filming, editing and practici

Weight Watchers can be a life changer for some

After beginning to help herself, Ruth Kipp began helping others in the New Hampton community by forming and running a Weight Watchers program in New Hampton and Charles City.Kipp became a member of Weight Watchers in October of 2013.“I thought I w

Auxiliary donates time throughout the year

The VFW Auxiliary ladies in Nashua keep busy throughout the year and donate their time and money to many worthy causes along the way.

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