First off, it certainly didn’t feel like prom — at least to the scores of New Hampton High School students who took outdoor pictures Saturday.But those students — especially the girls who didn’t have the luxury of tuxedo coats — showed true persev

New-Horizons Chamber Director Jason Speltz and assistant Theresa Rasmussen welcomed chamber members to the Pub at the Pinicon Monday night for mingling and appetizers.The presentation for the night was a video honoring the many businesses in New H

Continuing what they say is their effort to save the county money, the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors once again discussed moving county offices to reduce renting fees.Supervisor Steve Geerts said he didn’t disagree that the buildings being

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors has decided to begin advertising for what will become a five-member Veteran Affairs Commission.Auditor Joan E.

About 70 people signed in and attended the New Hampton Health Fair on Saturday.The committee said while the day went great they also learned about a few more resources they would like to add in the future and some advice to advertise that there is

The number is almost staggering — not because it’s large but because it’s miniscule.As a group of New Hampton city business and city leaders met Monday afternoon to share their concerns about the “housing crisis” that is enveloping the area, realt

The camping season officially opened last weekend in Nashua. Campers come from all over the state as well as out of state to camp in Nashua at Cedar View Campground.

Upon hearing a plea to begin board head meetings again, the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors met with their elected officials on Monday morning to get an overview on what they have all been working on over the past few months.Chickasaw County

After months of rehearsal, changes and hard work the Nashua-Plainfield Drama Department was proud to present “Three’s A Family” on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon.Thursday afternoon the Nashua-Plainfield Intermediate students were able to se

Last year two Nashua-Plainfield Elementary teachers, Jill Kalvig and Dana Frerichs, got together and decided to start a program for the students to learn science, technology, engineering and math.This program takes place in the spring and for one

Each year the Elma Early Childhood Center has their annual fundraiser, a spaghetti supper and auction that raises operation money for the nonprofit daycare that is responsible for the Summer Wisdom and Wellness Program, 3 year old preschool progra

The elephant head hanging in the Croell Redi-Mix corporate office caught Steve King’s attention almost immediately Friday morning.“You don’t have a donkey here,” he asked Kurt Croell with laugh, “because I really like the elephant.”King, of course

Mark Bigler is the head boys basketball coach at Davenport West High School so one would think his ultimate goal is to win on the court.One would be wrong.“It’s not about winning games,” he said more than once during a visit to New Hampton last Th

Troy Tysdahl hasn’t lived in Nashua for two years, but that didn’t matter this past weekend.Saturday felt like coming home, and the former Nashua-Plainfield teacher and coach and his family were simply overwhelmed to see so many old friends at a u

It wasn’t the best day for a “Bike Rodeo,” but then again, as one little guy so succinctly put it, “It’s way better than sitting in class.”So for an hour or so last Thursday, students at New Hampton Elementary School gathered on the playground-tur