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National VFW Auxiliary president visits Nashua

Snow falling was not on the agenda when National Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary President Sandi Kriebel visited Nashua on Sunday, but Mother Nature had other plans.Kriebel said she was thrilled when she found out she was going to be visiting N

346 bridge done, focus shifts to lane reduction

With work done on the Highway 346 bridge, the focus area of the Iowa Department of Transportation shifts eastward along 346 to a lane reduction from four to three, between Greeley and Amherst near the 218 overpass.With the Cedar River Bridge, the

Dark comedy helps fight frightening disease

In the six years Beach Bash to End Alzheimer’s Committee has been holding fundraisers, more than $107,000 has been donated to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Groups plan events for Halloween

It’s pretty much an every-year-type-of-thing for Tara Hackman.It will be the Saturday morning of New Hampton’s annual Halloween Parade and Downtown Trick-or-Treating and the Parks and Recreation Department’s program director will scan the crowd ga

Women of Today to hold ‘Spook Walk’ Saturday at Mikkelson

Think of it as “trunk-and-treat” and a chance to raise money for a scholarship program.That’s how New Hampton Women of Today members are pitching the “Spook Walk,” an event the organization is hosting at Mikkelson Park this upcoming Saturday eveni

Coming along nicely

Walk around the construction zone near New Hampton High School, and the — it isn’t taking long for the walls to go up —  thought hits almost immediately.But if one looks “inside” what will be New Hampton Middle School next year, one realizes a lot

Residents question Supervisors’ comment policy

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors took comments on their new public comment policy as soon as the comment period began at 9:05 a.m. during a meeting held last week.That is the set time for comments, five minutes after the meetings begin.

Nashua firefighters rescue 7-year-old girl

The Nashua Volunteer Fire Department rescued a 7-year-old girl from a burning house Wednesday evening last week.The fire occurred at 515 Brasher Street in Nashua, about two blocks from downtown, and was reported around 9:30 p.m.When firefighters a

Please, let dry season begin

ISU Extension Agronomist Terry Basol has worked with farmers his entire life, but he’s never quite seen a year like this.“It’s just been bizarre, and it pretty much started from Day 1,” he said Tuesday morning.“These guys are dealing with a lot —

Foreign-exchange students adapting well to new culture

What would it be like to travel halfway across the world to a place entirely different from your own for one year?You would find yourself away from everyone you love, but also opened up to a brand new world of adventure and possibility.Viktoria Iz

Pretty cool ride to school

It’s a rite of virtually every morning during Fire Prevention Week.A New Hampton Fire Department truck will pull up next to the Tribune office, a child will jump out and a photo will be snapped.It’s been going on for almost 30 years, and it’s a tr

Students empowered to direct art show

While teachers strive daily to engage their students in their lessons, it is perhaps less probable that a teacher hands students the keys and challenges them to live with the results.But handing students the keys — a challenge issued by teacher le

Students truly ‘bless’ pets with SNAP gift

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Dispatcher leaves, applications being taken until Oct. 16

Chickasaw County Sheriff Marty Hemann announced the loss of yet another dispatcher and jailer, this time owing to retirement. James Diesburg said he will be “retiring” effective Thursday [Oct.

Program fights food insecurity for area students

Canned pasta, applesauce, apple juice, fruit and granola bars, fruit snacks, microwaveable macaroni and cheese.These were the contents of a recent plastic sack kit placed discretely into children’s backpacks at school “so the other kids don’t know

Like most Chickasaw County fire departments ... Fredericksburg bucks trend when it comes to volunteers

Ray Ambrecht’s goal is the same as every other fire chief in the state of Iowa.“We want to bring everyone home,” the longtime Fredericksburg fire chief said during a recent interview, “and that’s why we put all that time into training.

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