Elementary age children have spent the week studiously learning songs, painting and other visual art while absorbing life lessons from “Aesop’s Fables” on an Art Safari.That’s the name of the annual Carnegie Center program with a 15-hour total run
Cat patios and on-site veterinary services are just some of the luxuries the cats who live at C&W Rustic Hollow Shelter experience every day, and on Sunday the cats had company from around the state who helped the shelter raise funds to contin
Two area residents — Bill Kunzman and Luci Fober — donate blood during a drive held at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Monday morning.Kunzman is from Charles City, he taught for 28 years at Nashua-Plainfield.
The sound of the Mercy Air Med helicopter from Mason City swept the crowd and attracted spectators as it landed at the Big 4 Fairgrounds on Tuesday evening [Aug.
Cam Haar was definitely the kid of the bunch gathered around the machine Saturday morning, but he didn’t care.“I’m the young guy, no doubt about it,” the 24-year-old Alta Vista man said, “but I love this.
Rick Kramer and Grant Anderson will be the first to admit that they were a little nervous – OK, a lot nervous — last Thursday.It was 5 p.m., the State Bank’s Cookin’ for a Cause event to support New Hampton’s TRIBE Trail was supposed to start.“And
Overheard at Classic Night last week: “Grandpa, this car’s older even than you.”It might have been the line of the night, but the reality is that the latest Classic Night did exactly what organizers — the owners of the Blue Iris, Josie’s and Butch
Just like the mail, the garbage never stops.It’s a reality that the Floyd–Mitchell–Chickasaw Landfill near Elma faces on a daily basis.The landfill is ready to open some more ground in what is a race against time and accumulation of refuse that ra
Justin Adam is like every single other high school band director in the state in at least one regard.No offense to the football players or coaches, but boy oh boy, he’d love to have the Chickasaws open the season on the road.“We’d all like more ti
Almost as soon as he learned that Mike Anderson would be retiring after 32 years as New Hampton’s police chief, Zach Nosbisch was interested in applying for the job.And now he has it after Mayor Deb Larsen appointed the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s
If it’s the second weekend of August — and it is — that can mean only one thing: The folks at Pioneer Power Acres are celebrating Northeast Iowa’s rich farming heritage.The annual Northeast Iowa Antique Engine and Power Show kicks off its two-day
One final Sunday of “setting up” and “tearing down” remains for the folks at Prairie Lakes Church, and Pastor Cory Orr couldn’t be happier.“It’s been a long time coming,” Orr said.
New Hampton’s City Council Monday night quashed any thoughts of changing the city’s ordinance that regulates golf cars and UTVs in the city.Mayor Deb Larsen placed the item back on the agenda, and said she had discussed the issue of opening up Wes
Dear Nashua-Plain eld students ... we hate to break this to you, but ... well, um ... your summer’s almost over.And your school superintendent can’t wait for it to be so.And on Thursday, Aug.
The Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Of ce will provide support to the Nashua Police Department for the next three months after the City Council on Monday night approved a temporary agreement at its meeting Monday night.Under the agreement, the city wil
