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Black Friday Weekend gives boost to area business

You probably won’t see mobs of crazed people breaking down doors and beating each other up over the last $10 DVD Player here, but Black Friday is a big deal in New Hampton, too.

Carnegie gets boost with heritage award

New Hampton’s Carnegie Cultural Center (CCC) received a boost in prestige on Nov.

School district opens bids

If you loved hearing someone read off numbers, Tuesday afternoon’s bid opening for New Hampton’s $19.415 million construction project was the day for you.

Mercy holds beam-signing ceremony

Residents of New Hampton took advantage of the opportunity to make their marks on history on Tuesday.

A trail is born!

As the end nears on Phase I of the TRIBE Trail, work is already beginning on Phase II of the trail that will eventually connect existing ones in Mikkelson Park and New Hampton’s west-side Industrial Park.

Quilts of Valor awards 30 vets

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors touched on one small part of the recent state audit report Monday, as part of a busy weekly meeting.

Supervisors look into pop machine funds at busy meeting

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors touched on one small part of the recent state audit report Monday, as part of a busy weekly meeting.

Hospital construction to kick off next week

Although construction on Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton’s $6 million renovation project began last month, in a sense, it will kick off on Tuesday.

City election results certified

Chickasaw County Auditor Joan Knoll and the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors certified the the results of the Nov. 7 city elections on Tuesday.

Medical center changes name

There will be no changes in health care, just to the name — along with a new sign. 
The Nashua Area Medical Center has changed its name to Floyd County Medical Center – Nashua, as of Nov. 1.

Elected Nashua councilmen look to tackle challenges

The two men who won election to the Nashua City Council say they are ready to both tackle the city’s budget issues and listen to the residents who elected them.

New Nashua mayor is ready to go to work

Newly elected Butch Betsinger was surprised when he heard the news that he won the election and will be the new mayor of Nashua, but he said he’s looking forward to providing leadership to the city.

Remembering the 'Forgotten War'

Nashua-Plainfield students honored their neighbors and friends last Friday morning during a Veterans Day program that featured a former school counselor talking about his experiences during the Korean War.

man wanted on sex abuse charges turns himself in

The Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that a Rudd man who is facing sexual abuse charges in Chickasaw County has turned himself in.
The 55-year old man turned himself into the sheriff’s office on Tuesday.

Trial dates set in infant murder case

Pretrial conferences and jury trials have been scheduled for a couple facing first-degree murder charges in the death of their four-month-old son.
The trials will be in Chickasaw County.

Fredericksburg doctor to no longer take calls at Mercy

For more than 40 years, doctors from Fredericksburg Family Health Clinic have had a close working relationship with Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton, but that relationship will change on Jan. 1.

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