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Forty-two years is enough for Ionia mayor

David Swenumson sat at his kitchen table in his Ionia home, and talked about the end of what has been truly a remarkable political career.
“It’s time for someone else,” he said. “It’s time for the young ones to take over.”

School plans not for the feint of heart

Take one look at the bid documents or the building plans that contractors have in their hands today and one realizes this is a pretty complicated process.

N-P senior lands prestigious PBS honor

The National History Day honors just keep piling up for Caleb Lines.

Schwickerath sworn in as city attorney

New Chickasaw County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Nuss swears in Jennifer Schwickerath as Chickasaw County Attorney Tuesday. Schwickerath replaces Pat Wegman, who was recently appointed a district court associate judge for District 1.

An Autumn Drive Around New Hampton

There’s plenty to see around the area if you just slow down, take a look, and enjoy. If you bring a camera with you, you might preserve some interesting moments.

Students prepare for challenge of upcoming musical

The challenge of any musical at New Hampton High School may be a matter of time.Throw in the fact that this year’s musical is “Beauty and the Beast,” and it’s an even more demanding challenge.“But it will come together,” said Jill Cantu, who is co

Council considers North Linn rezone for Dollar General

The New Hampton City Council set dates for public hearings on a couple of rezoning requests at a meeting on Monday, and also considered various options as to what to do with more than $7000 of leftover RAGBRAI money.Paula Holschlag and Louis Koibl

Fall, where art thou?

The average high temperature for today [Friday] is 59 degrees, and the average low is 38.Today’s forecast calls for a high in the mid-70s and overnight low in the upper 50s.What the heck is going on?Based on climate data from previous years, there

Enrollment drop not as bad as expected

The bad news is New Hampton Community Schools has seen its enrollment drop from a year ago.The good news?

Nine candidates seek city offices in Nashua

Nashua residents won’t be lacking for options when it comes to next month’s city elections; in fact, they have nine candidates to choose from.Early voting has started for the Nov.

Cute costume!

Little Logan Sinnwell takes part in the Nashua Park Board Halloween party recently at Cedar View Park, and if Logan needs more candy — and really what child doesn’t? — the Nashua City Council on Monday announced that city-wide trick-or-treating wi

Showing off at Moms and Muffins!

Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School first-graders proudly show their mothers the work they have been doing this year during a Moms and Muffins event held that the school recently.

As election nears, Nashua City Council loses member

The Nashua City Council lost one of its five members Monday night, when Mayor Angie Dietz announced that she had received a letter of resignation from Kyle Lane.Lane was not at the meeting, and Dietz said he cites his “other committments” that did

Hubbell makes his pitch during campaign stop in city

Iowa gubernatorial candidate Fred Hubbell says the first order of business for the next Iowa governor will be to clean up Iowa’s financial mess.And he thinks he’s just the guy to do it.“We need someone to take care of this fiscal mess,” he said Th

All the way back from ‘The Fire!’

New Hampton Mayor Deb Larsen joins Dungey’s Furniture and Flooring owners Trace and Mark Dungey, their wives and their employees to “cut the ribbon” celebrating the new store that opened in New Hampton in August.

Farm couple celebrated for doing it right

The Leon and Barb Sheets family of Chickasaw County was recognized with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award on Friday at the Republic Community Church, near Ionia.

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