The date was June 16, 2010, and I had already made the decision that we were not getting this dog.
But the boys – and they were really boys back then — begged me to go at least see this beagle named Shelby, and I caved.
Remember those “million-dollar rains” of yesteryear, when we’d get those all-day rainfalls that added up to an inch?
Well, they don’t seem to exist anymore; instead, when it rains around here, it pours.
Residents in and around New Hampton dealt with another round of flash flooding Friday morning as severe thunderstorms dumped more than four inches of rain on parts of the county.
Mary Anne Shekleton, 94, of New Hampton, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, June 23, 2019, at her home. Mary Anne was born the eldest child, to Henry and Amalia “Molly” (Glaser) Gilbert on May 11, 1925 in New Hampton, Iowa.
Organizers are hoping Nashua residents and a bevy of visitors will “come ashore and party some more at the big ole beach bash” during Water Over the Dam Days celebration that kicks off its four-day run on Thursday.
New Hampton Community Schools parents who want to pay for their children’s lunches and other fees will once again be able to do so online and won’t have to pay a “convenience fee,” thanks to a decision by the School Board last Monday night.
As Lynn Throndson watched some old cement steps get jackhammered Saturday, he raised his voice to be heard over the din.
“We were kind of hoping those would be hollow inside,” he said with a smile.
