They came in droves to downtown New Hampton Saturday for what has become one of the biggest events on the Parks and Recreation Department’s annual calendar — the annual Halloween Parade and Costume ...

Princess Leia and a stormtrooper – courtesy of Cedar Valley Storage. Accessories not included. Festive Halloween revelers were also lucky enough to be able to check out Andrea McCain’s stock car that ...

There was a common theme when you talked with those associated with the Turkey Valley football squad after the beatdown that the Trojans put on Springville last Friday night in the first round of the ...

A few months ago, Nashua Public Library filled out a questionnaire sent out by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and figured it was just a way for the foundation started long ago by steel magnate ...

The New Hampton City Council appeared willing Monday night to split the costs of building repairs with the city’s Library Board. Council members unanimously voted to offer to pay for 50 percent of the ...

Sports can present some strange scenarios. Just ask New Hampton football coach Chad Pemble, who found a lot more to like in a 36-7 loss to Waukon on Friday than he did the week before when his team ...

Logan Busta zigged, zagged, dodged and darted his way to an electrifying score Friday night against the overmatched Tripoli Panthers. No, this wasn’t the sport of dodgeball, but it sure as heck made ...

There are days when New Hampton Public Library Director Carrie Becker will be sitting in her office and hear the sounds of music coming from just outside her window. “Those are the best days,” she ...

Let’s put it this way: The outdoor education facility that had served the Chickasaw County Conservation Board at Twin Ponds Nature Center for more than six decades had seen better days. In short, it ...

The federal government may be “shut down” these days, but save for a rainy Sunday, area farmers are certainly not. After waiting a day or so for their fields to dry out after much-needed rainfall, ...

For a second straight quarter, it appears the fund balance for Chickasaw County EMS will be below the “threshold” that allows the Board of Supervisors to bill six cities for ambulance service. The ...