Saturday morning, June 2, Mother Nature was not cooperating with the Szalkowski family but teams braved the weather to help share the memory of Paul Szalkowski and to raise money for the annual Paul Szalkowski Scholarship Fund.The Szalkowski famil

A fresh yet familiar face behind the counter at Pocketful of Posies is back to stay.Today [Friday], the Pocketful of Posies owner for a decade, Karen Amundson, handed over the pruning shears to her right-hand woman, Kayla Smith. Smith, who graduat

Alta Vista Days, Heartland Days and Dairy Days are done, but Chickasaw County’s “Festival Month” is far from over.Lawler kicks off its three-day bash, Irish Fest, today [Friday] with a host of activities and bands.The Irish Fest Parade, which will

Ask Connie Hildebrandt to describe her husband Marv in a word.“He’s dedicated,” Connie said.It’s true in more ways than one.As the Fredericksburg Grand Dairyman for 2018, Marv Hildebrandt wouldn’t be where he is without dedication.— For more on th

By the time Darcy Maulsby finished her program Sunday at Carnegie Cultural Center, the 50 or so people who attended the event were … well, they were hungry.Maulsby, the author of “The Culinary History of Iowa,” shared some great stories during the

The Nashua Town and Country Club will throw itself a birthday bash this weekend as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding.But the “birthday course” is the one that will be giving out the presents — in the form of free golf — this weeke

Let’s put it this way: Those were some pretty nice rides parked at the Gateway to Northeast Iowa Welcome Center last week.The Nashua center welcomed a meeting of the Cedar Valley Corvette Club on Thursday, and members were appreciative that the ce

The current is “super swift” at the Little Cedar River and residents were warned to avoid boating on area waterways, Nashua City Clerk Rhonda Dean said.“We caution people on that,” Dean said.

Monday marked “T-minus 10 days” for Tori Ulrichs, which meant only one thing.“The sleepless nights have started,” the Water Over the Dam Days coordinator said with a laugh. “Seriously, I get nervous every year.

Ask Pat and Joann Costigan how they came to be the grand marshals for this Saturday’s Irish Fest Parade, and they’ll give you a quick smile.“They asked,” said Pat, and his wife finished the sentence, “And we really couldn’t say no.

New Hampton Community Schools will build a larger vocational agriculture and industrial technology center, thanks to a fundraising campaign conducted by the FFA Alumni that has brought in more than $260,000 in various forms of donations.“This is a

It would have been different if it hadn’t been going perfectly, but dang it, it was shaping up to be one of the best Heartland Days ever.And then Mother Nature interceded.“Oh my God, it’s beyond frustrating,” New Horizons-Chamber Director Jason Sp

Chickasaw County Engineer Dusten Rolando requested funds last week from the Board of Supervisors to replace a tractor that was lost in a fire last year.And it was quite a lot of funds.The state bid price for a 2017 John Deere 6120E tractor mower w

Voters — are at least a few of them — headed to the polls in Chickasaw County Tuesday to pick their party’s nominees for the upcoming general election, but that low voter turnout, less than 9.7 percent, seemed to validate County Auditor Joan Knoll

An easement resolution was granted at Monday’s New Hampton City Council meeting, allowing Chickasaw County Conservation permission to use right of way to construct access roads from the north end of Klenske Avenue into a conservation-owned ground