ROCKFORD — Nine Huskies contributed points in Nashua-Plainfield’s girls basketball win Tuesday night in Rockford. N-P’s Kadence Huck led all scorers with 11 points in the 53-14 victory. Myranda Webster and Paige Franzen each scored 8 points followed by Kendall Bailey-Pint (7), Ava Kirk (6), Bailey Fisher (6), Jalynn Pratt (3) and Marleigh Lowe and Elayna O’Neill with 2 apiece. Continue reading N-P girls win in Rockford
Good morning, it’s Tuesday, Jan. 10. WEATHER Today, expect patchy fog beneath mostly cloudy skies with a high near 29. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Patchy fog will continue to linger as will the clouds. The low temp will be around 24. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Wednesday will be partly sunny, with a high near 35. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. (Extended Forecast) SPORTS Tonight’s games: Continue reading Nashua morning update ( Jan. 10)
Good morning, it’s Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 WEATHER Today, watch for areas of fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 11 mph. Tonight, it will be mostly cloudy with a low around 19. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. (Extended Forecast) NEWS Public hearing tonight on using 1 cent sales tax for ball fields The Nashua-Plainfield School Board will hold a public hearing tonight at 7 p.m. tonight in the jr./sr. high commons regarding using the 1 cent statewide sales tax to construct a baseball and softball … Continue reading Nashua AM Update (Jan. 9): Public hearing tonight for baseball and softball complex funding
West Fork (6-1) beat Nashua-Plainfield 54-47 in Friday night’s game that was relocated from the WarHawks’ home to Nashua. A fire in West Fork’s shot clock forced the switch. N-P’s Bo Harrington led the Huskies with 23 points and 8 rebounds. Joel Winter had 10. Tucker Franzen added 4 and Landon Foelske and Matthew Malven each scored. West Fork held a 10-point lead by halftime, but N-P tightened its defenses took a 38-37 lead by the end of the third quarter. The WarHawks sealed the win by outscoring the Huskies 17-9 in the fourth. Up next: The Huskies will travel … Continue reading WF boys escape Nashua with a win
West Fork made itself right at home Friday, defeating Nashua-Plainfield 59-27. The WarHawks are now 9-0. N-P is 2-7. Leah Weaver led West Fork scorers with 20 points. Kandace Huck and Jaylynn Pratt each scored 8 to lead N-P, followed by Marleigh Lowe, Bailey Fisher and Paige Franzen with 3 apiece. Myranda Webster scored 2. Originally scheduled as an away game at West Fork, but a fire in a shot clock there forced it to be relocated to Nashua. Up next: N-P travels to Rockford (1-8) on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Tip-off is at 6:15 p.m. Continue reading WF girls win relocated game against N-P
Good morning, it’s Saturday, Jan. 7. WEATHER — Today will be mostly sunny with calm winds and a high near 25. Temps will drop into the single digits tonight under partly cloudy skies. Patchy fog will settle in after 1 a.m. Sunday will be similar. (Extended Forecast) SPORTS — Nashua-Plainfield basketball teams lost at home last night to West Fork. The girls final score was 59-27, the boys 54-47. N-P wrestlers are at a tournament this morning in Tripoli. COMMUNITY NEWS: Continue reading Nashua AM Update (Jan. 7): Sunny today, Huskies fall at home, Winterfest coming
Top of Iowa -East Boys Basketball Nashua-Plainfield 65, Central Springs 47 Tripoli 63, Rockford 36 Osage 63, Hampton-Dumont-CAL 62 Newman Catholic 62, West Fork 37 Boys Wrestling Top of Iowa Girls Basketball Rockford 47, Tripoli 42 Central Springs 61, Nashua-Plainfield 18 Osage 64, Hampton-Dumont-CAL 20 West Fork 72, Newman Catholic 49 Continue reading Thursday night high school scoreboard (Jan. 5)
Turns out Nashua-Plainfield will be playing basketball at home on Friday. The boys and girls varsity squads had been scheduled to travel, but West Fork suffered a fire in a shot clock. After contacting N-P Activities Director Suzy Turner on Tuesday about the broken shot clock, West Fork confirmed on Thursday that it could not host the games and asked to flip-flop the schedule. N-P will now travel to West Fork on Feb. 3. Continue reading Shot clock fire in West Fork means N-P gets home games on Friday
The vote for a new city logo for Nashua is heading for a runoff. The Big 4 Chamber of Commerce held a logo design contest in December, putting out a call to the general public for new logos for the city. Val Johnson from the chamber attended Monday’s Nashua City Council meeting and gave an update. The Chamber asked people to vote for their favorite design via Facebook. Only one vote separated the top two designs, Johnson said, according to meeting minutes. She asked the council if it would be OK with her taking the two designs to school and … Continue reading Nashua logo contest headed for a runoff
Good morning. It’s Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. WEATHER Today, there is a 50% chance of snow, mainly before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 31 by 11 a.m., then falling to around 26 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13-16 mph. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Friday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind around 6 mph. TONIGHT’S SPORTS SCHEDULE Continue reading Nashua AM update (Jan. 5)
Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. WEATHER Snow is possible throughout today. In the morning it could mix with freezing drizzle, then in the afternoon with rain. Otherwise, it will be a cloudy day with patchy fog, a high temp around 33 and a west wind of 6 to 13 mph. Tonight, there is a 40% chance of snow as cloudy skies continue. The low will be around 26 with a West wind around 10 mph. (Extended Forecast) SPORTS Top of Iowa-East Boys Basketball Top of Iowa-East Girls Basketball Continue reading Nashua AM Update (Jan. 4)
The holiday break is over for Top of Iowa-East basketball. Here is tonight’s schedule. Girls basketball Boys basketball Continue reading Top of Iowa basketball returns tonight
The Nashua-Plainfield girls wrestling team competed Monday at a 19-team tournament in Osage. Huskies Sara Babu and Ryan Reams place 4th and 7th, respectively, in their weight classes. At 100, Sara Babu went 2-2 and received a bye. She finished 4th. She pinned Annabelle Rohret of Cedar Falls at 5:45 and won a 15-11 decision over Hailey Peterson of Perry. She received one bye and lost to Gable Heman of Osage by fall and Mia Kurth of Waukon by pin at 43 seconds. At 115, Ryan Reams went 3-1 and placed 7th. She lost to Kamina Munson of Mason City … Continue reading N-P girls compete at Osage wrestling tournament
Temperatures tonight will dip to the low 20s under mostly cloudy skies. Monday’s forecast includes rain and snow with a high of 35. There’s a chance of flurries before 2 p.m. changing over to rain around 4 p.m. with a northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Monday night will see more rain, possibly freezing rain, with the low temperature around 33 and an east wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. Continue reading Freezing rain expected Monday night
Good morning, it’s Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 WEATHER Today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 23. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. BUSINESS First State Bank in downtown Nashua will host its holiday open house today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Register for door prizes. Dairy Treat Pop Open, 4-8 p.m. today, 510 Sample St., Nashua HEALTH & FITNESS The Husky Wellness Center is adding two programs next week … Continue reading Nashua AM Update (Dec. 30): Bank open house today; Wellness Center adding yoga, tumbling
Good morning Nashua, it’s Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. WEATHER After a foggy morning, today will be cloudy with a high of 38 and a slight chance of drizzle after 3 p.m. The night low is expected to be around 22. Patchy fog is again likely before 10 p.m. with a 20% chance of freezing drizzle before 11 p.m. and snow before midnight. Friday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 31. SPORTS N-P high school sports will resume Monday, Jan. 2, with the varsity girls wrestling team traveling to Osage. Competition begins at 5 p.m. NEWS Water main dig … Continue reading Nashua AM Update (Dec. 29): Warmer today, freezing tonight; city doing water main dig
IOWA DNR The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will release trout in five locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months. Winter trout stockings are a great place to take kids to catch their first fish. A small split shot and a hook with almost any kind of bait will catch trout. The popular program is supported by the sales of the trout fee. Anglers need a valid fishing license and pay the trout fee to fish for or possess trout. The daily limit is five trout per licensed angler with a … Continue reading Winter community trout stockings start Jan. 14
DES MOINES – It’s almost time to start 2023 the right way – in an Iowa state park! Join the 2023 First Day Hike Challenge through the digital State Park Passport. You can also join one of several guided hikes with park or forest staff across the state. With the First Day Hike Challenge, park visitors can check into any of more than 50 participating state parks on the passport from Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 through the end of Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. Every check-in will qualify for a prize drawing of a 2-night stay at a cabin at Pine Lake State Park. Restrictions will apply … Continue reading It’s almost New Years! Join the First Day Hike Challenge at Iowa state parks
Good afternoon, it’s Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. WEATHER: More snow Today snow is likely, possibly heavy, mainly after 5 p.m., says the National Weather Service. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -2. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Tonight, 1 to 3 inches of snow with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -5. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Monday, will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 4 by 5 p.m. Wind chill values as low as -9. … Continue reading Nashua Update (Dec. 25): More snow; library hosting movie day on Wednesday
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