A tractor pull held Saturday, June 3, at the Big 4 Fairgrounds raised funds for Nashua causes. Handwritten signs around the grandstand announced that all donations would go to “Help Save The Cabin,” the Nashua Fireman Foundation, the Gateway to Northern Iowa Welcome Center, the Children’s Cancer Connection and the Big 4 Fair. Click this link to see more photos from the tractor pull. Continue reading PHOTOS: Tractor pull benefits Nashua causes
APRIL 6, 2023, UPDATE: A jury trial in the City of Nashua v. Minnowa Construction Inc. and United Fire & Casualty Co. civil case is scheduled to begin May 15 at the Chickasaw County Courthouse in New Hampton. OCT. 24, 2022 REPORT: About a year after serious damage to the Cedar Lake dam was discovered, the city of Nashua has filed suit in Chickasaw County District Court against a Decorah construction company that worked on it in 2020. Visible evidence of a problem can be seen near the foot of the dam in the form of a large slab of … Continue reading City of Nashua sues dam contractor
Three of Nashua-Plainfield’s wrestlers finished in the top eight of their weight classes during Saturday’s Class 1A morning session at the State Traditional Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines. Two more will chase championships this evening. Sophomore Nic Brase (106) placed fifth, junior Titus Evans (170) took fifth, and senior Kendrick Huck (132) finished eighth. (The photo featured with this article is from a match earlier this year) At tonight’s championship session that begins at 5:15 p.m., sophomore Jayden Rinken (46-2), seeded no. 1 at 106, will face no. 6 Mason Shirk (47-3), a freshman at Wilton. Senior Garrett Rinken (50-0), … Continue reading N-P wrestlers finish 5th and 8th; Rinkens go for State titles tonight
Good morning, it’s Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST Today: Areas of fog before 1 p.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 29. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24. North wind 5 to 7 mph. NASHUA’S DAM WINTERFEST At Cedar View Park unless otherwise noted. SPORTS TODAY TOP OF IOWA-EAST FRIDAY SCOREBOARD Boys Basketball Nashua-Plainfield 62, Central Springs 59: Northwood-Kensett 80, Rockford 59 West Fork 76, Newman Catholic 56 Saint Ansgar 43, … Continue reading Nashua AM Update (Jan. 21): Winterfest today
To be the best, you need to beat the best. Nashua-Plainfield will get that chance on Friday, Oct. 21, when the Huskies (5-3) open the playoffs against one of the five undefeated teams in Class A. West Hancock, Britt (8-0) will host N-P in the first round of the 32-team state tournament. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Hudson 4-4, which beat N-P on Friday 20-14 to finish third in Class A District 4, will travel to to Newman Catholic, Mason City (7-1) on Friday. N-P fell to fourth. Grundy Center, 8-0, and Wapsie Valley (6-2) were first and second in … Continue reading N-P to open football playoffs next week against West Hancock
Good morning, Nashua area readers. It’s Thursday, Oct. 13, and here’s what’s happening in local news. 1. WEATHER — Today will be partly sunny, with a high near 49, and breezy, with a northwest wind increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gust could reach around 37 mph. Tonight, it will be partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. (Extended forecast) 2. CROSS COUNTY RUNNING — The Nashua-Plainfield boys and girls cross country teams will race at 3:30 p.m. today in the Top of Iowa … Continue reading Nashua morning briefing (Oct. 13): Arrest made in food pantry break-in; N-P runners to compete in conference meet today
Nashua-Plainfield defeat d Hampton-Dumont-CAL on Tuesday in Greene. These video highlights are of just some of the plays. Continue reading Video highlights of N-P’s win over Hampton-Dumont-CAL
Good morning Nashua area. Here’s your news: 1. Pleasant weather today, tonight: Today will be sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. (Extended Forecast) Fall colors are expected to peak this week. 2. N-P School Board meets tonight: The agenda for the 7 p.m. agenda includes approving school improvement goals, a pair of volunteer wrestling coaches, and the resignations of two cheer coaches. The board will also vote on contract language regarding … Continue reading 7 at 7: Oct. 10 Nashua update
By the Iowa DNR The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on the DNR’s intent to withdraw the Cedar River watershed nitrate total maximum daily load (TMDL). TMDLs include analyses and methods for improving water quality for water bodies on the state’s Clean Water Act 303d impaired waters list. In 2006, the DNR finalized a TMDL for nitrate in the Cedar River. The DNR created the Cedar River TMDL due to the nitrate impairment in the segment of the Cedar River which Cedar Rapids uses as a source for municipal drinking water. The DNR has concluded … Continue reading Your comments sought about the state withdrawing a nitrate restriction for the Cedar River Watershed
1. WEATHER — It will be mostly sunny today with a high near 75. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Source: National Weather Service (Extended Forecast) 2. AMBULANCE, TRASH RATES AND DAM ON COUNCIL AGENDA TONIGHT — The Nashua City Council meets at 7 p.m. tonight in City Hall. The agenda includes votes on establishing a volunteer ambulance service and increasing garbage pickup rates. A dam update is a topic scheduled for closed session. (Full Agenda) 3. RANDOM SPORTS NOTES: Continue reading Nashua morning update (Oct.3)
Saint Ansgar snapped Nashua-Plainfield volleyball’s win streak at two Thursday night. The Saints (14-10) defeated the Huskies (5-16) by a score of 3-1 (25-15, 25-15, 16-25, 25-17). Game stats for the Huskies were not immediately available. N-P took a 7-0 lead in the third set and went on to win 25-16. UP NEXT: N-P travels to North Butler for a quadrangular with the Bearcats, Lake Mills and Hampton-Dumont-CAL at 6 p.m. Oct. 11. Regional postseason play begins Oct. 17 Continue reading N-P wins 1 set in loss to St. Ansgar
Good morning. Here’s a bit of local news. 1. WEATHER — Today: Areas of frost before 9 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the morning. Tonight; Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 6 mph. (Extended forecast) 2. SPORTS — Nashua-Plainfield volleyball defeated Clarksville at home Tuesday in three sets 25-16, 25-14, 25-17. The Huskies are now 6-15 overall so far this season. The Indians are 0-11. (Story and photos) 3. WEEKEND FUN — Nashua Parks is hosting Halloween … Continue reading Nashua morning update (Sept. 28)
8-PLAYER DISTRICT 3 CLASS A DISTRICT 3 CLASS A DISTRICT 4 CLASS 1A DISTRICT 4 CLASS 2A DISTRICT 4 FRIDAY’S GAMES CLASS 3A DISTRICT Continue reading Football scoreboard (Friday, Sept. 23)
HUSKIES LIFT SEASON RECORD TO 4-1 Nashua-Plainfield’s offense was really good at keep-away Friday night in Conrad. The Huskies rushed 58 times for 364 yards — both season highs — keeping the ball out of the hands of the BCLUW offense. And when the Comets had the ball, N-P took it right back, twice with interceptions. The 20-6 victory at BCLUW’s Homecoming lifted N-P to 4-1, keeping a couple of winning streaks alive. The Huskies have won three straight games and have beaten BCLUW three consecutive times. The Huskies won 38-6 in 2021 and 7-0 in 2008, according to Varsity … Continue reading N-P football keeps streaks alive with 20-6 win at BCLUW Homecoming
Good morning, Nashua. Here is some local news to start your day: 1. WEATHER — The National Weather Service says that showers are likely today, mainly between 1-3 p.m., otherwise mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tonight, there is a 20 percent chance of showers before 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. (Click here for the 7-day forecast) 2. HUCK WINS, GIRLS XC TEAM TAKES 4TH— Nashua-Plainfield’s Kadence Huck took … Continue reading Nashua morning update (Friday, Sept. 23)
Good morning. Welcome to Thursday, Sept. 22. Here’s some local news to start your day. 1. WEATHER — The National Weather Service says today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 5 to 11 mph. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight. 2. SPORTS — Nashua-Plainfield’s Kadence Huck remains No. 8 for Class 1A girls in the individual rankings released Tuesday by Iowa High School Track and Field + Cross Country. Click here to see the full individual rankings. The N-P varsity … Continue reading Nashua morning update (Sept. 22):
1. SPORTS – HUSKIES VOLLEYBALL WINS 2 IN A ROW —The Nashua-Plainfield volleyball team sweated out a 3-1 match victory Tuesday night at home. The Huskies have a two-game win streak. Click here to see more photos from the match. – 2. MUCH COOLER TODAY — The National Weather Service forecast for today says it will be Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 … Continue reading Nashua morning update (Sept. 21): N-P volleyball defeats Bearcats
The man with a towel made complete sense. After a day of temperatures in the 90’s, the Nashua-Plainfield gymnasium was still toasty when North Butler’s volleyball team came to town on Tuesday. Doors were open and big fans were set up to to cool things down. Everyone was soaked, but at least one spectator high in the N-P bleachers came prepared with a hand towel to dry his face. Sweat in the eyes would have distracted from the match playing out in front of him. The Huskies went on to win 3-1, but the sets were tight. The Bearcats won … Continue reading PHOTOS: N-P volleyball beats North Butler
Good morning, here is some Nashua news you might want to know about: 1. WEATHER: Today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 83 and gusty winds. Tonight will be Partly cloudy, with a low around 62 and lighter winds. (Extended forecast) 2. UNSOLVED MURDER: Thirty years ago this month Rhonda Anette Knutson, a Highway 63 convenience store worker was killed. The Phillips 66 near the junction with Hwys. 18/346 is long gone, but the mystery remains as to who killed her in the early morning hours of Sept. 7, 1992. The Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office lists it as … Continue reading Nashua morning update: (Thursday, Sept. 15)
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