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
Nashua-Plainfield’s Dawson Glaser pitched seven shutout innings Wednesday to ice a 7-0 win against Saint Ansgar. Making his second start on the mound this season, Glaser struck out seven batters while walking none and scattering five hits. In his first outing on May 23, he pitched 6 1/3 innings and struck out 12 in N-P’s 5-3 win over Central Springs. N-P improved its record to 4-1. The Saints fell to 5-3. The Huskies scored twice in the 1st inning with one run unearned because an error allowed Tucker Franzen to reach base. Glaser hit a single to score Eli Kalainoff … Continue reading Huskies beat Saints, 7-0
Games played Tuesday, May 30 NORTHEAST IOWA CONFERENCE Continue reading NEIC baseball scoreboard
Good morning, it’s Saturday, May 27, 2023. WEATHER FORECAST Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Source: National Weather Service ••• FRANZEN 4TH, N-P 9TH AT STATE GIRLS GOLF TOURNAMENT Nashua-Plainfield’s Paige Franzen placed 5th individually at the Class 1A Girls Golf State Tournament in Boone this week. As a team, the Huskies finished 9th. ••• FRIDAY SCOREBOARD Top of Iowa Baseball Top of Iowa Softball … Continue reading Nashua AM Update (May 27): Franzen 4th at State Girls Golf, baseball and softball fall
Good morning, it’s Thursday, May 25, 2023. WEATHER FORECAST Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with an east wind 8 to 16 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 44. East wind 9 to 14 mph. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Source: National Weather Service ••• Huskies competing at Girls Golf State Tournament today Tee off was at 9 a.m. today for Nashua-Plainfield’s girls golf team at the Class 1A Girls Golf State Tournament today at Centre Point Golf Course in Boone. Paige Franzen began at Hole 9 alongside Katie … Continue reading Nashua AM Update (May 25): Huskies at Girls Golf State Tournament today
TOP OF IOWA CONFERENCE Rockford 11, West Fork 1 (5 innings) Rockford junior Wyatt Ritter struck out five batters on the way to an 11-1 five-inning win Wednesday evening over West Fork. Warriors batters connected for eight hits while taking four walks. Three were also hit by pitches. Nick Groven led the way by going 4-for-4 with a double, a triple. He scored twice and knocked in 2 runs. Nashua-Plainfield 20, at Northwood-Kensett 5 Nine hits, 15 walks and three hit batters added up to 20 runs and a road victory for Nashua-Plainfield on Wednesday. Northwood-Kensett grabbed a 1-0 lead … Continue reading Prep baseball scoreboard: Rockford and N-P win
The Iowa High School Track & Field Championships entered Day 2 this morning. Here are today’s results and schedule for Nashua-Plainfield qualifiers: ••• Continue reading N-P at State Track Day 2: Girls 4th in distance medley
Nashua-Plainfield sophomore Kadence Huck captured the Class 1A state title in the girls 400m dash today at the Iowa High School Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. She finished with a personal best time of 55.94. Today is the first day of the state track meet, which goes through Saturday. N-P celebrated its state qualifiers from both the boys and girls teams with a couple of send-offs on Wednesday. Along with today’s results, here is what is coming up for the Huskies: Day 1 results: On Friday, the schedule for N-P is: On Saturday, the schedule … Continue reading N-P State Track results Day 1 (May 18): Huck wins 400m dash title, boys shuttle hurdle team advances
Charles City varsity sports Charles City varsity sports Tuesday, May 30 Thursday, June 1 Friday, June 2 Saturday, June 3 Tuesday, June 6 Thursday, June 8 Friday, June 16 Tuesday, June 20 Thursday, June 22 Friday, June 23 Saturday, June 24 Monday, June 26 Tuesday, June 27 Thursday, June 29 Friday, June 30 Saturday, July 1 Monday, July 3 Thursday, July 6 Saturday, July 8 Saturday, July 8 Continue reading CHARLES CITY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Good morning, it’s Wednesday, May 17, 2023. WEATHER FORECAST Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Thursday: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph. ••• COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, May 17 ••• PHOTO REPRINTS AND DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE (CLICK HERE) Continue reading Nashua AM Update (May 17): State Track send-off and academic awards ceremonies tonight
Hello all, it’s Tuesday, May 16, 2023. WEATHER FORECAST Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Today Wednesday, May 17 Continue reading Nashua Update (May 16): Of nice weather, music awards and State Track send-offs
Good morning, it’s Friday, May 12, 2023. WEATHER FORECAST Today: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 75. East wind 6 to 11 mph. Tonight: A 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Saturday: Showers likely and thunderstorms possible. High near 74. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Source: National Weather Service ••• N-P SPORTS … Continue reading Nashua AM Update (May 12): Huskies going to State Track; rain on its way
AGWSR won Wednesday’s Class 1A Boys Sectional Golf Tournament at Nashua Town and Country by 35 strokes. After 18 holes, AGWSR scored 335 as a team, followed by Rockford (370), North Butler (372), Dunkerton (386), Nashua-Plainfield (392), Clarksville (428) and Riceville (433). Dawson Glaser was the best scorer for N-P, shooting a 49 on the first 9 and 47 on the second for a total of 96. To order photos from this tournament click here 1. AGWSR, 335 2. ROCKFORD, 370 3. NORTH BUTLER, 372 4. DUNKERTON, 386 5. NASHUA-PLAINFIELD, 392 6. CLARKSVILLE, 428 7. RICEVILLE, 433 Continue reading N-P boys place 5th in sectional tournament, Rockford 2nd, North Butler 3rd
Drug-sniffing dogs went through Charles City High School and Middle School today, as planned. The plans to search lockers and backpacks for illegal drugs was announced back in April, according to a message posted today on the School district website. It includes a link to a letter to the public by Superintendent Anne Lundquist explaining the search and decision to collaborate with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office. “The primary goal for doing so is to strengthen our partnership with law enforcement and maintain a healthy learning environment in our schools,” Lundquist said. The dogs are experienced and have conducted searches … Continue reading Dogs sniff for drugs at CC high school and middle school, as planned
The Charles City High School Vocal Department will present its final concert of the year at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, May 9) in the middle school gymnasium. That got us thinking about past concerts, and we have photos to show you. 2021 POPS CONCERT 2020 POPS CONCERT 2019 Continue reading Take a look back at past CCHS Pops Concerts
Pics from today’s coed Top of Iowa Conference track and field meet at Nashua-Plainfield. Continue reading PHOTOS: Top of Iowa coed conference meet
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