How did empty shopping malls lead to bustling main streets?
Well, you might call it one of the “good things” that has come from COVID-19.
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How did empty shopping malls lead to bustling main streets?
Well, you might call it one of the “good things” that has come from COVID-19.
In keeping with the local shopping trend, some people are finding out exactly what this town has to offer, starting by walking the streets or, in the case of...
The New Hampton City Council met in open session for four minutes last week, but in that time, council members directed its city attorney to draft a letter requesting the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors bring an emergency medical services’ ballot initiative to voters this fall.
Council...
Here’s what we know when it comes to the 2020 General Election: It takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
After that? Chickasaw County Auditor Joan Knoll admits she’s not quite sure, especially after the New Hampton City Council last week did not give her office the go-ahead to use the New Hampton Fire...
For a moment Thursday night, it looked and felt like 2019 all over again.
The scene? The Community Services Building in New Hampton. The meeting? The Chickasaw Council Ambulance Council. The atmosphere: Highly charged, at least at times.
And when the council, made up of representatives of each of...
When Megan Anderson, (owner of The Hair Room), and Katie Fisher, co-owners of The Cotton Market, first decided to call 9 N. Locust the new home for their businesses, they never imagined they would do so in a time when in-person experiences and online presences would be such a must.
The Cotton...
On the day that Chickasaw County Public Health and Homecare Services announced the 40th positive COVID-19 case in the county, the department’s administrator warned residents of a “COVID-19 scam.”
Administrator Lisa Welter said Thursday that public health agencies across Iowa are hearing reports of...
Sports
Tradition is a word often associated with New Hampton baseball and for good reason.
Chickasaw head coach Cory McDonald has undoubtedly produced the best stretch of sustained success in New Hampton baseball history in his 10-plus years at the helm of the program.
With that ability to win games and...
Three New Hampton seniors and a freshman comprised the Northeast Iowa All-Conference softball teams in 2020.
All four of the Chickasaw standouts that helped guide first-year head coach Lisa Rude’s squad to a 6-8 overall record and 5-7 league finish had little to zero varsity experience.
That makes...
North Linn made a return trip to the state tournament on Tuesday night in the Class 2A, Substate 3 final with a 6-3 win over New Hampton and head coach Cory McDonald at Hertel Field on the campus of Warburg College in Waverly.
The No. 2 rated Lynx held off a late charge from the Chickasaws - which...
When the Lexus sits in the garage, it’s easy to slide the keys in the ignition and roll the luxury vehicle out on to the highway.
Such is the case with the Crestwood Cadet softball team and its star, elite pitcher Laken Lienhard.
The all-state hurler had her engine hummin’ inside the pitcher’s...
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