COVID-19 continued to spread in Chickasaw County last week, which led to some tragic stories as the death of four area residents was blamed on the Coronavirus.
And it’s also taking a toll on those who work in health care.
Seven years ago, Mark Folkers wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to do with his life.
The 2006 graduate of New Hampton High School was living in Mason City, working at Staples and was, as he will admit now, a bit rudderless.
The COVID-19 situation in Chickasaw County has taken a decided turn for the worse in recent days, and at least one area school has pulled the plug on on-site learning for a short period of time.
A New Hampton High School alumnus lived the dream, albeit a tired one, last week when Randy Feenstra won the Fourth Congressional District race to replace Steve King in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Chickasaw County voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump Tuesday, and voters also elected two Republicans to the Board of Supervisors and a GOP auditor.
The one moment that Jason Rude will never forget when it comes to the saga of bringing a piece of the USS Arizona to New Hampton Middle School. And it’s why the social studies instructor believes so passionately in personal history.
Look, it’s as much of a fact as say the earth is round and the sun rises in the east: There aren’t many, if any, bigger Iowa State University Cyclone fans than Dustin and Emily Kleiss and their children.
It was contentious at times, but when Wednesday night’s public hearing was finished, nothing had changed.
Terry Johnson’s dismissal from the Chickasaw County Board of Public Health remained in place.
For the layperson, if you will, it’s one of the mysteries of school finance: How can administrators not know their exact enrollment on any given day of school? Isn’t it just a matter of counting?
New Hampton Parks and Recreation Program Director Tara Hackman loves the Halloween Parade her department and New Horizons-Chamber put on every year.
But she’s also the mother of two young children.
New Hampton High School senior Avery Throndson was doing a “football interview” a couple of weeks ago when he was asked a non-gridiron question.
Are you glad you’re going to school this year?
Duncan Slick climbed the ladder to the top of his loft barn, saw the John Deere blanket, the John Deere stuffed toy tractor and the tractor pillowcase.
The little 4-year-old stopped for a second and took it all in.
New Hampton’s City Council decided last week that it would eschew hiring a new street superintendent and, instead, will create a public works director position.
We’re not sure, quite honestly, if Beth Henningsen is going to like this story.
She’d rather this tale be about the volunteers, the donors and the recipients of an organization she started … basically anyone but herself.
