For those who think this winter has been, well for the lack of a better word, lame, here’s the deal.
This is what a typical winter is supposed to be all about. This is, in a word, normal.

The rule at MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center’s Emergency Department is pretty simple: There is no such thing as a “middle-of-the-road” day.
It’s either feast or famine.

Ryan Anderson sat in the Wells Fargo Arena and took a well-deserved rest late Friday morning.

Fifty years ago, Bill Roths wrestled at the state tournament as a New Hampton High School senior.
Twenty-five years ago, Roths sang a rousing rendition of the National Anthem before the 1995 state tournament finals.

New Hampton’s large group speech season came to an end last Monday when its coaches and team members learned that none of its entries had received a nomination to the All-State Speech Festival.

The news about a possible conference realignment for New Hampton High School and its fellow members of the Northeast Iowa Conference is pretty much on hold.

They came in the dark of the night — Mateo, Vinnie, Hulk, Sal, Rocky, Danny, Rambo, Joey and Rocco — to Turkey Valley High School, and they opened every girls’ locker in the joint.

Juanita Andersen couldn’t help but laugh last Friday when she was told that the title of her new book — especially the first word — was … well so her.

New Hampton property owners will see an increase in their property tax bills, after all, if the proposed budget that will have two public hearings next month is approved by the City Council.

Glen Geerts’ “day” is almost complete as he talks with Audra Burgart just after 7 a.m. on a Wednesday morning at the med/surg nurse’s desk inside MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center.

Fidelity Bank and Trust’s two top executives say it’s business as usual at its New Hampton location, despite the loss of three of its lending officers.

Security State Bank is planning to return to New Hampton, although this is a different Security State Bank.

An apparent burglary at New Hampton’s lone pharmacy closed the business last Monday as employees worked to sort out what was taken.

The caucuses themselves went just fine, and those who attended them touted Iowa’s importance in the presidential election race and the fact that this was grassroots politics at its best.

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors accepted its 2018-19 audit but also unanimously voted to send copies of it to both the County Attorney’s Office and the Iowa Attorney General’s Office after several issues were reported.