Retired Emergency Management Agency Director Ken Rasing has a lead, but maybe not a victory, when it comes to his Chickasaw County District 4 Democratic primary against incumbent Steve Geerts.

Chickasaw County Public Health officials announced Tuesday afternoon that an 11th person has tested positive for the Coronavirus COVID-19.

The Chickasaw County Courthouse will reopen Wednesday, but it’s definitely going to be a COVID-19 kind of deal when it comes to the facility in New Hampton.

On the day in which Chickasaw County reached double digits when it comes to positive tests of Coronavirus COVID-19, Public Health and Homecare Services Director Lisa Welter said the need to social distance is even more important.

It took a while, but the New Hampton City Council finally approved a project that proponents say will help with water issues on the west side of Mikkelson Park.

The New Hampton Park Board Wednesday evening held off a decision on whether or not to open the city’s swimming pool this summer.

It was a Memorial Day observance like no other, but even though the crowd was limited, the message in these times was still powerful.

Chickasaw County’s top election official says the interest in this coming Tuesday’s primary, combined with the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, may mean long lines at the polls.

The “reopening” of Iowa accelerated on Tuesday when Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that  she will allow casinos and amusement parks to reopen next week.

The New Hampton School Board Wednesday morning approved a new administrative plan its superintendent recommended and one that keeps three principals in the district.

Patience is a virtue.

Michael Kennedy virtually stood before the members of the New Hampton High School Class of 2020, and took a moment to talk to them last Tuesday night.

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a sweeping new round of “re-openings,” as movie theaters, zoos, aquariums, wedding reception venues will all allowed to reopen Friday.

The handiwork of two New Hampton sisters can be found on the faces of folks both in New Hampton and elsewhere. And we mean like all over the country.

Savannah Anderson, if she had to guess, worked on the video that lasts a mere 194 seconds for eight to 10 hours.