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Iowa BIG North "hackathon" held in Charles City

A new weight room … kids spending too much time on “screens” … school lunches … not enough activities available outside of school … parking lot problems … bullying … too few class options … making sports safer … more art in school.

Exhilarating Exhaustion

Overheard a lot at the annual New Hampton Elementary School Carnival Friday night were two words: “I’m exhausted.”
Of course, that was the view of the parents.

Middle School gearing up for 'Midmester'

What do you do when you’re offered a chance to take a class that can teach you how to make better donuts?
You sign up for the class, of course. And hopefully, you eat some donuts.

Longtime city jeweler passes away at age 93

Several years ago, as Bob Manges worked on repairing a watch, he talked about his craft.

Howe to dance at the next level

New Hampton’s Kaycee Howe has signed a letter of intent to join the competitive dance team at Mount Mercy University next year.

New Hampton Speech Team ready for state

Faith Erdman had been down this road before, but when she finished both her storytelling and prose pieces at the district individual speech contest last month, the New Hampton High School junior felt like she had finally broken through.

Libraries get plenty of support

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the county budget for fiscal year 2018-19 at its weekly meeting on Monday, but not before getting an earful from the public about the importance of public libraries.

Garbage a hot topic at council meeting

It may have been a raw and snowy night, but that didn’t stop a big crowd from descending upon City Hall Monday night.

Supervisors OK budget, tax levy

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors approved the county budget for fiscal year 2018-19 at the meeting Monday after a public hearing.
As part of the budget, supervisors approved slight increases to the tax levy rate.

Nashua City Council loses another member

The rumors that a member of the Nashua City Council member was moving out of town became a reality Monday night when Ryan Jung submitted his resignation during a regularly scheduled council meeting.

N-P speech team shines at district meet

ix Nashua-Plainfield High School students will head to the individuals state contest on Saturday after earning Division I ratings at the district contest that was held on Feb. 24 at North Butler High School.

Speeding ticket leads to inspiring story

Ed Cockrell’s Paralympics story is a good one, but how he came to share it with a couple of New Hampton service clubs might be even better.

Quilters love sharing that takes place at retreat

When the winter weather starts to get you down, an option for some people is to hop on a plane and head to …
New Hampton, Iowa?
Well, maybe, if you’re a quilter.

Speech Stars!

The speech team members had just answered the question “why speech?”

Governor, superintendent take school threats seriously

Reports of threats to schools have flooded law enforcement throughout the country in the days and weeks since a tragic shooting at a Parkland, Fla. school left 17 people dead last month.

Speech team shines at district contest

To say New Hampton had a good day at Saturday’s district individual speech contest is, well, an understatement.

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