John "Jack" Meissen age 82 of Lawler, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at Our Lady of Mt.

Those that know New Hampton Parks and Recreation Director Rick Kramer knows it takes a lot to leave him speechless.A $50,000 donation check, though, certainly qualifies.Kramer recently accepted a check for $50,000 from the Willis and Pat Hansen Ch

Decision day is almost here when it comes to a $19.415 million bond referendum New Hampton Community Schools will put forth to voters on Tuesday.At stake is a proposed new middle school, competition gym and a new industrial technology and vocation

Agriculture Education Pork Partner Joanne Tupper visited the New Hampton Elementary School on Tuesday with two little piglets to help the fourth graders learn about the pork industry.Tupper described what she and her husband, Larry, do as they rai

Turkey Valley’s girls shot at a 50 percent clip from 2-point range Monday while making up an earlier cancellation at Central of Elkader and winning 53-28.    With a flurry of early scoring, the Lady Trojans jumped out to a 21-6 lead after a quarte

The start wasn’t bad, but the middle was, in a word, putrid.  And it cost the New Hampton boys basketball dearly in a 75-57 loss to Crestwood that jumbled  the Northeast Iowa Conference standings once again.  “It was ugly.

Rapid Printers was packed on Thursday night as community members filed into the business to congratulate owner Brad Schwickerath on 20 years in business.“It feels great,” said Schwickerath who is very proud of the accomplishments the staff has mad

Pancakes and sausage were in the air when you walked through the doors at the Nashua VFW Hall on Sunday morning. The crowd began at 10 a.m.

 Gerald Thomas Roethler, 57, of Parkville, Mo., formerly of New Hampton and Alta Vista, died at home on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017He was born April 29, 1959, in New Hampton.