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It would be great if we had 2012 weather instead of 2017 snow

The snow had just started to fall late Sunday afternoon when I opened up Facebook and saw a post from a long-lost friend.“We made it!”Now, you have to understand that years ago Jami Peterson Maifeld was one of those special people in my work life.

It’s time to fix ‘H-1B’ issues that are costing Americans jobs

Leo Perrero had a successful IT career at The Walt Disney Company.  He worked on the team of tech specialists that kept Disney’s point of sale system up and running so families visiting Disney World could purchase souvenir Mickey Mouse ears, or th

Students’ art gets a bigger audience

While art may sound like simple drawing and painting to some, New Hampton Art Teacher Melissa Nelson has a different perspective and is teaching her New Hampton High School students new ways of expressing themselves.To showcase the work of the stu

Old Man Winter just won’t leave us

The late-season storm lived up to its billing as Chickasaw County residents began the work week clearing more than seven inches of snow.New Hampton officially had received 7.5 inches of snow at 7 a.m.

Accident reminds all to pay attention to rules of the road

On Tuesday afternoon authorities were called to Lawler for a train-tractor accident. Ralph Reicks, of Lawler, failed to yield at a train crossing. There was one injury, that turned out to be pretty minor, thankfully.

Students dance with the All Iowa Team

New Hampton High School dancers Morgan Smith and Sidney Wenzloff had a whirlwind of a weekend getting to perform at the Girls State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.The girls were selected to dance in the All Iowa Team

New Hampton, Ionia, Lawler to be included in summer’s RAGBRAI route

It was announced Thursday that New Hampton, Ionia and Lawler will be included in the 2017 Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) route.On Thursday, July 27, riders will leave from Charles City and will head to Ionia (13 miles), th

Budget, bonds approved by City Council

The proposed renovations to the New Hampton Municipal Pool took a giant step forward Monday night when the City Council approved selling $400,000 bonds to help pay for the project.

Chickasaw signs to play golf at UNI

Carter Stochl likes the challenges ahead of him both on and off the golf course, and it’s why he’s heading to the University of Northern Iowa next year.  On the golf course, the New Hampton senior will get a chance to play Division I golf.

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