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Iowa BIG North has itself a big week

One of the better success stories in the New Hampton School District in the last couple years has been the involvement with “Iowa BIG North,” along with three other northern Iowa School Districts, and that four-school cross-district partnership re

Chickasaws top Dike-New Hartford in playoff opener

A scrambling Keagan John hit Josh Fenske on a 15-yard scoring pass with 1:09 remaining to lift New Hampton to a 21-14 victory over Dike-New Hartford in the opening round of the Class 2A state football playoffs.

Timothy J. Gebel dies at 40

Timothy J. Gebel, age 40 of Lawler, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis.

Former hoops player tells kids 'you matter'

Kevin Laue is probably the only motivational speaker working today who begins his presentation with the sentence, “Wave to the nub!”

New Hampton voters have choice

Contested municipal elections were a rarity in New Hampton … at least until recent years.
Now, they almost seem to be a rule.

Halloween Parade advice: Bundle up tight

Let’s face it, the weather forecast for Saturday morning looks more like Christmas than Halloween.
Then again, New Hampton Parks and Recreation Director Rick Kramer remembers the year it rained on New Hampton’s Halloween Parade.

Iowa pheasant season opens this weekend

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) believes that pheasant hunting this year will be about the same as last year, despite a low pheasant count in August.

Low jobless rate creates issues

Dropping unemployment numbers are a good thing, right?
Not necessarily.

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