Kevin Howes thanks his lucky stars every day for the Homeland Energy Solutions plant.And it’s not just the fact that he’s the plant manager for the sprawling ethanol plant located just off Highway 24 between New Hampton and Lawler.“I was born and
Michael Tupper's dream of becoming a FFA national officer came to an end on Saturday.But — and this is a gigantic but — the quest was well worth it."I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed," Tupper said Sunday afterno
The idea was simple: Give business leaders a chance to see how other companies do business.“To be honest, we had people at TriMark who had never been to ATEK, we had people from Sparboe who had never been to those two,” New Hampton Economic Develo
The golf cart ordinance passed its second reading by the New Hampton City Council with Councilmembers Jill Eike and Cory McDonald voting against.The ordinance would allow golf carts and utility vehicles to be on most city streets as long as they m
The preschool boy looked up at New Hampton High School senior Michael Drewelow Tuesday morning and quite honestly stared.Finally, he spoke in a hushed tone and said, “Wow, you’re really tall.”Hey, nothing gets past preschoolers, for let’s face it,
For a brief moment Tuesday evening, Michael Tupper wasn’t as cool as the proverbial cucumber.“I was a little bit of a nervous wreck,” the 2014 New Hampton High School graduate said.
It wasn’t the enrollment news New Hampton Community Schools was looking for, but it did provide a lesson in how mobile society has become.Superintendent Jay Jurrens delivered the bad news — New Hampton’s certified enrollment had dropped by 1.8 per
Kids of all ages have been waiting and now it is back by popular demand.The Old Bradford Pioneer Museum’s Spooky Village will be opening again this year on Oct.
State medical examiners are testing found human remains thought to belong to Cloris Mehmen of Plainfield, Bremer County Emergency Management confirmed Thursday morning.The remains were found near Horton by a farmer picking corn, Emergency Manageme
Morris Landscaping and Garden Center is excited to announce the winners of the 2016 Largest Vegetable Contest which they have held for the last three years.Harvest time is the best time to brag about how well the garden did and show pictures of th
The proposed TRIBE Trail took a giant step toward becoming a reality last week when officials were notified that it had received a $75,000 grant.“It’s a big one, and really gets us to work on ‘Phase 1’ of the project,” New Hampton Parks and Recrea
If you pass a New Hampton Light Plant employee working on a power line or trimming a tree these days, don’t look twice.Yes, those hard hats are pink.October is Breast Cancer Awareness and the “color” marking breast cancer is pink, and a few weeks
