This is one of those stories that most of us in and around Chickasaw County already knew: The Pub at the Pinicon’s breaded tenderloin is the best one in all of Iowa.

Those who drove by New Hampton’s McDonald’s restaurant on the city’s west side had no doubt something big was going on.
It certainly was as the restaurant owned by the Soifer Family underwent one heck of a makeover.

The Northeast Iowa Conference hasn’t changed a bit in more than 50 years, but that may soon change for two reasons.

By the middle of next month, New Hampton Community Schools will have a whole new online look, one geared to how its patrons access the internet and social media.

The New Hampton City Council has said “thanks, but no thanks” to a broadband company that wanted to install antennas on the city’s water towers in exchange for free wireless internet service for all city departments.

It wasn’t that hard to sense a little ire in the air as MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center CEO and President Aaron Flugum took “the stage” last Monday to lead a discussion about the hospital decision to pause labor and delivery services next summ

Joel Rochford went out for lunch Thursday and came back with a $11,000 idea, and the family of an Iowa State Patrol trooper will be forever grateful.

Maybe Lisa Pool said it best when she was asked about the activities that took place at the Little Light of Mine this past Friday night.

It was a frigid evening last Saturday for the first annual Jingle Jog n’ Roll 5K. 

The Chickasaw County unit of the Salvation Army is more than halfway to its Red Kettle Campaign goal, but time, which was always short this season, is running out.

Suellen Kolbet retired as New Hampton’s city clerk in May 2018, but when it comes to retiring from Breakfast with Santa … well, that’s going to be a while.

The good news is that the value of Iowa farmland inched up a bit — breaking a six-year trend — in 2019, but the bad news is that the 2.3 percent statewide increase didn’t hit Northeast Iowa.

It might not take much to constitute a “White Christmas,” but it’s still looking highly doubtful that we’re going to see snow on the ground when Dec. 25 rolls around.

“He’s making a list and checking it twice..”
Last Saturday the Big Man himself came to town to check for himself who’s been “naughty” or “nice” in New Hampton. 

New Hampton Parks and Recreation Director Rick Kramer knows it sounds corny, but he believes the reason Breakfast with Santa always draws a big crowd every single year is that it’s … well, just simple.