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

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.

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.

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

For children’s author Maribeth Boelts, sometimes the best story to share with kids is her own.

David Swenumson sat at his kitchen table in his Ionia home, and talked about the end of what has been truly a remarkable political career.
“It’s time for someone else,” he said. “It’s time for the young ones to take over.”

Take one look at the bid documents or the building plans that contractors have in their hands today and one realizes this is a pretty complicated process.

The National History Day honors just keep piling up for Caleb Lines.

New Chickasaw County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Nuss swears in Jennifer Schwickerath as Chickasaw County Attorney Tuesday. Schwickerath replaces Pat Wegman, who was recently appointed a district court associate judge for District 1.

There’s plenty to see around the area if you just slow down, take a look, and enjoy. If you bring a camera with you, you might preserve some interesting moments.

The challenge of any musical at New Hampton High School may be a matter of time.Throw in the fact that this year’s musical is “Beauty and the Beast,” and it’s an even more demanding challenge.“But it will come together,” said Jill Cantu, who is co

The New Hampton City Council set dates for public hearings on a couple of rezoning requests at a meeting on Monday, and also considered various options as to what to do with more than $7000 of leftover RAGBRAI money.Paula Holschlag and Louis Koibl

The average high temperature for today [Friday] is 59 degrees, and the average low is 38.Today’s forecast calls for a high in the mid-70s and overnight low in the upper 50s.What the heck is going on?Based on climate data from previous years, there

The bad news is New Hampton Community Schools has seen its enrollment drop from a year ago.The good news?

Nashua residents won’t be lacking for options when it comes to next month’s city elections; in fact, they have nine candidates to choose from.Early voting has started for the Nov.