Dr. Lucas Brinkman at the Fredericksburg Family Health Clinic wants to make it clear that he has no issues with Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton, he isn't going anywhere, and it will be business as usual for his patients.

No one is above the law, but when your name is Santa Claus, sometimes you get a break.
A Chickasaw County Deputy issued a written warning to the jolly old elf early Monday morning — on Christmas Eve — for speeding.

For about 40 years, people in the New Hampton area were able to chop down their own Christmas trees at Pine Acres Tree Farm, just east of town.
All that changed after 2010, thanks to snow, ice, and a hungry herd of deer.

New Hampton Elementary School will lose a wealth of experience next school year after the School Board accepted five early retirement requests during its regular meeting on Monday.

The young woman furrowed her brow and rubbed her eyes. Her fingers then straightened her long black hair.

Chickasaw County Human Resources Consultant Paul Greufe, president of the human resources firm PJ Greufe and Associates out of Davenport, presented the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors with a proposal for consulting services on Wednesday.

The “butterflies” kept Jenna Murray from even thinking about the chance that she could make a little history on the dance floor.

Marilee Mishak admits there’s a little sadness for her and her husband, Gerry, as they get ready for Cowboy Poetry’s annual appearance in Northeast Iowa.

New Hampton High School students don’t have to go to college to get a J-Term experience; in fact, they will get one next month as the school will welcome back students with a unique two-week program.

If it’s too cold for you outside, it’s probably too cold for your dog.

The New Hampton campus of the Prairie Lakes Church has found a new, more permanent home.

The New Hampton High School Dance team once again brought home some hardware from the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association competition, held Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

If all goes well — in other words, if Old Man Winter cooperates — construction on New Hampton’s new school buildings will begin in earnest sometime in mid-March.

Remember that show “Are you Smarter than a Fifth-Grader?”

For 51-plus years, the bank has been a constant in Judy Hoffman's life so it's understandable that she feels a little trepidation about Dec. 29.