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Talent galore!

Maybe the most shocking part — at least for those of us who were there — of New Hampton High School’s Variety Show was this comment from Sydney Lau.“I always have a little stage fright,” the senior said the day after she and her fellow performers

‘Ladies’ event draws big crowd to city’s businesses

Shoppers converged on New Hampton’s downtown and outlying businesses from multiple cities, including several from the Waterloo area during a Saturday promotion, “Ladies, It’s Your Day!”New Horizons Chamber of Commerce Director Jason Speltz said at

Upham Memorial plans Library Week

More than 25 baskets are available to bid on at the Friends of the Library Books in a Basket Silent Auction, going on now  at Upham Memorial Library, Fredericksburg.“Upham Memorial Library’s programming is supported by this fundraiser, so please b

City provides incentives for proposed inn

A proposed Cobblestone Inn with the same number of rooms as the one in Waverly received a financial incentive to locate in New Hampton on Monday, and the city will still gain some new money from the venture.That’s because New Hampton City Council

Selling jobs here at home

Four New Hampton High School students and Principal Sarah Updegraff partnered with Iowa BIG North and the Northeast Iowa Community College Sector Board to host a job fair on Wednesday.Forty-five local employers packed into the high school gym, and

Supervisors encouraged to contribute to Ambulance Council bill

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors heard a recommendation to pay one-ninth of the attorney bill of the Chickasaw County Ambulance Council on Monday based on there being nine voting members of the council, from County Attorney Jennifer Schwi

Wrestlers make their pitch

If New Hampton builds a new wrestling room, it would address “all the concerns,” a representative of the Chickasaw Wrestling Club told the School Board on Monday night during a meeting attended by more than 100 people.Brad Babcock told board membe

Council votes to offer garage for ambulance

New Hampton City Council voted Monday night to donate garage space to the ambulance service.

Supervisors revising RFP for county building

In an update regarding “the Community Services building,” Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors ruled out using a former accountant’s office on the market and Chairman Jacob Hackman pressed the board to revise a request for proposals of county spe

Supervisors will contribute to Ambulance Council bill

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors moved to pay one-ninth of the attorney bill of the Chickasaw County Ambulance Council on Monday based on there being nine voting members of the council, as recommended by County Attorney Jennifer Schwicker

Sups approve software spending

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors agreed to technology expenditures with two companies that will benefit the offices of the auditor and recorder — under $36,000 with Cotts Systems — and sheriff — under $12,000 with Shieldware Mobile.The fi

School Board goes with ‘guaranteed’ bid for phone system

The New Hampton School Board doesn’t often accept a “higher bid” when it awards contracts, but it did so on Monday night.The board voted to accept the a bid for a little more than $75,000 from New Hampton-based Robinson Telecommunications for a ph

Whole lot of ‘heaving’ going around

Driving into the New Hampton High School back parking lot these days is … well, it’s an adventure.And if there’s any consolation for the students and teachers who park in the lot, it is this: Those “heaves” in the road are not just a school thing.

City provides incentives for proposed inn

A proposed Cobblestone Inn with the same number of rooms as the one in Waverly received a financial incentive to locate in New Hampton on Monday, and the city will still gain some new money from the venture.

Whole lot of ‘heaving’ going around

Driving into the New Hampton High School back parking lot these days is … well, it’s an adventure.

School Board goes with ‘guaranteed’ bid for phone system

The New Hampton School Board doesn’t often accept a “higher bid” when it awards contracts, but it did so on Monday night.

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