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Commencement set for May 17

New Hampton High School Principal Sarah Updegraff said she’s faced some excruciating decisions as a school administrator, but she never expected picking a commencement date to be one of the toughest in her career.

Reynolds to allow some businesses in 77 counties, including Chickasaw, to re-open

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A ‘pool-less’ summer?

New Hampton Parks and Recreation Director Rick Kramer would take a June snowstorm over what’s transpiring this year at the Mikkelson Park pool his department runs.

Community to show support of seniors with banners

Julie Winter-Havel can’t imagine what high school seniors are going through these days.
Their last year of high school has gone south — very, very south — because of this thing called the Coronavirus COVID-19. 

A freshman year no one saw coming

One of the biggest fears people have about the Coronavirus pandemic is the unknown it entails.

Governor says state will begin process of 'reopening'

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Friday that she would begin the process of “reopening” the state on Monday by allowing farmers markets to reopen and elective surgeries to be performed.

County reports fourth COVID-19 positive test; third stricken declared 'recovered'

Chickasaw County Public Health officials announced a fourth confirmed case of Coronavirus COVID-19 Friday, the same day that they said the third person who had tested positive for the virus had “recovered” and been released from Public Health moni

A brief reconnection

It wasn’t as solitary as Father Brian Dellaert thought it would be, but to know that so many parishioners wanted to “follow Jesus Christ” was enough for the priest of Holy Family Parish.

College students see plans change due to pandemic

When New Hampton High School graduate Hannah Heit departed for her internship in Uganda for the spring semester, she had done extensive research on zoonotic diseases, and the main focus of her research projects were to educate people about these i

County’s first two residents with COVID-19 ‘recovered’

Chickasaw County’s Public Health director is asking residents to remain vigilant when it comes to following Coronavirus COVID-19 guidelines after a third Chickasaw County resident tested positive for the virus on Friday.

Senior Awards Night will remain on May 12

The New Hampton Dollars for Scholars will hold its annual Senior Awards Night on Tuesday, May 12, as scheduled, but it is going to look entirely different from past events.

Nursing home thanks workers with a ‘raise’

Kaitlain Schmitt totally gets the anxiousness some of her employees and the residents of New Hampton Nursing and Rehab are feeling these days.

New Hampton will hold commencement on May 17

New Hampton High School will hold its commencement ceremony as scheduled on Sunday, May 17, but the school’s principal said it “will look significantly different from our traditional graduation ceremonies.”

Coronavirus takes out Heartland Days

New Hampton’s biggest celebration of the year won’t take place in 2020 as New Horizons-Chamber announced last week that Heartland Days activities have been canceled.

They’re not going back

They left their buildings on the afternoon of Friday, March 13, and everyone — teachers, students, paras — figured they’d all see each other on Monday, March 16.

Band teachers adjusting to online lessons

New Hampton high school band teacher Justin Adam and middle school band teacher Jenny Adam will both admit adjusting to online schooling has been a challenge. Nevertheless, they believe they are starting to get the hang of it.

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