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New Hampton may start next school year with ‘short days’

The way the calendar falls and a state law that doesn’t allow school years to start before Aug. 23 has led to some creative ideas for the 2020-21 school calendar in New Hampton.

Vaping is topic at Chickasaw Connections Forum

One in four high school students. That’s how many the CDC’s new data has shown have vaped in the thirty days prior to the federal survey. It was facts like these that attendees of the Chickasaw Connections Community Forum on Friday night learned.

Caucuses are now less than a week away

A week from today [Tuesday], we will be free, for the politicians will have Iowa in their rear-view mirrors as they head to New Hampshire.

'Mayor Pete' to make stop in New Hampton Wednesday

The nation’s youngest presidential candidate will hold a town-hall meeting in New Hampton on Wednesday night.

Rosalyn may be slowing down, but retirement is not in the cards

Rosalyn Miller vividly remembers when she learned how to sew as a child growing up in northeast Iowa.
“I just loved it. I just knew it was an ‘aha’ moment – a lightbulb moment,” said Miller.

City taxes may drop a bit next year

The good news for New Hampton property owners is this: If their properties didn’t see their assessed valuation increase in the last year, they’re going to have a lower city property tax bill in 2020-21.

Iowa Women of Today meeting held

Looking into the future was the goal for the Iowa Women of Today meeting which was hosted by the New Hampton Women of Today.

Students show off J-Term

The new gym and commons area were packed last Thursday night as community members came out to see what exactly New Hampton High School has been up to these last two weeks. 

Local group turns attention to vaping, drugs, mental health

Vaping, drug use, and mental health issues have become even more significant problems in this community and county in recent years, especially in the area of young people. 

‘Dud’ storm was bad enough

The first major winter storm of the season was, to some at least, a “dud.”
Still, it gave us a potpourri of weather conditions — ranging from snow, freezing rain, sleet, frigid temperatures and plenty of wind.

Life changing donations

There’s a moment as Dee Boeding shares the saga when she must pause, and during that instant, it’s no longer January 2020 but instead it’s Oct. 8, 2019.

A new sport in town

When the Carey family is teaching the sport of pickleball, they are patient, kind and considerate.
Going up against each other, they’re ruthless.

Unsung Park Board members have a passion for city’s parks, rec programs

The members of the New Hampton Park Board come from vastly different backgrounds, but when they gathered last Wednesday night — as they do once a month January to December — they shared a common bond: A love for the city’s parks and its recreation

Benefit planned for ‘superhero’

Parker Poor has been beating the odds his whole life, and he’s done so with a smile that, in a word, is infectious.

We’re closing in on our time in the spotlight

We are now less  than three weeks away from that event that always has Iowa leading the national news.

Budget looming for City Council

It was short and sweet for New Hampton’s new mayor and the City Council last week when they held their first meeting of 2020.
Enjoy it while it lasts, and quick, “easy” meetings aren’t going to be around all that long.

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