New Hampton Municipal Light Plant General Manager Brian Quirk would love to travel 117 years back in time.

MercyOne New Hampton will begin offering drive-up testing for the Coronavirus COVID-19 on Monday, but both hospital and clinic officials are stressing that the testing can be done by appointment only.

Shirley and Ron Bonzer of Plainfield loved their roles as Cedar Valley Hospice volunteers. They began volunteering together because Shirley wanted to give back to the organization that served her father 30 years ago. 

Chickasaw County’s June 2 primary ballot is set, and election officials are making a pitch to residents to “vote at home” because of concerns about the Coronavirus COVID-19.

New Hampton Schools are now in their third week of being shut down due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 

The thought was pretty simple in this “era” of Coronavirus COVID-19. Folks who are ill shouldn’t be congregating in the same area.

MercyOne New Hampton will begin offering drive-up testing for the Coronavirus COVID-19 on Monday, but both hospital and clinic officials are stressing that the testing can be by appointment only.

Officials from MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center, Chickasaw County Public Health and Homecare services and Chickasaw County Emergency Management are reminding residents that the county’s Emergency Operation Center (EOC) is open and has an emerge

The Chickasaw County Emergency Management Agency is seeking volunteers “in the event that quarantined homes and at-risk populations are in need of assistance.”

Two public hearings didn’t produce any more comments on New Hampton’s 2020-21 budget and tax levy than one public hearing.

MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center received permission Friday from the New Hampton City Council to close one block of North Maple Avenue so that the hospital can test for Coronavirus COVID-19 without patients having to get out of their vehicles.<

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday extended existing closures and also ordered the closure of additional retail stores as part of the state’s effort to stem the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the county’s 2020-21  budget and tax levy last week, but not before a former supervisor and current candidate expressed his displeasure with the process.

New Hampton High School Principal Sarah Updegraff’s voice cracked with emotion as she talked about seeing her students last Wednesday.

Due to the most recent concerns regarding COVID-19, the Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) board of directors exercised their right to amend the Butler County REC by-laws to accept mail-in ballots for determining a quorum for director