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NHHS grad ‘covers’ first state tournament

Ryan Anderson sat in the Wells Fargo Arena and took a well-deserved rest late Friday morning.

Leading the Grand March

Fifty years ago, Bill Roths wrestled at the state tournament as a New Hampton High School senior.
Twenty-five years ago, Roths sang a rousing rendition of the National Anthem before the 1995 state tournament finals.

Speech team earns four Division I ratings at state

New Hampton’s large group speech season came to an end last Monday when its coaches and team members learned that none of its entries had received a nomination to the All-State Speech Festival.

NEIC taking a ‘step back’ to mull options

The news about a possible conference realignment for New Hampton High School and its fellow members of the Northeast Iowa Conference is pretty much on hold.

‘Gang’ comes up with Valentine’s surprise at TV

They came in the dark of the night — Mateo, Vinnie, Hulk, Sal, Rocky, Danny, Rambo, Joey and Rocco — to Turkey Valley High School, and they opened every girls’ locker in the joint.

There’s a lot of ‘stuff’ in this new book

Juanita Andersen couldn’t help but laugh last Friday when she was told that the title of her new book — especially the first word — was … well so her.

After further review, city taxes to go up

New Hampton property owners will see an increase in their property tax bills, after all, if the proposed budget that will have two public hearings next month is approved by the City Council.

A day at the hospital

Glen Geerts’ “day” is almost complete as he talks with Audra Burgart just after 7 a.m. on a Wednesday morning at the med/surg nurse’s desk inside MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center.

Fidelity executives say their commitment to city remains

Fidelity Bank and Trust’s two top executives say it’s business as usual at its New Hampton location, despite the loss of three of its lending officers.

New bank with familiar name coming to New Hampton

Security State Bank is planning to return to New Hampton, although this is a different Security State Bank.

Police seeks public’s help with pharmacy burglary

An apparent burglary at New Hampton’s lone pharmacy closed the business last Monday as employees worked to sort out what was taken.

Caucuses, at least in a way, kick off race for president

The caucuses themselves went just fine, and those who attended them touted Iowa’s importance in the presidential election race and the fact that this was grassroots politics at its best.

Audit questions crop up for county

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors accepted its 2018-19 audit but also unanimously voted to send copies of it to both the County Attorney’s Office and the Iowa Attorney General’s Office after several issues were reported.

Well, that was a lot of fun!

New Hampton Rotary Club members weren’t quite sure what to expect last Thursday night.

UPDATE: Sanders closes the gap on 'Mayor Pete'

The winner of the Iowa caucuses remains up in the air as the latest results released by the Iowa Democratic Party show that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is closing the gap on South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

Lawmakers cover plenty of ground

They may be from different parties and serve in different chambers, but State Sen. Waylon Brown, R-St. Ansgar, and State Rep.

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