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High school embarks on second full J-Term

When New Hampton High School students returned to class Thursday morning, they didn’t head to English, social studies, math or science classes.Instead, they embarked on J-Term, a unique two-week program in which they immersed themselves in just on

Director sentenced for theft from daycare

An Alta Vista woman pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree theft, which refers to amounts of $1,000 to $10,000, and was placed on supervised probation for up to two years in a judgment filed Dec.

Starting all over again

The three New Hampton Elementary School kindergarten teachers sat around the table Wednesday morning, planning out the second half of the year and preparing themselves for what was coming the following day.“It’s the first day of school all over ag

Chickasaws are blessed with host of young coaches

High school students have very impressionable minds and are influenced very easily by the media, social networks, and most of all, people. 

Adding ‘coach’ to resume

Ryan Anderson has done a little bit of everything when it comes to extra-curricular activities at New Hampton High School.

Shutdown length will determine services affected

In each of Iowa’s 99 counties, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are housed in the same office.Yet, technically because of the federal government shutdown, FSA offices are closed while NRCS offices

Supervisors slash raises

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to lower the Nov.

Not much winter ... yet

Nicole Batzek laughed when asked this past weekend about the relative lack of winter in Northeast Iowa.“All I can tell snow lovers is to be patient,” said the meteorologist based out of the National Weather Service’s La Crosse, Wis., office.

This guy is grateful to enter another new year on the sober side of life

Back in my drinking days, I have to admit that New Year’s Eve was not my favorite night of the year, which may explain why finding sobriety almost 23 years ago was probably a good thing.When I was “using,” though, I thought Dec.

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