Skip to main content

New Hampton claims BCLUW volleyball crown

     For the third time in four years, New Hampton came away with the title of the BCLUW Tournament Saturday, but it wasn't easy.     Well, maybe the first two matches were.     After defeating Collins-Maxwell and East Marshall 2-0, the Chick

Noah, is the ark available?

New Hampton’s small but mighty student section braves one very rainy football game Friday night, but then again, it was a pretty rainy few days for the area as some areas of the county reported receiving almost 4.5 inches of precipitation.

Chickasaw County veterans to take part in Honor Flight

Linda Bergmann laughed when she was asked about how she got to be involved in Honor Flight.“I answered my phone,” the retired Waterloo school teacher said, “and Craig asked me, ‘Do you need a job?’ I had just retired and I was like no way.”But her

8-year-old shot at Nashua apple orchard

An 8-year-old boy was shot Sunday afternoon while visiting an apple orchard near Nashua.According to a press release from the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office, the 8-year-old boy was at Apples on the Avenue, which is located just south of Nashua,

Bittersweet finale

     New Hampton's girls were huddling before the start of their home cross country meet Thursday and it looked to be a very serious moment.

Ambulance service facing challenges

When there’s a fire, you call the fire department. When there’s a crime, you call the cops. And when there’s a medical emergency, you call an ambulance.Help will arrive soon.

City Council holds off on two TIF votes

The New Hampton City Council on Monday night held off on approving two tax-increment financing (TIF) agreements, but gave the business owners involved assurances that they will be approved in the future.TIF is used to help new businesses and curre

School bids in the hands of contractors

New Hampton School Board President Joe Rosonke admits there have been times he’s been a little frustrated.But the bottom line to him is this: In a month or so, bids will be opened and awarded and work on New Hampton’s $19.415 million school projec

Nashua-Plainfield students take ‘pledge’ to stay in school

“Believe in you, graduate” was the message from Principal Scott Striegel on Friday afternoon when the grades 7-9 met in the gym to make a promise to themselves.Iowa’s graduation rate has increased in recent years to 90.8 percent.

Subscribe to