For the first time in school history, New Hampton is scheduled have a co-ed high school soccer team this spring.

There’s another elementary school carnival in the books with lots of happy kids to prove it. 

The Coronavirus COVID-19 saga took another dramatic turn Sunday night when Gov. Kim Reynolds recommended all K-12 schools close for at least four weeks.

Dean Pattschull, age 94 of Nashua, Iowa died Friday, March 6, 2020, at the Linn Haven Rehab and Healthcare Center in New Hampton.

So that’s what spring in March feels like?

Maybe they’re just waiting for the second public budget and tax levy hearing, but Monday night, continuing what seems to be a longstanding tradition in New Hampton, nary a word was spoken or written when it came to the 2020-21 budget and tax levy

It’s crazy when you think about speech — the activity; not the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds.