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New Hampton students get a taste of opera

“Start young.”Opera Iowa troupe director Anthony Benz gave this advice during a master class last Monday to K-7 music teacher Kayla Reetz’s sixth-grade Keynotes choir students, as recited in unison by Maycen Hackman, Braelyn Rosonke, Olivia Hoy, K

Dancing for a great cause

Karen Amundson admitted that she was a little nervous Friday night after a dress rehearsal for “Dancing with the Stars” came to an end.“It wasn’t horrible, but you could tell, all the dancers were so nervous,” said the woman who chaired the commit

Trojan boys take fifth at UIC Indoor

Turkey Valley finished right in the middle of the Upper Iowa Conference meet Friday as the indoor meet marked the first competition of the season.

Insurance agent ready for that next ‘chapter’

Not that Tom Ryan isn’t going to miss some things; after all, over the past 37 years, he’s enjoyed his customers and his co-workers at Ryan Insurance and Chickasaw Mutual Insurance Association.Yet, he’s ready for this Friday, the day he will retir

Traveling directors love chance to show kids world of theater

Ashley Pearce is in her first season working for Missoula Children’s Theatre, which helped St. Joseph Community School students put on the play “The Snow Queen” over the weekend, but she has more than seven years of experience in the trade.

Iowa facing crisis with health care

The five lawmakers who attended a public forum on what State Rep.

Alta Vista Days has 125 reasons to celebrate

This year, Alta Vista Days will be more than simply a weekend celebration with its annual parade, outdoor activities, music and food.The committee has been working hard to focus on the community’s 125 years of incorporation.

New Hampton man charged with child sexual exploitation

William Rolen, age 56, of New Hampton, has been charged with attempted enticement of a minor and distribution, receipt, possession and accessing child pornography, in an indictment unsealed March 12 in U.S.

Board says yes to Head Start downtown move

New Hampton’s Head Start program very well could be on the move this fall, thanks to a decision by the School Board on Monday night.Board members voted unanimously to give Superintendent Jay Jurrens the go-ahead to negotiate a contract with Head S

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