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Fireworks go over well in city

The site of two trailers Flashing Thunder Fireworks has set up at Hansen Tire in New Hampton was ranked second in sales among all ten locations, Marshall Schellhorn, who manages the site, said on the day sales closed, Sunday.“I definitely think [F

Pool having a huge year

The convergence of new accommodations and hot weather have been good for the New Hampton Municipal Pool this year.

Turkey Valley takes third in the UIC

How do you turn nine hits into 18 runs? 
In the second game of a doubleheader sweep over Postville Thursday, walks helped the Trojans earn an 18-3 win, scoring the highest run total of the season.

Getting ready for the fair

Though a city kid, Adam Waddell’s respect was palpable as he gently curry-combed the mud off his dairy cow, Daisy, in preparation to have her washed and sheared for the 4-H and FFA Achievement Show this week.The 11-year-old New Hampton resident an

Family gearing up for ‘the pull’

Julie Eckenrod rounded up the grandkids Saturday afternoon for a quick picture and laughed as she did so.“They’re cleaning tractors,” she said, “and I just can’t believe how much they get into this.”“This,” of course, is the annual Kenwood Avenue

New Hampton takes two more

Braydon Fisher understandably has no regrets when it comes to his decision to play baseball this summer.

Ralph Frederick Smith, 97

Funeral services for Ralph F. Smith of Belmond, formerly of Thornton, will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 9, 2018, at the Retz Funeral Home in Thornton with Pastor John Tunnicliff officiating.  Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery, Thornton.

Thomas C. Murphy, 72

Thomas C. Murphy, 72, of Caledonia, Minn., died Friday, June 29, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wis., weeks after being diagnosed with cancer.

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