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Fantastic Four

Carson Babcock had 371 days to think about what transpired on a mat in Independence on Feb. 9, 2019.
The New Hampton/Turkey Valley junior finally found redemption Saturday.

New Hampton falls to Cyclones

In order to pull off the upset over a 15-6 Denver team in their opening-round district game, the New Hampton boys basketball team needed to put together a solid performance at both ends of the court.

A day at the hospital

Glen Geerts’ “day” is almost complete as he talks with Audra Burgart just after 7 a.m. on a Wednesday morning at the med/surg nurse’s desk inside MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center.

Virginia 'Ginny' Laures, 76

Virginia "Ginny" Laures age 76 of New Hampton, IA, died Friday, February 14, 2020, surrounded by her family at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

NH girls split pair of non-conference games

Freshman Carlee Rochford has been sensational all year for the New Hampton girls basketball team.
However, on Thursday night against Central Springs, she took her game to a whole new level.

Nashua-Plainfield sends five to state

Nashua-Plainfield is sending five wrestlers to the Class 1A state tournament, but maybe the biggest surprise Saturday was the fact that senior Jakob Whitinger isn’t one of them.

Chickasaws qualify four for state wrestling tournament

Home cooking was dang nice for New Hampton/Turkey Valley Saturday as four Chickasaws claimed Class 2A district individual titles to earn trip to next week’s state tournament.

Chickasaw boys snap losing skid

Maybe they weren’t so-called “must wins,” but the New Hampton boys basketball team desperately needed a couple of victories.

Michael W. Hammer, 72

Michael W. Hammer, age 72 of New Hampton, died Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Fidelity executives say their commitment to city remains

Fidelity Bank and Trust’s two top executives say it’s business as usual at its New Hampton location, despite the loss of three of its lending officers.

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