Planning for homecoming is a daunting task, one fifth-year Student Senate Advisor, Melissa Nelson, knows well. 

Construction workers are trying to beat the proverbial clock when it comes to New Hampton’s $19.415 million project.

There may be an old adage about offensive linemen being the unsung heroes of a football team, but that doesn’t hold true in Dylan Elsbernd’s book.

After an 0-2 record to start the year, the Turkey Valley volleyball team bounced back in a major way this week.

New Hampton High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome three new members before the Chickasaws’ football team plays Waverly-Shell Rock in the annual homecoming game.

It took a while last Monday night, but two boards made up of the same members approved issuing bonds totaling $22.65 million for improvements to the city’s electrical system and the start-up of a municipal-owned telecommunications utility.

Scott Frerichs is never going to like a loss — especially a blowout one — yet New Hampton’s veteran football coach found some positives Friday night despite the fact that the Chickasaws were on the wrong end of a 38-6 score with Waukon.

It was a highly anticipated matchup between two ranked teams to start Northeast Iowa Conference play, as Class 3A No. 9 New Hampton took on Class 4A 15th ranked Charles City last Tuesday.