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Cowboy Poetry hits the right notes once again

Like all great art, love and death were the themes at the 14th Cowboy Poetry event on Friday and Saturday at the Starlite Ballroom in Lawler, with an infusion of philanthropy.It was also a first: The first Cowboy Poetry event hosted by the Lawler

School in great financial shape, but for how long?

The good news is that New Hampton Community Schools has quite possibly never been in better financial shape.The bad news is school finances are always changing, so if “nothing changes” in NewHampton, that rosy financial picture won’t last all that

Schools cancel classes Thursday; one more cold night in store for area

Area schoolchildren will get a fourth straight day off from school Thursday as superintendents called off classes as the area braced for another night of dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills.

Yep, it's really cold out there!

This isn’t exactly a news flash because anyone who has stepped outside lately knows it’s cold outside.
And the kicker is that it’s supposedly going to get even colder Wednesday night.

Manufacturer has plenty to celebrate

It’s not every day that a U.S.

New Hampton advances three in large-group speech

New Hampton High School large-group speech coach Kassie Bercik understands that some of her students wanted “more” at the district contest last week, but she wants all of her students to know that they made her proud.“Everyone wants a [Divison] I

TV girls top Riceville, extend win streak to five

After not playing for over two weeks, Turkey Valley’s girls had a lot of pent-up points just waiting to be released. The Lady Trojans scored the most points of the season in a non-conference game Saturday, winning over Riceville 69-40.

Welcome to the Arctic

Lacey McGrath put it simply when the Mercy Family Clinic nurse practitioner was asked Sunday about this week’s frigid forecast.“It’s not safe, period,” she said of temperatures that are expect- ed to dip to near 30 below both Wednesday and Thursda

Power Club to host winter event Saturday

A home-grown corn waffle breakfast, chili cook-off and “sleigh mania” (or wagon mania, depending on the weather) are some immediate reasons to attend the Northeast Iowa Antique Engine and Power Club’s second annual breakfast on Saturday, Feb.

Trojans win a Saturday game over Riceville

Three seniors were honored before Turkey Valley played Riceville Saturday night, and all three — Simon Schmitt, Jason Herold and Dalton Rush — contributed to the Trojan 65-38 win over the Wildcats.

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