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Time may be best part of school's J-Term

As his students tinkered with their “robots” Friday morning, New Hampton High School science teacher Chad Pemble explained why the school’s J-Term is so valuable.“When you’re doing things like this, a normal class period just doesn’t give you enou

Turkey Valley boys start off 2019 on the right foot

There could not have been a much bigger turnaround between the first and second quarters of Turkey Valley’s 46-23 win over Clayton Ridge Friday.

Chickasaw girls survive fouls and roll to NEIC win

As a group of Alexa Wemark’s family members filed out of the school lobby after New Hampton’s win over Oelwein Friday, a comment was made about her followers.
“Yeah, I made a couple quick ones in the first quarter.”

Chickasaws gain valuable experience during ‘gauntlet’

Max Babcock wasn’t a bad wrestler at all last year, after all, he did make the state tournament.

NEIC breakthrough

The program says Drake Wemark is a freshman; his play on the court begs to differ.

Calista Laures, 102

Calista Laures, age 102, of New Hampton, Iowa, died Saturday, January 5, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton.

High school embarks on second full J-Term

When New Hampton High School students returned to class Thursday morning, they didn’t head to English, social studies, math or science classes.Instead, they embarked on J-Term, a unique two-week program in which they immersed themselves in just on

Director sentenced for theft from daycare

An Alta Vista woman pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree theft, which refers to amounts of $1,000 to $10,000, and was placed on supervised probation for up to two years in a judgment filed Dec.

Starting all over again

The three New Hampton Elementary School kindergarten teachers sat around the table Wednesday morning, planning out the second half of the year and preparing themselves for what was coming the following day.“It’s the first day of school all over ag

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