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FFA advisor proud students are chasing opportunities

New Hampton High School FFA Advisor Jim Russ said he looks at two of his students receiving this opportunity as an honor to receive their goal of being a Borlaug-Ruan internship.“To have two students selected as juniors is amazing to me,” said Rus

Funeral home is celebrating nice milestone

The Markham family is proud to have served their communities for 10 years now, and with a funeral home that has 129 years under its belt to boot.Jerry Conway was the founder of the present day Conway-Markham Funeral Home and after changing hands m

Chickasaw girls are second in Class 3A

The Class 3A Girls State Tournament concluded at the Lake Panorama National Golf Course Wednesday. Although New Hampton was unable to catch Atlantic for the title, the Chickasaw girls improved to 45-1 for the season as the runner-up team.

Margaret "Peggy" Pagel dies at 84

Margaret "Peggy" Pagel, 84, of Sumner, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017, at Maple Crest Manor, Fayette, Iowa. 

NHHS student ready for unique summer

Hannah Heit is preparing for an epic summer experience.The New Hampton High School junior is traveling to Ethiopia as a Borlaug-Ruan International intern through the World Food Prize.Heit will join 23 other students, from 12 different states, at r

Veterans will lead the parade

When Joe Glaser learned that he and Mick Gage had been named the Heartland Days Parade grand marshals, one thought popped into his head.Well, make that one feeling and one thought.“It was humbling,” he said, “but I kept thinking, ‘There are a lot

Let’s put healthy snacks into vending machines

Ministries across Trinity Health, including Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton, are implementing healthy vending programs to provide convenient access to healthy options in our vending machines for patients, visitors and colleagues.This effort is a

Thankfully, the ‘encounter’ wasn’t an omen for the holiday weekend

Thankfully, the encounter with an unhappy reader on Friday afternoon was not an omen for the entire weekend.I may not be the smartest guy in the world, but I had an inkling that I was about to get blasted when Ruth Walden came back and whispered,

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