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Mary Virginia “Ginny” Swenson dies at 95

Mary Virginia “Ginny” Swenson, age 95 of Osage, formerly of Lawler, passed away on Friday, April 07, 2017 at Linn Haven Rehabilitation and Healthcare in New Hampton, with her family by her side.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m.

Trojan boys claim Postville title

    Nearly every one of the 11 schools at the Postville boys track meet last Thursday was larger than Turkey Valley.

Trojan shooters solid in opening week

When Turkey Valley's trapshooters opened their season at Boyd Thursday, they were not only taking on Waverly-Shell Rock, but a New Hampton team that was competing in their third meet of the season.  Although the Chickasaws swept the top squad

Chickasaws enjoy a banner opener on the golf course

A golf team would be hard-pressed to find better balance than New Hampton's girls had on Friday, where three girls tied for medalist honors.  Despite some impediments, the Chickasaws finished with a 190, which tied their best nine-hole effort

Sheriff’s Office gets new deputy

The Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office welcomes Scott Egemo as their new deputy sheriff.Egemo comes from the Elkader Police Department after receiving his degree from the University of Northern Iowa.He has completed his time at the academy and whil

Students ready to bring ‘drive-up’ movies to the city

The i’s still need to be dotted and the t’s aren’t quite crossed yet, but a group of New Hampton and Charles City high school students have no doubt that they’re going to bring a “drive-up” movie theatre to Northeast Iowa this summer.“We really wa

Chickasaw track girls post an impressive second

This may sound weird, but it’s true: New Hampton’s girls track team was much more impressive finishing second by 75 points Friday than it was winning by 80 last Tuesday.  Sure, Decorah dominated the team race at its own invitational Friday as the

Trojan girls' track finds positives at first outdoor meet

With no all-weather track at Turkey Valley, the meet at Decorah Friday was the first time the girls track team was on a 400-meter track all spring.  And as the only 1A school there, they were out-manned, going up against teams with dozens and doze

New Hampton boys show plenty of quality on track

When it comes to numbers, New Hampton certainly doesn’t have the biggest boys track team around.  But the Chickasaws showed that quality can make up for quantity Friday night when they ran to a solid fourth-place finish at the Dave Sage Go-Hawk Re

Ladies have their day!

This New Hampton Ladies Day did not disappoint as there was a variety of things to do on Saturday throughout the town.Along with all the great sales around town there were demonstrations to be scene as well.Morris Landscaping and Garden Center had

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