It had been years — like 20 or so of them — since I attended the All-State Speech Festival before we headed to Cedar Falls on the afternoon of March 30. But if there’s a little-known fact about yours ...

Born Jan. 13, 1947, in New Hampton, Beverly was the eldest of seven children born to Pauline (Ehlert) and Donald Eckenrod. After taking the federal civil service test in her senior year of high school ...

The New Hampton City Council gave the thumbs-up to two agreements last week that will bring a new manufacturer to the city’s west-side industrial park. Council members on Wednesday, Sept. 10, voted ...

After more than a century in the Northeast Iowa Conference, New Hampton is headed to the Upper Iowa Conference after superintendents in that conference voted Tuesday to accept the applications from ...

It wasn’t a dud by any means, although it looks like Chickasaw County will escape a double-digit snowfall during the first big winter storm of the season. New Hampton had received 6 inches of snow as ...

Sunday was not a day of rest at New Hampton High School. Ditto for dozens of the school’s students, too. That’s because homecoming week — one themed “We’re Kind of a Big Deal” — kicked off with a bang ...

Jeff Pratt’s home in Owatonna, Minnesota is adorned with American flags – inside and out. That’s how much the “Red, White and Blue” means to him. If you were in the audience or listened to Pratt speak ...

New Hampton High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome four new members before the Chickasaws’ football team plays its annual homecoming game this Friday. Those being inducted include longtime ...

Dawn Johnson, age 64 of Fredericksburg, died Saturday, April 5, 2025, at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo. Friends may greet the family from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2025, at ...

Darlene Jean Ernst, age 97 of New Hampton, passed away on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024 at MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center with her family by her side. A private family service will be held.

Anthony “Tony” Gerhard Hoffman of Ionia passed away on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, while serving his community. The funeral service was held at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at St. Boniface Catholic Church ...