In many ways, nurse practitioners are becoming the backbone of rural healthcare.
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In many ways, nurse practitioners are becoming the backbone of rural healthcare.
As more and more doctors specialize and fewer and fewer doctors go into family medicine, it is the “Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners,” or ARNPs, of the world that are making sure Americans, especially outside of...
Names may change. Technology may change. People may change. One thing remains constant at Fidelity Bank & Trust – their commitment to community and offering quality, competitive products and services in the communities they serve.
“Even though the bank name recently changed or you may have...
New Hampton Community Schools will be changing its meal distribution system, beginning Monday.
The district announced Friday that instead of having its “Grab & Go” meals distributed five times a week, it will distribute the meals on Mondays and Wednesdays. School officials emphasized that it...
Phil Zwanziger had no idea what to expect a couple of weeks ago when he decided the Pub at the Pinicon would remain open for carry out.
“I thought we should at least give it a try, and honestly, it’s surprised me,” he said. “I mean we’ve been busy, a lot busier than I thought we would. I think it’s...
Drew Johnson and Andy Hugeback are two entirely different, as Johnson puts it, “humans,” but that may be one of their strengths for the funeral home they will one day run together.
“I think one of the things that makes it work is that even though we don’t always agree,” Hugeback said, “we put the...
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Thursday that she was ordering the state’s K-12 schools to be closed through April 30, but she stopped short of calling off the 2019-20 school year.
During her daily press conference, Reynolds also extended the closure of non-essential businesses through the end of the...
Sports
Although the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) just released high school football schedules for every team across the state on Thursday, New Hampton football coach Scott Frerichs isn’t too concerned about it.
“My approach is to make the best of our schedule. There is nothing we can do...
After competing in the long jump at the Drake Relays at less than 100-percent in 2019 due to an injury and not performing as well as she had hoped because of it, New Hampton senior Rachel Rinken had her eyes set on qualifying for Drake again this year - this time fully healthy - to improve on this...
Everything was set up perfectly for the New Hampton girls golf team. After winning the Class 2A team state championship by a whopping margin in 2019, the Chickasaws had five of their six varsity golfers returning this year and seemed poised to make a run at winning back-to-back state titles this...
The New Hampton Running Club has hosted a successful 5K each of the past four years. This year, they were excited to hold their fifth annual 5K run/walk on Saturday, April 4. However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it has been called off.
This club was created four years ago because there were...
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