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New Hampton ready to kick off the holidays

Jason Speltz laughed when asked what kind of weather makes for a good Holiday Open House, this weekend’s annual kickoff to the Christmas shopping season here in New Hampton.

Democratic governor candidate touts his experience

John Norris believes his experience stands out above the rest of the candidates running for Iowa governor in 2018.

Iowa BIG North has itself a big week

One of the better success stories in the New Hampton School District in the last couple years has been the involvement with “Iowa BIG North,” along with three other northern Iowa School Districts, and that four-school cross-district partnership re

Former hoops player tells kids 'you matter'

Kevin Laue is probably the only motivational speaker working today who begins his presentation with the sentence, “Wave to the nub!”

New Hampton voters have choice

Contested municipal elections were a rarity in New Hampton … at least until recent years.
Now, they almost seem to be a rule.

Halloween Parade advice: Bundle up tight

Let’s face it, the weather forecast for Saturday morning looks more like Christmas than Halloween.
Then again, New Hampton Parks and Recreation Director Rick Kramer remembers the year it rained on New Hampton’s Halloween Parade.

Iowa pheasant season opens this weekend

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) believes that pheasant hunting this year will be about the same as last year, despite a low pheasant count in August.

Low jobless rate creates issues

Dropping unemployment numbers are a good thing, right?
Not necessarily.

Author hopes to inspire students

For children’s author Maribeth Boelts, sometimes the best story to share with kids is her own.

Forty-two years is enough for Ionia mayor

David Swenumson sat at his kitchen table in his Ionia home, and talked about the end of what has been truly a remarkable political career.
“It’s time for someone else,” he said. “It’s time for the young ones to take over.”

School plans not for the feint of heart

Take one look at the bid documents or the building plans that contractors have in their hands today and one realizes this is a pretty complicated process.

N-P senior lands prestigious PBS honor

The National History Day honors just keep piling up for Caleb Lines.

Schwickerath sworn in as city attorney

New Chickasaw County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Nuss swears in Jennifer Schwickerath as Chickasaw County Attorney Tuesday. Schwickerath replaces Pat Wegman, who was recently appointed a district court associate judge for District 1.

An Autumn Drive Around New Hampton

There’s plenty to see around the area if you just slow down, take a look, and enjoy. If you bring a camera with you, you might preserve some interesting moments.

Students prepare for challenge of upcoming musical

The challenge of any musical at New Hampton High School may be a matter of time.Throw in the fact that this year’s musical is “Beauty and the Beast,” and it’s an even more demanding challenge.“But it will come together,” said Jill Cantu, who is co

Council considers North Linn rezone for Dollar General

The New Hampton City Council set dates for public hearings on a couple of rezoning requests at a meeting on Monday, and also considered various options as to what to do with more than $7000 of leftover RAGBRAI money.Paula Holschlag and Louis Koibl

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