MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center will soon unveil a new program that the hospital’s CEO says will enhance emergency services for its patients.
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MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center will soon unveil a new program that the hospital’s CEO says will enhance emergency services for its patients.
Beginning Dec. 22, MercyOne will offer eCARE Emergency Service, which gives the hospital access to specialists 24/7 and is funded by a grant from The...
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made his presidential pitch to New Hampton residents Thursday, but at least for a few moments, this wasn’t your typical “Iowa nice” campaign stop.
That’s when the 77-year-old Biden and an 83-year-old retired farmer named Merle Gorman had a heated exchange over...
Freedom and great art have something in common. Neither one is free, but both are very worthy of acquiring.
Ten years ago, Gene Blazek didn’t have freedom or art on his mind when he unearthed a massive boulder on his property. He was building a waterway, and the rock was in his way. Took him 45...
Chickasaw County’s elected officials will be getting raises next summer; it’s just not as large as the ones the Compensation Board recommended.
The Board of Supervisors last Tuesday voted to cut those pay hikes in half, and Compensation Board Chairman Michael Kennedy said after the meeting that “it...
Ryan Huffman was battling a nasty cold that Monday, but after spending a weekend in Minneapolis watching his beloved Oakland Raiders, he knew calling in sick was out of the question.
Midway through the day, his principal knocked on the door of his Osage Middle School social studies classroom and...
When kids who normally compete against each other, play together, beautiful things can happen.
Last Monday night it was New Hampton’s turn to host the Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Honor Music Festival with over 200 students from every conference school coming together to make music.
New...
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Last season, the Turkey Valley girls basketball team owned a solid record of 13-8. However, the Trojans are hoping to take a step forward and be even better this year. There is good cause for these rising expectations, as they didn’t lose a single senior to graduation.
“We are really excited to...
The New Hampton boys basketball team graduated six of their top eight scorers from a squad that made it to the substate game a season ago. Even though they lost a lot of talented players, coach Ryan Rausch says the goals will remain the same, and he has lofty expectations for this year’s group.
“We...
The floor was full of superheroes at Turkey Valley Tuesday. And not just because of the impressive 57-18 win the Trojan girls opened the season with over Clayton Ridge.
Turkey Valley’s girls chose a service project this year for participating in the Iowa Hall of Pride Challenge, and that was to...
Most teams are fortunate to have one or two all-state football selections, but after an undefeated regular season and a trip to the state semifinals, the Turkey Valley football program had four individuals — all seniors — honored as all-state players in Eight-Man.
The lone individual to be named to...
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