After a 36-6 record and a state tournament appearance in 2018, the expectations are high for the Class 3A 10th-ranked New Hampton volleyball team this fall. 

Entering the season ranked as the No.

New Hampton High School athletes wanted to show their support for two area first-graders who are battling cancer, and the school’s activities director thinks it says something about the Chickasaws.

A convicted felon who illegally possessed a gun was sentenced last month to one year in federal prison, and the lesson is this: When committing a crime, it’s probably a good idea to leave the dog at home.

Della Lucille Johnson, age 86 of Nashua, Iowa died Friday, August 30, 2019, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 6, 2019, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Ionia, IA, with Rev.

Agnes M. Gebel, age 89 of New Hampton, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

The stats said New Hampton won this game; the scoreboard, unfortunately, didn’t as the Chickasaws saw an 18-7 lead evaporate in a 22-18 loss to Aplington-Parkersburg Friday night.

It usually takes cross country runners quite a few meets to get times back to where they were at the end of the previous season.

If word of mouth means anything — and Boy Scout Scoutmaster Tony Trower sure hopes it does — the third annual New Hampton Motorcycle Rally that officially kicks off its two-day run at 7 a.m. on Friday will be the biggest one yet.