I can still remember it like it was yesterday. As a 7-year old kid, I was able to sit on the bench as the water boy for high school basketball games at South Tama as my dad was the coach. 

Families, students and staff moved from booth to booth around the gym at New Hampton Middle School to view projects that showcased what students learned during this year’s inclement weather-shortened Midmester Academy.Despite the weather delays, s

Jason Speltz never wants to go through a February quite like this past one; then again, maybe the New Hampton individual speech coach might want to reconsider that thought.After all, New Hampton had one whale of a day at the district speech contes

After a magical postseason run by the Chickasaws, their season has finally come to an end after losing in the substate game to South Hamilton. 
It also concludes the career of standout basketball player Tristan Sweitzer. 

New Hampton High School Class of 2018 member Kody Bill is among 25 recent high school graduates who compose the first cohort of Northeast Iowa Community College Opportunity Scholarship recipients selected this year.The Opportunity Scholarship awar

With the exception of stop signs and curves, Chickasaw County Secondary Roads did not add much salt and sand in last weekend’s blizzard owing to strong winds that would have blown it off the roads, County Engineer Dusten Rolando said.Crews had pas

Now live on the New Hampton Public Library website, Brainfuse JobNow is a service designed to support every step of the job search.JobNow features live online coaches who, among other things, assist in resume/cover letter preparation, help patrons

I knew we were in deep trouble in the annual Chickasaw County Farm Bureau Grocery Cart Race almost as soon as I turned over the clipboard.No where on the list did I see “Snickers,” “frozen pizza” or “ice cream.”Instead, our list included good food