The t-shirts — both the fronts and the backs — tell the story of New Hampton FFA.That was the message the two featured speakers, seniors Rachel Grober and Hannah Heit, shared with the more than 200 people who turned out for the New Hampton FFA 87t

The spring EAGLE Program was held on Saturday morning even though the sound of wind could be heard throughout the library, reminding everyone it was not spring like weather outstide.EAGLE coordinator Diane Day began the program with Spring Time da

Finances, enrollment and accessibility were among considerations in a study of closing or restructuring one of the three Nashua-Plainfield attendance centers, which consultant Dr.

Chickasaw County Sheriff Marty Hemann answer was quick Wednesday morning when asked about traveling.

Almost a month into the season, Chickasaw County residents are stil waiting for spring, and they're going to be waiting a little longer, too.

The line of the weekend may have been overheard at Kwik Star Sunday afternoon.
“I don’t really give a you-know-what that it could have been a lot worse. This just sucks.”

The New Hampton School Board gave the go-ahead Tuesday night for members of the New Hampton Alumni Association to begin a fundraising campaign for a larger vocational agriculture and industrial technology center.FFA Alumni President James Frantzen

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Week will be celebrated next week, and Iowa’s 100 county extension and outreach offices will host community service activities during the week and throughout the month of April.

On the night of their “graduation,” Gordy didn’t forget to do his job.As the reporter went over to congratulate U.S.

Chickasaw County ranked sixth among Iowa’s 99 counties in the 2018 County Health Rankings Report, by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.The rankings are based on quality of life

The New Hampton FFA annual banquet scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until Tuesday.
FFA Advisor Jim Russ said the potential of another winter storm led FFA members to make the decision on Friday.

For any kid interested in how buildings burn, Jason Rude’s Midmester Academy class, “Disaster Zone,” was the place to be on Tuesday, April 10.

You learn a lot about middle school students when you spend a few days in class with them.Trust me, I know because for the past couple of weeks I’ve stopped by New Hampton Middle School to visit with Patty O’Hallearn’s “Chickasaw Chat” Midmester c

With one of the new pool toys in the foreground, Henkel Construction employees work on and look over the future home of the Splash Pad at the New Hampton Municipal Pool on Wednesday.— For more on this story, see the April 13 New Hampton Tribune.

The two lawmakers who represent Chickasaw County in the Iowa Legislature said Saturday that they are cautiously optimistic that lawmakers will finish their work this month despite the fact that they’re dealing with a challenging budget.And both St