Lee Pool laughed when asked by a Rotary Club member last week how the Little Light of Mine will use the money donated to the annual Christmas season event at Mikkelson Park.“Trust me, my wife will find great deals,” he said.

Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton provides more than $1 million in community benefits contributions each year, according to figures compiled by the Iowa Hospital Association.The association reported that Mercy contributions totaled $1,055,847 in fi

As his students tinkered with their “robots” Friday morning, New Hampton High School science teacher Chad Pemble explained why the school’s J-Term is so valuable.“When you’re doing things like this, a normal class period just doesn’t give you enou

When New Hampton High School students returned to class Thursday morning, they didn’t head to English, social studies, math or science classes.Instead, they embarked on J-Term, a unique two-week program in which they immersed themselves in just on

An Alta Vista woman pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree theft, which refers to amounts of $1,000 to $10,000, and was placed on supervised probation for up to two years in a judgment filed Dec.

The three New Hampton Elementary School kindergarten teachers sat around the table Wednesday morning, planning out the second half of the year and preparing themselves for what was coming the following day.“It’s the first day of school all over ag

In each of Iowa’s 99 counties, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are housed in the same office.Yet, technically because of the federal government shutdown, FSA offices are closed while NRCS offices

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to lower the Nov.

Nicole Batzek laughed when asked this past weekend about the relative lack of winter in Northeast Iowa.“All I can tell snow lovers is to be patient,” said the meteorologist based out of the National Weather Service’s La Crosse, Wis., office.

Chickasaw County Sheriff Marty Hemann was pleased to update the City Council last month about the ongoing burglaries which have been plaguing the area for the last several months.Hemann announced that two people have been arrested in the burglarie

Several community members were out getting their activity in on a snowy Saturday morning at the Husky Wellness Center.Lanie Roberts, 9, of Nashua, was working on her serves for volleyball with her cousin Jessica Jacobs of Janesville, her mom Brend

As New Hampton bids farewell to 2018 and welcomes 2019, it is doing so with plenty going for it, says the city’s economic development director.“We have such a strong industrial base and we have so many projects going on that, yes, we should be opt

Kayla Koether, Democratic candidate for Iowa House district 55, believes that 29 uncounted ballots in Winneshiek County are valid, and should be counted.Incoming House Minority Leader Todd Prichard, a Charles City Democrat, agrees.Iowa’s Republica

Nicole Batzek laughed when asked Saturday about the relative lack of winter in Northeast Iowa.“All I can tell snow lovers is to be patient,” said the meteorologist based out of the National Weather Service’s La Crosse, Wis., office.

After more than three decades of ownership, Lynn and Linda Schwickerath are selling the business, Office World, to their son, Brad, on Wednesday [Jan.