For the layperson, if you will, it’s one of the mysteries of school finance: How can administrators not know their exact enrollment on any given day of school? Isn’t it just a matter of counting?

Emily Jackson is just starting to get into the flow.
One can only imagine where the athletically gifted Chickasaw harrier might finish with a year of running under her belt.

New Hampton Parks and Recreation Program Director Tara Hackman loves the Halloween Parade her department and New Horizons-Chamber put on every year.
But she’s also the mother of two young children.

New Hampton High School senior Avery Throndson was doing a “football interview” a couple of weeks ago when he was asked a non-gridiron question.
Are you glad you’re going to school this year?

If this was Hollywood, the script would have played out perfectly for New Hampton senior quarterback Conner Rochford and his teammates.

Duncan Slick climbed the ladder to the top of his loft barn, saw the John Deere blanket, the John Deere stuffed toy tractor and the tractor pillowcase.
The little 4-year-old stopped for a second and took it all in.