Let’s face it, Santa had a busy day in Chickasaw County on Saturday. He was at the New Hampton Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Breakfast with Santa celebration on Saturday morning and was ...

Randy Paul Burgart, age 72 of New Hampton, died Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, unexpectedly at his home. Friends are invited to greet the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at Here’z 2 U ...

Patrick “PJ” Joseph Fogarty, age 43 of Des Moines and formerly of New Hampton, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at the University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City. Friends are invited to ...

Merle Eugene Johnson, age 89 of Nashua, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, at St. Luke’s Helen G. Nassif Transitional Care Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held at noon Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, ...

There’s no doubt that Ozkar, the newest member on the force at the New Hampton Police Department, still has a lot of puppy in him. But the K9’s handler, Police Chief Conrad Rosendahl, said if he’s ...

Cornelia “Cornie” F. Knutson, age 87 of Lawler, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at Our Lady ...

They came in droves to downtown New Hampton Saturday for what has become one of the biggest events on the Parks and Recreation Department’s annual calendar — the annual Halloween Parade and Costume ...

It’s felt a lot like winter during Thanksgiving week, and if the forecast is right, by the time we finish off the holiday weekend, it’s going to look a lot like winter. “As much as I want our girls to ...

After more than a century in the Northeast Iowa Conference, New Hampton is headed to the Upper Iowa Conference after superintendents in that conference voted Tuesday to accept the applications from ...

They came together on a wind-swept Courthouse Square on Tuesday to honor not just the veterans amongst them but also the families who were separated from their loved ones so that they could defend ...

There are days when New Hampton Public Library Director Carrie Becker will be sitting in her office and hear the sounds of music coming from just outside her window. “Those are the best days,” she ...