Chelsi Rosonke took a shop class back in her high school days in Colorado, and she found her calling.
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Chelsi Rosonke took a shop class back in her high school days in Colorado, and she found her calling.
“We did some welding, and honestly, I was hooked,” she said with a smile. “Around here, you don’t see a lot of women welders, but it’s really not as uncommon as you think. I’m really glad I do what...
Kristina Manson is a woman who wears many hats.
During the day she teaches math at New Hampton high school; after school she coaches middle and high school cross country.
And on top of that, she is a wife and mother of two young boys.
“Balance is hard... I'll continuously need to keep working at...
For the women of MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center Senior Life Solutions, sometimes it’s the small things that provide the rewards in their jobs.
It’s the quiet senior who all of a sudden becomes a “talker” in the group. It’s seeing a client who has gone to the doctor on an almost weekly basis be...
Mother Nature may give Chickasaw County a round of severe weather this afternoon and evening as the area is under a flash flood watch.
As of 3 p.m., storms were intensifying to the west and northwest of New Hampton and forecasters say some of the storms may spawn tornadoes. Residents are reminded...
It’s a Friday morning at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and Kaitlain Schmitt is meeting with her “team.”
Ten years ago, she was a certified nursing assistant (CNA) at the facility on New Hampton’s southeast side, and who knew that one day she would return as the director of both...
Nancy Hillesheim had a one-word answer when she was asked about this weekend’s Big Four Fair.
“Overwhelming.”
And the longtime Big Four Fair Board secretary meant that in a positive way as the annual Labor Day weekend drew huge crowds throughout its four-day run that came to an end with the last...
Sports
The New Hampton cross country team kicked off their season last Tuesday with a meet at Newman Catholic in Mason City.
“The goal of the first meet was to get everyone back into racing mode,” interim head coach Kristy Manson said. “For many runners, it was their first cross country meet ever, so...
After setting a personal record by over a minute in her first meet of the 2019 campaign last week, Turkey Valley’s Jalyssa Blazek continued her hot start to the season at the Trent Smith Invitational in Charles City on Thursday. She was the champion in the 9-10 girls’ division of the 62 runners who...
The Turkey Valley volleyball team fell to both MFL-Mar-Mac and New Hampton in their season-opening games on Tuesday at a triangular in New Hampton.
The contest against MFL-Mar-Mac was tight throughout, as the Trojans were bested 3-2 in five sets.
“MFL swept us in three sets last season, so it was...
Still perfect.
The New Hampton volleyball team was busy last week, competing in seven games - two on Tuesday and five on Saturday. However, that did not stop the Chickasaws from nabbing victories. They were able to dominate this stretch by going 7-0, moving them to 10-0 on the 2019 campaign.
“It...
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