The Franklin County Board of Supervisors reviewed a second draft of a new ordinance that will regulate the development of future wind farms in the county during their regular meeting on Monday, March 14.
Tom Brolsma of Hampton has announced that he will be seeking the republican nomination for Franklin County District 2 Supervisor.
Brolsma has lived in Hampton for 18 years and recently retired after working for Monsanto as a District Sales Manager. He is now working part-time for Freese Trucking.
Brolsma served 8 years on the Hampton-Dumont Board of Education.
The H-D/CAL ProStart team made a big impression at the ProStart Invitational contest in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 1.
The culinary club spent months practicing and preparing for the contest where teams of students from across the state showed off their cooking ability and restaurant management ideas.
"It was a great day," said Jane Hoegh, who teaches the ProStart group.
The Hampton City Council discussed stop signs, dog parks, garbage, and street projects during their workshop meeting on Monday, March 7.
Continuing discussion on a matter brought up at the previous meeting, the council considered a request to install stop or yield signs at the intersection of 1st Ave NW and 3rd St. NW, the northeast corner of Fareway.
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors reviewed the first draft of a new ordinance that would regulate wind farm development during their regular meeting on Monday, March 7.
One of the primary purposes of the ordinance is to protect rural residents from the noise that wind turbines produce. The ordinance sets a limit of 45 decibels for wind turbines and established protocols for measuring that level.
The Hampton-Dumont Community School Board discussed next year's calendar, teacher contracts, and summer projects during their regular meeting on Monday, February 28.
At the meeting, the board reviewed the proposed calendar for the 2022-23 school year, which has been worked on in conjunction with Belmond-Klemme and West Fork school districts to better facilitate the schedule of students taking dual-credit courses.
Local educators received a warm token of appreciation as "Crazy Tupperware Lady" Michelle Hartman of Sheffield organized a donation of more than 550 soup mugs to school staff around the area.
The Hampton City Council held a special meeting in lieu of their regularly scheduled workshop session on Monday, February 21.
At the meeting, the council held a public hearing on the proposed maximum levy dollars for the 2022-23 fiscal year. The resolution will establish the maximum dollar amount for the year's property tax levy at $1,636,112.
The CAL Community School Board reviewed the proposed calendar for the 2022-23 school year during their regular meeting on Monday, February 14.
The calendar committee has tweaked next year's calendar to coordinate better with neighboring districts and colleges in order to make it easier to have shared activities and classes.
An area auctioneer has become an award winning auctioneer as Jordan Hansen of rural Latimer brought home a championship trophy from the Iowa Auctioneer's Association Convention.
