A new online event combines a celebration of the area’s diversity and cooking in one virtual room.
This weekend, the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, along with La Luz Centro Cultural, will host the Fiesta FUNdraiser, a cooking class to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month while raising money to help with legal fees for local Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Dreamers.
Recess at CAL is now a little more fun – and safer – for students.
The school recently celebrated the installation of new equipment and pea gravel on the playground, which replaced the wooden equipment and wood chips, respectively.
Rotting railroad ties surrounding the playground were also replaced with a brick retaining wall.
The new equipment includes a merry-go-round, a climbing feature and outdoor musical instruments.
The stage at the Windsor Theater has been home to live performances and events of all shapes and sizes in its 100-plus year history but this week, it proves old dogs can learn new tricks.
On Thursday, for the first time ever, the Windsor Theatre will serve as the location for jury selection for the District 2 Judicial Court.
Permits to operate UTVs within Hampton city limits are now available for purchase.
Last month, the City of Hampton approved the use of UTVs on all city streets except for Highways 3 and 65 through town. One requirement for UTV use was a permit issued by the Hampton Police Department, which are now available.
Hampton Police Chief Bob Schaefer said the permits became ready for purchase last Thursday. In order to obtain a permit, UTV owners must fill out a permit application and the vehicle must pass an inspection conducted by the police department.
Local and state emergency management officials are continuing to investigate a home explosion near Thornton last Saturday that killed one person and severely injured another.
Franklin County Emergency Management in a release said dispatch received reports of a house explosion at 598 250th St., Thornton approximately five miles south of Thornton at 3:38 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
Homecoming week formally began for Hampton-Dumont-CAL students Sunday with a slew of activities. At the heart of the celebration Sunday was the coronation of this year’s Homecoming King and Queen, which went to Kale Folkerts and Hope Baltes, respectively.
The court also included King candidates Mario De La Cruz, Riley Heeren, Max O’Dell and Benji Sauke. Queen candidates were Emma Aalbers, Katelyn Proctor, Roxie Valenzuela and Elle Westhoff.
A sunny, crisp day provided a perfect backdrop for the modified Harriman-Nielsen Fall Festival at the Harriman-Nielsen Historic Farm Sunday.
Due to ongoing concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Harriman-Nielsen board elected to cut down on the activities offered at this year’s festival.
Still, guests were invited to peruse a selection of fresh produce, purchase bean soup to go and pick pumpkins of all colors and sizes from the pumpkin patch.
After a summer of detours, one bridge in Hampton is finally open to local traffic. Though the barricades haven’t been completely removed, as the road isn’t yet entirely open to thru traffic, the south bridge on Highway 65 is cleared and ready to drive across.
It is the first of several road projects to be complete on Highway 65 this summer.
A woman was killed and another individual was injured in a house explosion near Thornton on Saturday afternoon.
Franklin County Emergency Management in a release Monday said Franklin County dispatch received several reports of a house explosion at 598 250th St. near Thornton at 3:38 p.m. Saturday.
Upon arrival, emergency response crews located the body of Janice Marie Doane, 71, who was pronounced deceased at the scene. Another individual was transported to Unity Point Hospital in Des Moines via life flight.
