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Franklin County Fair Board shows off convention center renovations

Published by admin on Thu, 03/25/2021 - 9:47am

The Franklin County Convention Center showed off its new renovations with an open house event on Saturday, March 20.

Four years ago, the Franklin County Fair Board announced their plans for a $1.2 million series of building improvements to the convention center. After years of fundraising and preparations, the renovation project finally got underway last November.

Now that work has come to fruition as the newly remodeled convention center officially opens back up for events.

Legislators hold Franklin County meeting

Published by editor on Wed, 03/17/2021 - 3:18pm

Franklin County's legislators, Senator Amanda Ragan and Representative Shannon Latham, participated in a virtual meeting on Friday, March 12 to speak with area residents.

Hosted by Newton Grotzinger of the Greater Franklin County Area Chamber of Commerce, the legislators virtually met with Franklin County residents for a post-funnel week rundown of their activities.

H-D mentor program looks forward to next year

Published by editor on Wed, 03/10/2021 - 10:39am

After four weeks of classes, Hampton-Dumont's new student-led mentor program has come to a close.

Over the last month, eight H-D high schoolers have been spending their Tuesday at the middle school to teach the younger students how to handle social pressures be more considerate about how their actions affect others through lectures, games, and other activities.

The program, spearheaded by senior Katelyn Proctor, was well received by both students and teachers alike, so plans are already in the works to make sure it continues after she graduates.

Butler County legislators hold virtual forum

Published by editor on Wed, 03/10/2021 - 10:36am

Iowa Representatives Shannon Latham and Pat Grassley and Iowa Senator Amanda Ragan met with Butler County constituents on Friday, March 5, for a virtual meeting about the latest happenings in the state legislature.

Unable to have their usual open forum at the Allison Library, Butler County REC and Farm Bureau worked with Grassley's staff to organize a virtual meeting over Zoom.

The legislature has just finished with "funnel week" where it gets decide which bills in various committees get moved forward to the full chamber for debate.

Franklin County getting ready to start vaccinations on next priority group

Published by editor on Wed, 03/10/2021 - 10:35am

Franklin County Public heath is preparing to move on to the next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations as virus activity in the area continues to decline.

The county hasn't yet heard whether or not they will be receiving some of the initial launch of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson's vaccine. It is thought that the new vaccine will be distributed to counties ready to start vaccinating their next tier of priority, which would include factory workers and people with disabilities.

Fareway Ad Correction for March 3, 2021

Published by editor on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 8:50am

Due to an error in this weeks' Fareway ad, our Dole mini cut carrots, 2 lb. bag, should be priced at $1.99 each. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. There is also a corrected ad attached below.

H-D seniors take the initiative to mentor middle schoolers

Published by editor on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 7:47am

A group of eight Hampton-Dumont high schoolers have been spending time with their younger peers over the last month in a student-led program to curb bullying in the middle school.

The program was spearheaded by H-D senior Katelyn Proctor, who was inspired to get involved after seeing how middle school bullying was affecting her own younger family member. Traditionally, bullying has been thought of in more direct terms, but the cliché of stuffing a kid in a locker or openly taunting has largely become a thing of the past.

Hampton approves lease renewal for water tower space

Published by editor on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 7:41am

The Hampton City Council held their regular meeting on Thursday, February 25.

At the meeting, the council discussed a lease renewal with Woolstock Mutual Telephone Association for use of space on the city's water tower. This is the third year of the lease and the city receives $950 per month for the space, which has been paid in full in advanced.

Franklin County getting ready to start vaccinations on next priority group

Published by editor on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 7:38am

Franklin County Public heath is preparing to move on to the next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations as virus activity in the area continues to decline.

The county hasn't yet heard whether or not they will be receiving some of the initial launch of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson's vaccine. It is thought that the new vaccine will be distributed to counties ready to start vaccinating their next tier of priority, which would include factory workers and people with disabilities.

H-D and CAL meet for join session

Published by admin on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 11:07am

The Hampton-Dumont School District held a joint meeting with the CAL School Board on Monday, February 15.

The joint session was relatively short, with Superintendent Todd Lettow updating both boards on happenings in the different buildings and explaining a recent change in the per-pupil funding split.

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