Ancient Egypt is in for a wild ride when a 1960s surfer-dude finds himself wiping out in the distance past. The HD-CAL Drama Department is preparing for their spring musical, "A California Surfer in Cleopatra's Court, which will be performed on April 16 and 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Church of the Living Word auditorium.
The Hampton City Council heard more on residential traffic and set pool rates for the summer during their regular meeting on Thursday, April 8.
Lu and Dan Rodemeyer returned to the council to address the traffic issue in the southeast area of the city.
Since the last meeting, the Rodemeyers have been proactive in trying to get people to slow down on the streets, talking with Hampton-Dumont Superintendent Todd Lettow about the issue. Lettow has sent out a letter to parents asking them to slow down in school areas and rerouted buses to take a different path to the highway.
U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra visited Hampton on Thursday, April 8 for a public meeting at First Bank Hampton.
Attended largely by bank leadership, Feenstra told his hosts what he has been up to as a freshman Congressman during his first year in Washington D.C.
Feenstra is currently serving on the House of Representatives' Agriculture committee, the Science and Technology committee, and the Budget committee, where his work often overlaps as he focuses on Iowa's needs.
A Hampton resident got her first taste of fame last week after appearing on Estrella TV's "Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento."
Stacey De La Cruz and her mother, Rozalba Zuviri, are big fans of the Spanish-language reality talent show. De La Cruz has always enjoyed singing herself, but never really thought that she could do it professionally.
First Bank Hampton isn't just in Hampton anymore. On Monday, April 5, the bank officially opened up their first branch office in Latimer.
"We felt it would be a good move for us and the community of Latimer," said First Bank Hampton's President and CEO, David Heuberger.
The new First Bank Hampton branch is located in the old First Citizens Bank. First Citizens expressed interest in selling the building last year, leading to First Bank Hampton getting in contact with them in early December to express their interest in taking over the location.
On April 5, 2020, Franklin County reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Exactly one year to the day later, all adult residents are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
"Who would have thought we'd ever be this far," said Ashley Roberts, director of Franklin County Public Health. "It's crazy to think that it's been a whole year."
Franklin County Public Health has been diligently working to vaccinate the county population and hopes that the new expansion of eligibility will encourage more people to schedule appointments.
The HD-CAL Speech Team traveled to the State Individual Speech contest in Waverly on Saturday, March 13.
Twenty-six performers participated in 41 events at the speech contest between the varsity and freshman teams. Of them, 34 earned a Division 1 rating and seven earned a Division 2 rating.
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.
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.
