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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 10:36pm
Hot and humid conditions weren’t enough to keep people from turning out to support cancer research Saturday in Sheffield for the 2014 Franklin County Relay For Life.
Around $67,000 was raised by local Relay teams,...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 10:34pm
The Hampton City Council added a new member to its ranks at its July 24 meeting.
Meghan Freie was appointed to the vacant Ward I seat following a unanimous vote by the council. She succeeds Valerie Haugebak, who resigned...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 10:33pm
For the second time in two years, Franklin County has been declared a disaster area by the federal government.
President Barack Obama and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared Franklin County and 25...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 2:23pm
The Iowa pipeline predicament
A proposed underground oil pipeline cutting through the heart of Iowa has sent landowners throughout the state...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 2:22pm
Hampton man thanks fair board for a job well done
Letter to the Editor:
Please accept this brief note as an item that has been on my bucket list for longer than it should have. The bucket list that I...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 2:22pm
Latimer woman appreciates helpful fair board, staff
Letter to the Editor:
We appreciate the fair board for providing scooters for rent at the fair this year. My sister-in-law, Sharyl Stadtlander, came...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 2:21pm
Gone fishing
At some point during the sleep deprived blur of days that is Comic-Con, I came to a startling realization.
Comic-Con is like fishing, but for geeks....
