Construction is underway on a new wastewater treatment lagoon for the Terrace Hill Sanitary District, about two miles north of Hampton.

The project is designed to help the district meet Iowa Department of Natural Resources requirements for wastewater discharged from its existing lagoon.

Butler County Conservation has several projects underway, including the expansion of the Rolling Prairie Trail west of Dumont.

The two-mile expansion will extend the trail from Dumont to the Franklin County line.

The Hampton Senior Citizens Center has received another $10,000 donation to help fund a kitchen ventilation upgrade and support its ongoing operations.

Farm Credit Services of America, through its Mason City office, made the donation Thursday. The center says the funding will help keep its doors open so it can continue providing daily hot meals, social activities and opportunities for seniors to stay active.

The Franklin County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Tuesday, October 13,  designating certain records related to the county’s election infrastructure as confidential, citing concerns over potential security threats.

The Franklin General Hospital Auxiliary is marking 70 years of supporting the hospital and the community.

Community members and Auxiliary members gathered Thursday for an anniversary open house at Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.

A North Iowa author hopes her new book will lead readers to a good meal—and give them a reason to spend time in an Iowa community. Sarah Broers, who lives on a farm between Mason City and Rockwell, has written Unique Eats and Eateries of Iowa. The book features restaurants across the state, including two in Hampton: B&C Kitchen and God Fuel.

The Hampton Senior Citizens Center has received a $10,000 donation from First Bank Hampton to help pay for a major kitchen ventilation upgrade and support the center’s ongoing operations.

The donation, made Thursday through the A.M. & Helen Saylor Foundation, brings the center more than halfway toward its fall fundraising goal, according to board Treasurer Vicki Claypool.

SHEFFIELD — The Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department held its annual fall pork loin supper Sunday, Oct. 4, at 310 W. Gilman St. in Sheffield.

The free-will donation supper was held from 5 to 7 p.m. Community members attended the event, which also featured two of the department’s newest trucks on display outside.

Families bringing children to the courthouse in Franklin and Butler counties now have a new resource to help make those visits a little easier.

Leslyee’s Library is a nonprofit organization that places bookshelves filled with free children’s books in county courthouses. The organization made stops in Franklin and Butler counties Wednesday, adding bookcases to both courthouses.

The Country Quilters of North Central Iowa presented 8 veterans with Quilts of Valor on Oct 4, 2026 at St.

WAVERLY — Nearly 300 tenor and bass singers from across the Midwest gathered at Wartburg College Saturday, Oct. 3, for the annual RitterSing Vocal Festival, with 18 students from Hampton-Dumont CAL participating in the daylong choral event.

Briggs Gruelke and Addison Aalbers were crowned Hampton-Dumont-CAL homecoming king and queen Friday during the Bulldogs’ homecoming festivities.

The coronation took place during a community pep rally following the homecoming parade, with students, families and community members gathering to celebrate.

The Franklin General Hospital Auxiliary is marking 70 years of supporting the hospital and community, with an anniversary open house planned for Thursday, Oct. 8 in Hampton.

The Hampton City Council continued discussions Monday on proposed policies for data centers and e-bike use within the city.

NIACOG Senior Planner John Robbins reviewed revisions to a proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment addressing data centers. Robbins said the plan would establish land-use policies, goals and strategies that could later be used when developing a specific data center ordinance.

Friday - Sunday, Sept. 18-20

The final movie shown before construction began was Young Washington, which drew 60 people.

Monday, Sept. 21