The Hampton City Council voted to drop their dog registration fee for one year during their Sept. 25 council meeting.
 

 Disc golf is the perfect hobby for a number of reasons, according to Steve Huling and Jeff Winters. It gets you outdoors. It helps you get your steps in. It doesn’t require loads of experience. And, most importantly, it’s a great way to spend time with family and friends.
This is exactly why Huling and Winters have been working so hard to revamp the disc golf course at East Park.
 

First Bank Hampton is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Franklin County Arts Council’s annual event, “An Evening Like It Used To Be,” set to take place on October 4 at 7:00 PM at the 

historic Windsor Theatre. 

As part of its commitment to supporting local arts and culture, First Bank Hampton has contributed $1,500 to help make this cherished community event possible. The sponsorship 

Mayor Steve Birdsall made a Proclamation for 2025 Healthiest State Annual Walk Day at the start of the Sept. 25 city council meeting.

The 2025 Healthiest State Annual Walk is set to take place across Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and the LEAP Coalition has organized for area residents to participate for a second year.
 

The Hampton Public Library has a big birthday coming up. The establishment's doors were first opened on Oct. 6, 1905 — 120 years ago.

HULL, IOWA – On Monday, Sept. 15, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) announced that his office helped secure 12 medals, pins, and accolades for the late Roy Spangenberg and the late Arvin Stadtlander – a father and son-in-law duo – from Franklin County.
Delores Stadtlander accepted the medals on behalf of Roy, her father, and Arvin, her husband, alongside her daughter, Ginger.

Caden Woods and Jaslene Tevalan were named this year's homecoming king and queen for H-D-CAL during the school district's pep rally on Friday, Sept. 22.
Woods has been involved with football, basketball and track over the years. He plans on attending Iowa State, where he wants to major in marketing and minor in business management. His parents are Nicole and Jon Hager.
 

Last week, local city officials made their way to the annual Iowa League of Cities Conference in Des Moines, where they attended workshops and networked with other city officials.

Three veterans were honored with Quilts of Valor during Franklin County’s veterans picnic on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at Harriman Park.
 
Dennis Horst, LaVern Muller and Dawn Galindo were the three recipients of the quilts.
 

For the last three years, the Hampton Senior Center has held two cribbage tournament fundraisers a year — one in the spring and one in the fall.
The team at the center held their most recent tournament on Saturday, Sept. 20, where dozens of players from near and far showed up to participate.

 This year's Franklin County Relay for Life event took place at the Franklin Wellness Center on Saturday, Sept. 13.
 

 Hampton native Emily Borcherding was one of two Iowa teachers to recently receive a prestigious teaching award from the University of Northern Iowa this year.
 
When asked about receiving the UNI Dr. Robert E. and Phyllis M. Yager Exemplary Teaching Recognition Award, Borcherding said she felt honored.

For Latimer resident Ava Crooks, horse riding has become a way of life.
 

Trinity Lutheran Church has a new pastor-in-training, and he goes by the name of Tyler Linneman.
 
The 24-year-old, who grew up in Carrolton, Missouri, is currently in his third year of seminary school with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. He’s the 22nd consecutive vicar to be placed at the Lutheran Church in Hampton — one of the longest-running vicarage programs in the country.