Kaitlyn Porter of Franklin County has been named one of Iowa Farm Bureau’s 2024 Young Farmer Leadership Award recipients.
The award, created in honor of former Iowa Farm Bureau President Bob Joslin, recognizes farmers under the age of 35 who contribute to and demonstrate leadership within their communities and agriculture. 

The fourth and final “Tuesday on the Town” concert has been the summer’s most popular performance yet. 
 
Ryan Jewel, 33 — born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia — was the star of the show that night. He took to the stage at the Band Shell Park at 6 p.m. and performed for an hour. The crowd was the season’s biggest to date. After he performed, folks lined up to get his autograph, some waiting almost an hour. 

The 2002 Hampton-Dumont High School graduates are once again coordinating a golf tournament to raise money in honor of their fallen classmate, Jeremy Hagensick, who passed away in eighth grade.
 

The Van Wert clan has been hard at work selling fireworks at their seasonal shop on the Franklin County Fairgrounds, which they've been doing for the last five summers. They set up for the season on June 20, and they will be there through this weekend.

Zachary Welsher, 21, of Hampton, was one of the 550 graduates at the University of Iowa to earn two degrees this spring semester. 
 
In May, more than 6,500 students at the University of Iowa received their degrees.
 
Welsher earned two bachelor’s degrees in May — one in mathematics and another in mathematics education. Welsher was a student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and College of Education. 

Hampton City Councilor Kevin Blanford, 52, has been busy juggling his day job as a health, safety and environmental specialist for AgVantage FS with his car detailing company, Beyond Spotless Auto Detailing, which has been thriving. 
 
Since last spring, he has cleaned more than 300 cars.

Hampton-Dumont High School senior Stephanie Terrones represented Hampton in Washington, D.C., last week on the Iowa Youth Tour. 
 

Rising rock-country star Joe Hermes, of Illinois, wowed the crowd at the Band Shell Park for the season's third “Tuesday on the Town” on June 19. 
 
Hermes and his guitarist, Jerry Prater, took to the stage and performed for an hour on stage in the drizzling rain, which didn’t seem to stop the crowd from leaving. As the two played, the crowd listened closely, clapping between songs and snapping photos from their phones. 

City of Hampton officials want to remind citizens that there is a fireworks ban in place within city limits. 
“Although state law allows firework sales statewide, individual communities may have local regulations that ban the use of fireworks within their cities,” said Hampton City Manager Ron Dunt. 

Rebecca Moreland graced the stage at last week’s “Tuesday on the Town” performance at Band Shell Park. 
The concert took place on June 11, at 6 p.m., and it was the end of a long day for Moreland, who had been chauffeured around town all day by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Director Bill Hittle and KLMJ Radio’s Beth Strand. 

John and Joy Lyman were honored with Hampton City Council's June 2024 Image of Pride Award at Hampton City Council’s June 13 meeting. 
 
The two were selected by city councilor Jerre Grefe, who was tasked with finding the winners for that month. When it came to their property on Oak Hill Drive, she said she was impressed by how meticulously maintained it was, adding that they had done all of the upkeep themselves. 

Growthland celebrated the opening of its Hampton branch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony through the Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, June 18. 
The Hampton office can be found across the street from 805 Pizza and Chicken, located at 808 Central Ave W, Hampton, IA 50441.
 
Scott Borcherding is one of two employees who work at the location. He said many of their employees work remotely. 
 

As always, the members of the Franklin County Cattlemen Association have big plans for the summer months. 
 

Hampton Dumont Community School District’s free summer meal program kicked off last week, and it’s quickly seen more success than programs in years past. 
 

The ninth annual Hampton Bluegrass & Country Music Festival was a hit. 
 
The festival, which was held at the Franklin County Fairgrounds, ran from June 5 to June 8, drawing hundreds of spectators from near and far. There was a little bit of everything — live music, workshops, jam sessions, potlocks, concession stand food and more.