Iowa Poetry Association announces release of Lyrical Iowa 2023
 
Margaret Flint Suter Takes 2nd Place Award
 
Iowa Poetry Association announces release of its 78th annual anthology Lyrical Iowa 2023
 

Hampton Hydrant Painting Project Moving Along
Matt Grohe, Hampton Chronicle
 
P1: Hydrants in Hampton got a sprucing up this year with help from the Hampton Public Works. Department workers with help from Terry Hamm painted over 100 hydrants this year.
 

DNR: Dumont man burned more than 1,000 tires
By Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
 
P1: A fire on an acreage in rural Dumont burned more than 1,000 tires. Photo credit Iowa DNR.
 
The state Department of Natural Resources recently fined a north-central Iowa man $7,000 for a fire that burned more than 1,000 tires and a building.

Code Counsel:  Keep on Truckin’
by Jim Davies, Member At Large, Hampton City Council
A Hampton business recently closed.  The facility had been drawing complaints regarding semi traffic that was generated.

Akins Named to Mercy College of Health Sciences President's List
 
P1: Nathan Akins was a fall 2021 West Fork Grad. At West Fork Akins played football, and golf, which he medaled in his senior year. 
 

Parts of the County to be Burned
Matt Grohe, Hampton Chronicle
 
Franklin County Conservation Preparing for Prescribed Burns of Timber
 

Hampton City Council Tears Through Crucial Session Oct 12th
Matt Grohe, Hampton Chronicle
 
P1: The Hampton City Council met Thursday Oct 12th in a light Regular Session that saw all members and functionaries present and lasted only 23 minutes. 
 

Rolling Prairie Trail Extension Coming
Matt Grohe, Hampton Chronicle
 
Franklin County Conservation and Secondary Roads to begin work this week
 
P1: The Rolling Prairie Trail will soon connect from Olive to Nettle. Franklin County acquired the land more than a year ago and will start improvements to the section this week.
 

Crash on Hwy 3 Claims Life of Hampton Restaurateur
Matt Grohe, Hampton Chronicle
 
P1: Rob Dietz stopped for a moment for a photo at the Hampton Car Show, Aug 27th, at Bandshell Park. Dietz and his Wholly Smoke BBQ had been fixtures at local events since 2007.

Hampton Library Board Meeting Oct 18th
Matt Grohe, Hampton Chronicle
 
The regularly scheduled third Wednesday of the month meeting for the Hampton Library Board will fall on Wednesday the 18th. The board will meet for the second time with its new trustees, and will hear recommendations from the newly formed Materials Reconsideration Committee for the first time at that meeting. 
 

Hampton-Dumont CSD Holds Bond Referendum Public Meetings
 
GRAPHIC ONE
A series of three meetings has been scheduled to inform and update the public about the district's facilities upgrades proposal that will appear on the Nov 7th ballot.
Meetings to be held:
Date: October 10th
Location: Dumont American Legion, Dumont, Iowa
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Date: October 11th

What’s at the Windsor?
By Windsor Theatre manager Jim Davies

Code Counsel:  Don’t Get Burned
by Jim Davies, Member At Large, Hampton City Council
As summer ends and fall begins, it is time to dispose of fallen leaves and other yard waste.   What does Hampton’s Code of Ordinances say about burning yard and solid waste as well as recreational burning?

Lunning Estate Sale and Historic Home Open House Oct 13-15th
Matt Grohe, Hampton Chronicle
 

Hampton Redemption Center Closes
Matt Grohe, Hampton Chronicle
 
Building at 707 4th St NE up for sale for $35,000