Tuesday on the Town rolled on with their second event on Tuesday, June 14.
With warm weather and a pleasant breeze at band shell park, KLMJ/KQCR Radio served up pulled pork sandwiches for the evening meal, taking in donations for Relay for Life.
This week's musical guest was KC Johns, a vocalist out of Tennessee who decided to stop by Hampton while on a tour for her sixth album.

The Hampton City Council interviewed two candidates vying to fill the vacant Ward IV council seat during their workshop meeting on Monday, June 20.
The Ward IV seat has been empty since Steve Birdsall was appointed Mayor earlier this year. The council decided to appoint somebody to finish out the rest of Birdsall's term, seeking out applicants over the last several weeks.

About 15 years ago, Harlyn Janssen of Hampton was watching television when he saw, for the first time, a competitive barbeque event. Since then, Janssen has participated in nearly 100 competitions himself and has brought home the title of “Grand Champion” eight times.

Jeff and Tracy Spear celebrated Father's Day by hosting a classic car show at Faith Baptist Church on Sunday, June 19.
The fourth annual Father's Day Car Show saw 68 classic vehicles lined up on display in the church parking lot as vehicles from Dumont to Mason City and all the way from Des Moines came up to show off their engines and paint jobs.

Community Grocery is in question as its owners have begun to reach out for new investors.
Anne and Landon Plagge, Travis Pralle, and Darwin Pralle have owned the small town grocery store for eight years now and have worked to keep it going, but, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become increasingly difficult for the store to make ends meet.
"COVID was very hard on our store," said Landon Plagge.

The Franklin County Arts Council presented a scholarship benefit concert on Thursday, June 9 at the Windsor Theatre. The "Windsor Big Band," consisting of musicians both local and visiting, played more than a dozen classic instrumental songs at the concert, raising funds through freewill donations. "We use that fund to give scholarships to seniors in Franklin County high schools," said Leon Kuehner.

Several years ago, a teenager played his very first open stage at a bluegrass fest in Hampton. By the same time the following year, the same teeanger was booked to play as a featured band in the same festival. The Hampton Bluegrass and Country Music Festival kicked off a young man’s career in music, leading him to travel the world. This year, he returned again as a featured artist.

On the warm evening of June 7, people gathered around the bandshell in Hampton to hear South 62 perform. The small country band has been touring around the country for years and has opened for big names like Brad Paisley and Toby Keith. On this evening, though, they stood in front of the community of Hampton as a part of a ten year tradition - Tuesdays on the Town.

The Hampton City Council made preparations for summer events, road work, and building renovations during their regular meeting on Thursday, June 9.

Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig visited Latimer on Thursday, June 9 to see how CAL elementary students are incorporating agriculture learning into their daily lives.
Guided by Farm to School Coordinator Jill Craighton, Naig was given a tour of CAL's brand new learning lab along with the school's science lab, where kids are able to grow their own vegetables in a hydroponic garden.

The 2022 Primary Election took place in Franklin County last week on Tuesday, June 7.

The Franklin County Supervisors received an update on the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project during their regular meeting on Monday, June 6.
Kaylee Langrell from Summit Carbon Solutions was present at the meeting, along with Mitch Baum and Bill Sullivan, to present information to the supervisors on the current status of the project.

Cloudy skies didn't dampen spirits on Saturday, June 4 as La Luz Centro Cultural hosted their annual Gran Festival event at Band Shell Park.
Running from noon to 10:00 p.m., the festival featured vendors, food trucks, inflatables, and live entertainment for the community in a celebration of Hispanic culture.
"It was an awesome event," said La Luz Associate Director Kyle Whalen.

The potential future of farming was on display last week as Salin247 performed a live demonstration of their automated planting machine.
Running up and down a field outside of Greene, the prototype planter showed how new technology could save both time and money for farmers during the busy planting season.

The ongoing controversy regarding the elimination of the Spanish Interpreter position at Franklin County Public Health continued as the Franklin County Supervisors spoke with a representative from La Luz Centro Cultural during their meeting on Tuesday, May 31.