13 Jan, 2026
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Fall Sports Preview 2015

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Warhawks get new principal, athletic director

West Fork new principal Clyde Tarrence. ZACH CLEMENS PHOTO By Zach Clemens New principal Clyde Tarrence wants to be involved      This past May, the West Fork school district saw the retirement of longtime principal Randy Bushbaum, and this fall a new administrator, Clyde Tarrence will take the helm.      Tarrence is a newcomer to […]

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Heavy rains cause State of Emergency

Franklin County is now in a State of Emergency, according to Thomas Creighton after the rains over the last 24 hours. Preliminary data from the National Weather Service, Des Moines, said that average rain fall for Hampton over the last 48 hours was 3.16 inches.    Roads closed as of Thursday, Sept. 22 include: Cardinal […]

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Grundy Center stuns 21-win W. Fork

Grundy Center’s Austin Burroughs (12) slides in at second ahead of the throw to West Fork shortstop Rylan Fleshner in the opening inning of this Class 1A district opener. The Spartans stunned the 21-win Warhawks with a three-run first and then went on to win 7-6. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon SHEFFIELD – In […]

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Bible-Basketball Clinic Held in Thornton

It was a good turnout for the Richland Lutheran Church’s Bible-Basketball event held in Thornton. Richland Lutheran Church of Thornton held a Bible-Basketball Clinic on Saturday, September 10 th at the newly refurbished downtown basketball court. The event included a Bible story of Jesus telling the parable of the Lost Sheep from St. Luke Chapter 15, […]