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Near record rainfalls batter North Iowans
The scene outside of Dollar General in Sheffield on Friday. ZACH CLEMENS PHOTO By Ethan Stoetzer and Zach Clemens Franklin County remains under State of Emergency after five days of record rains North Iowans were battered with five straight days of rain this past week, nearly matching records set in 2008, when the state […]
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Highlights from Thornton City Council
By Zach Clemens The Thornton City Council met on Monday, September 12 and here are the highlights: Tom Madden from Short Elliot Hendrickson, an engineering firm, reported to the Council that the lagoon relining project was completed and recommended the Council accept the project, which they did unanimously. Madden also reported […]
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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 […]
Warhawks grow as team facing top-ranked Saints
A host of West Fork tacklers stop Saint Ansgar running back Parker Hendrickson for a loss on fourth down in the final seconds of the first half to keep the score 14-7 at the break. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon SHEFFIELD – Sometimes things in life are bigger than football. As West Fork head […]
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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, […]
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No. 9 Newman defeats Warhawks
A host of Warhawks bring down Mason City Newman ball carrier Peyton Scott during Friday’s game at Sheffield. The Warhawks lost the district opener 51-12 against the ranked Knights. (Ryan Harvey/Hampton Chronicle) By Staff Report SHEFFIELD – Last week’s Class A No. 9 Mason City Newman football team came to Sheffield for the Warhawks’ district […]
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City Council discusses flooding issues
By Zach Clemens Rockwell resident now has to replace her furnace for the fourth time Problems with flooding have become a major issue for some residents of Rockwell, and those issues were discussed at the regular City Council meeting along with different policy reviews for public employees. After storms in the last […]
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Cerro Gordo County ballots set
By Zach Clemens August 31 was the last day for candidates to file if they intended to run for office in the state of Iowa. Incumbent District 1 Supervisor Jay Urdahl, a Democrat, is running against Republican challenger Tim Latham, a Mason City businessman. In the Supervisor District 3 race, Democrat […]
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Rollover accident near Chapin
Emergency personnel responded to this rollover accident Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of S43 and 220th Street. NICK PEDLEY PHOTO By Nick Pedley The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate a single-vehicle rollover accident Tuesday afternoon north of Chapin. The accident occurred near the intersection of S43 and 220th Street. On-scene […]