Two local student-athletes win Drake Relays titles Friday
Two local student-athletes won championships at the Drake Relays Friday. Iowa Falls-Alden senior Jaden Damiano turned in two record-breaking performances to claim the boys 110-meter hurdles championship. Damiano started his day by not only winning the prelim,
Grundy Supervisors hire a new county engineer
The Grundy County Board of Supervisors this week approved a new three year employment contract with Jeffrey P. Skalberg to become the Grundy County Engineer starting June 27th. The Grundy supervisors also approved the allowance of up
CAL School Board takes action on several items
The CAL School Board this week approved the 2024-25 school year calendar, approved preschool tuition rates for the next school year, and approved adoption of a new math curriculum. In other business, the CAL board approved a
Cerro Gordo Supervisors consider site for a hydro station
This week the Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors approved the county’s next fiscal year budget. The Cerro Gordo supervisors also approved a possible location for a Iowa Flood Center hydro station near the county law enforcement
Hampton City Council met last night
Thursday night the Hampton City Council approved the city’s next fiscal year budget. The Hampton council approved the plans, specifications, and estimated construction cost for the construction of the rehabilitate runway, taxiway, and apron improvements project at
City council in Ackley approves the next fiscal year budget
The Ackley City Council recently held a special meeting and approved the next fiscal year budget, set the salaries and wages for the city employees, and authorized fiscal year 2025 budgeted transfers. The Ackley council also passed
Hampton Public Library board recently met
The Hampton Public Library Board of Trustees recently met and tabled action on proposed increases in wages and salaries for the next fiscal year for the library staff. At the board’s next meeting on May 15th, members
Friday, April 26
Track & Field Drake Relays Girls Shot Put – 8:30 p.m. Abby Veld, AGWSR – Place: 10th, Distance: 125-1 Charlee Morton, Hampton-Dumont-CAL – Place: 1st, Distance: 141-2.75 Boys 110m hurdles – 8:44 a.m. Jaden Damiano, Iowa Falls-Alden
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and the Iowa Department of Transportation are partnering to bring attention to a rising trend in motorcycle fatalities and encourage riders to be prepared and protected.
North Iowa man sent to prison
A 60-year-old Swaledale man was sentenced yesterday in U-S Federal Court in Sioux City to six years in prison after he entered a guilty plea this past October to possession of child pornography. Evidence showed that Thomas