Area Alumnus Giving Back in the Sport and Postseason on Sports Beat This Week
This week’s edition of the Mort’s Water Company sports beat will feature the following interviews: Hampton-Dumont alumnus Michael Kuehner to talk about upcoming Drive for Dollars golf outing in Hampton, West Fork Baseball Coach Kayden Ames to
Stout Freedom Fest happening Saturday
The Stout Freedom Fest will feature numerous events Saturday. Black Sheep Coffee Baa will be available at 8:30 a.m., followed by the parade at 9:30 a.m. A tractor show will be held at the Reformed Church at
Fetter, Dr. John L. of Ackley – Funeral Mass July 13th, 2024
A Funeral Mass for 95-year-old Dr. John L. Fetter of Ackley will be Saturday, July 13th at 1pm at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ackley. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Woodley Funeral Home in Iowa
Dumont City Council met Thursday night
Last night the Dumont City Council approved for the city to apply for grant funds to help pay for the purchase of additional equipment for the park including soccer nets and for Frisbee golf. The Dumont council
Heginger, Betty Jean of Story City – Memorial Service July 13th, 2024
Memorial service for 90-year-old Betty Jean Heginger of Story City, formerly of Sheffield, will be Saturday, July 13th at 10:30am at the Zion Lutheran Church in Sheffield. Betty Jean Heginger passed away February 1st in Story City.
Iowa DNR enters into a consent order with POET Shell Rock
This week the Iowa Department of Natural Resources entered into an administrative consent order with POET Biorefining of Shell Rock. The consent order calls for POET to pay all emission fees for 2021 and 2022, submit all
Friday, July 12
Baseball
3A Substate 3 First Round
Hampton-Dumont-CAL
@ Center Point-Urbana – 6:40/7:00 p.m. (KLMJ)
Softball
1A Region 4 Semifinals
BCLUW
@ #13 (1A) Clarksville – 7:00 p.m.
2A Region 6 Semifinals
West Fork
Vs. Grundy Center – 5:00 p.m.
(@ Clarksville)
Dike-New Hartford
@ Hudson – 6:40/7:00 p.m. (The Wave)
Devastated by record flooding and tornadoes, Iowa tallies over $130 million in storm damage
Iowa officials say record flooding and powerful tornadoes in the spring caused $130 million in infrastructure damage. Officials gave the update Thursday as the state assesses the damage. The storms ravaged parts of the state for weeks,
President Biden holds critical first solo news conference since debate performance
President Biden fielded questions at a solo news conference on Thursday evening, which concluded the NATO summit in Washington, D.C. The high-stakes news conference — his first since November — comes shortly after his poorly-received, unsteady performance
Florida woman who was arrested for bringing ammo into Turks and Caicos is fined $1,500, given suspended sentence
The fifth Americana arrested and charged with bringing ammunition in their bag to Turks and Caicos Islands avoided jail time and instead was fined $1,500 and given a 23 week suspended sentence on Thursday. Sharitta Grier, a