Aalfs, Leland Merle of Parkersburg – Memorial Service February 6th, 2025
Memorial service for 71-year-old Leland “Lee” Merle Aalfs of Parkersburg will be Thursday, February 6th at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Parkersburg. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg. Visitation will
Banning, Randall J. of Belmond – Celebration of Life February 8th, 2025
A celebration of life for 68-year-old Randall J. Banning of Belmond will be Saturday, February 8th from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Leinbach Community Center in Belmond. Private burial will be held at a later date.
Friday, January 31
Girls Wrestling
Class 1A State Qualifying Meet @ Colfax-Mingo -(The Wave)
(AGWSR, AP/GC, Iowa Falls-Alden)
State Qualifiers:
1st at 120 – Grace Storjohann, AP/GC
1st at 170 – Kira Cox, AP/GC
2nd at 145 – Zoey Uhlenhopp, AP/GC
2nd at 235 – Rylee Robison, IFA
Class 1A State Qualifying Meet @ Osage -(KLMJ)
(Hampton-Dumont-CAL, North Butler-Clarksville, West Fork)
State Qualifiers:
1st at 170 – Fernanda Ramirez, West Fork
2nd at 190, Maren Subbert, H-D-CAL
Girls Basketball
AGWSR – 56
@ Columbus Catholic – 26
#7 (1A) Gladbrook-Reinbeck – 40
@ Aplington-Parkersburg – 54
Belmond-Klemme – 66
@ North Iowa – 35
Dunkerton – 39
@ Clarksville – 35
Oelwein – 50
@ Dike-New Hartford – 60
Grundy Center – 62
@ Union – 22
St. Edmond – 48
@ #12 (3A) Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 63
Wapsie Valley – 46
@ South Hardin – 65
#13 (1A) Saint Ansgar – 43
@ West Fork – 59
Boys Basketball
AGWSR – 37
@ Columbus Catholic – 58
#6 (1A) Gladbrook-Reinbeck – 56
@ Aplington-Parkersburg – 71
Belmond-Klemme – 76
@ North Iowa – 72 OT
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows – 70
@ Iowa Falls-Alden – 74
Dunkerton – 74
@ Clarksville – 48
Oelwein – 51
@ Dike-New Hartford – 76
#5 (2A) Grundy Center – 61
@ Union – 33
#8 (1A) St. Edmond – 72
@ Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 43
Wapsie Valley – 69
@ South Hardin – 72 2OT
Saint Ansgar – 51
@ West Fork – 58
H-D School Board preparing for another bond issue vote

The Hampton-Dumont School Board this week approved what are called the “identified” projects. “Identfied” means that these projects have been identified as an area to be considered for future improvements, if financial resources are available to the
Doering, Arvene of Hubbard – Funeral Service February 8th, 2025
Funeral service for 92-year-old Arvene Doering of Hubbard will be February 8th at 10:30am at the St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hubbard. Burial will be in the Hubbard Cemetery. Visitation will be February 7th from 6-8pm
Number of Iowa counties under a burn ban continues to increase

The number of counties in Iowa to have bans on open burning continues to increase. As of Saturday morning, the number of counties was up to at least 12, most in North Central and Northeast Iowa. This
Wright Supervisors urged to take action before Summit project officially begins

This week during the open forum for public input at the Wright County Board of Supervisors meeting, Wright County landowner Julie Glade urged the board to act on setbacks concerning the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project. Glade
Iowa DNR warns of changing ice conditions

Ice conditions at many Iowa lakes have been changing quickly over the past few days. Snow covering ice often acts as a blanket of insulation, slowing ice from forming during cold temperatures, and protecting ice from melting
The trend of dry conditions continued this month in Hampton

Only .02 of an inch of precipitation was recorded this month at the RadioOnThe Go studios in Hampton. That precip fell on just 1 out of the 31 days. The highest temperature this month in Hampton was
Robert F Kennedy Jr. faces more questions on Day 2 of his confirmation hearing for HHS secretary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services, was back on Capitol Hill on Thursday for a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee. Kennedy, a Democrat who