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Hampton City Council Approves Renewal of Employment Agreement with Police Chief Mark Morrison
Thursday, the Hampton City Council approved a resolution, establishing a housing steering committee and approving the local match of $10,000 for the Iowa Rural Housing Assessment grant application. In other business, the Hampton City Council appointed Lance Studer to fill a vacancy on the planning and zoning commission for the...
Noelck Family Presented Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award Friday
Friday, the Isreal (Is) and Kristin Noelck family of Franklin County was presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award during a presentation at the Hampton Country Club. Noelck Farms was established in the 1960s by Ivan and Karen Noelck. Their son, Is, joined the operation in 1992. Now, more than three decades later, the multi-generational family farm includes Is and his wife, Kristin, and their three children: sons Isaiah and his wife Reann and their daughter Halston; Noah and his fiancé Maci; and daughter Isabella.
City talks about raising taxes for new pool
There are a lot of unknowns about a possible new swimming pool in Belmond. One of the most important is cost. The city council got a look at some of the possibilities Aug. 19. No official plan for a new pool has yet been adopted, but the first draft has an estimated cost of $5.6 million. One of the big questions is, “What will be the split between private and public funding?”
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