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Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 9:58am
HAMPTON – Never before has Hampton, Hampton-Dumont nor Hampton-Dumont-CAL faced off with Sheffield, Sheffield-Chapin, SCMT or West Fork in football.
All of that changes on Friday, Sept. 11 when West Fork comes to Hampton for this non-district...
Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 11:50am
Beginning next Tuesday, travelers on Highway 65 will have to make some adjustments.
The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the detour to accommodate bridge reconstruction on Highway 65 through Hampton will go into effect on Tuesday,...
Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 11:49am
The Rockwell City Council met in regular session last Wednesday evening at City Hall.
Four of the five council members — Betty Gauley, Tom Worley, Larry Wentz and Randy Meyer — were on hand, with Councilman Brian Koob participating by...
Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 11:46am
The concern about COVID-19 has resulted in a number of adjustments in the Sheffield and Rockwell area.
Here are a few of the changes:
Sheffield
The West Fork School District will be closed through Sunday, April 12. More information will be coming...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 10:19am
HAMPTON – Since the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has put everyone’s sports plans on hold, there is little that can be done.
But area coaches have placed trust in their athletes in hopes that there will be a season after the...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - 10:20am
DES MOINES -- West Fork made a furious rally to come within three, but fell short in the Class 1A state consolation final, 78-72, against Montezuma on Thursday, March 12 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Kayden Ames had a big offensive burst in...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - 10:17am
DES MOINES – Already playing with heavy hearts since the sudden passing of Edison Caspers’ father, Ed, on Tuesday, the West Fork boys’ basketball team lost in the Class 1A state semifinal 66-52 to Algona Garrigan on Wednesday,...
Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 2:54pm
Additional discussion took place at last Wednesday night’s Rockwell City Council meeting regarding how soon significant work on the City’s Storm Water Project could get underway.
Dave Severin of the Rockwell Coop Telephone Association (...
Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 2:52pm
Thursday’s Literacy Luau hosted by the Rockwell PTO featured a number of entertaining events for the young participants.
The Luau was designed to give the boys and girls encouragement and the opportunity to enhance their reading skills.
Among...
Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 2:50pm
During their regular monthly meeting Monday night, the Sheffield City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget.
The budget included these figures:
• Revenues - $1,811,035.00
• Expenditures - $1,686,966.51
That action followed a public...
Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 2:48pm
DES MOINES — Frank Schnoes wore his “Let the Peacock Fly” T-shirt for a reason.
He knew his team was going to exceed expectations, just like the originator of the shirt and saying, Frank Garza and his son Luka Garza for the...
Monday, March 9, 2020 - 1:46pm
Karen Grabbe, 77, of Sheffield, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 12, at West Fork United Methodist Church, rural Sheffield, with Pastor...
