Dale Vern Butson of Hampton – Funeral service May 14
Funeral service for 69-year-old Dale Vern Butson of Hampton will be Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 10 a.m. at the Zion Reformed Church in rural Sheffield. A private family burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation
Monday, May 11
Girls Golf
North Iowa Cedar League Tournament @ Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course, Waterloo – 10:00 a.m.
(AGWSR, Aplington-Parkersburg, Dike-New Hartford, Grundy Center, South Hardin)
1. Grundy Center – 353
3. Dike-New Hartford – 372
8. South Hardin – 437
9. Aplington-Parkersburg – 445
11. AGWSR – 474
Top of Iowa-West Tournament @ West Hancock – 10:00 a.m.
(Belmond-Klemme)
6. Belmond-Klemme – 452
North Central Conference Tournament @ Legacy Golf Course, Mason City – 9:00 a.m.
(Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, Hampton-Dumont-CAL, Iowa Falls-Alden)
3. Iowa Falls-Alden – 397
7. Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 435
8. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows – 444
Top of Iowa-East Tournament @ West Fork – 10:00 a.m.
(North Butler, West Fork)
3. North Butler – 431
4. West Fork – 438
Boys Golf
Top of Iowa-West Tournament @ Belmond-Klemme – 10:00 a.m.
(Belmond-Klemme)
1. Belmond-Klemme – 324
Top of Iowa-East Tournament @ Central Springs – 10:00 a.m.
(North Butler, West Fork)
3. West Fork – 336
8. North Butler – 375
Boys Soccer
Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 3
@ Charles City – 0
Humboldt – 2
@ Iowa Falls-Alden – 1
Girls Soccer
Union – 0
@ #10 (1A) Aplington-Parkersburg – 3
Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 1
@ Charles City – 4
#13 (1A) Iowa Falls-Alden – 0
@ Humboldt – 0
Track & Field
Denver Girls Meet – 4:30 p.m.
(Aplington-Parkersburg, Dike-New Hartford, Grundy Center, South Hardin)
1. Dike-New Hartford – 136
2. Grundy Center – 114
5. Aplington-Parkersburg – 74
8. South Hardin – 56
Aplington-Parkersburg Boys Invite – 4:30 p.m.
(Aplington-Parkersburg, Dike-New Hartford, Grundy Center, South Hardin)
3. Grundy Center – 80
4. South Hardin – 69
6. Aplington-Parkersburg – 66
8. Dike-New Hartford – 50
Cub Girls Invitational @ Nevada – 4:30 p.m.
(Clarion-Goldfield-Dows)
7. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows – 33
Veggie Bucks program launches in Hampton
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Butler County supervisors to hold budget amendment hearing
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Butler County naturalist offers tips on baby wildlife
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Absentee voting in Franklin County opens for June primary
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Betty Ann Thomas of Alden – Funeral service May 15
Funeral service for 80-year-old Betty Ann Thomas of Alden will be Friday, May 15, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Alden United Methodist Church in Alden. Burial will be in the Northlawn Memory Gardens in Iowa Falls.
Franklin County Board of Supervisors to review policy updates
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Richard Vance Landrum of Clarksville – Funeral service May 14
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Grundy County supervisors to meet Monday
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