year in review

A new year is here, but before we close the book for good on 2022 here is a look back at the events that made headlines on the local front. What follows is a week-by-week capsule summary of the top news stories from July through December 2022.

'22 in review (part 2)

News Staff
Tuesday, January 3, 2023

A new year is here, but before we close the book for good on 2022 here is a look back at the events that made headlines on the local front.

A single, empty seat at the head of Hampton’s bench was the focus of the night Feb. 11 as a gymnasium full of family and friends paid tribute to Coach Kyle Ediger, who was killed in a car/train accident earlier that week.

Ediger’s memory chosen year’s top story

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, December 27, 2022

The Hampton school and community suffered a devastating loss in February with the tragic death of Kyle Ediger, a 31-year-old teacher and coach who local residents say personified the Hawk Pride tra

Runza Restaurant tore down the old restaurant and built a new one on the same Highway 34 site in 2020.

Business 2020: A year in review

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, December 22, 2020

There was no such thing as business as usual in 2020, a year plagued by a pandemic that threw a wrench in the best laid plans for entrepreneurs large and small.

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