Hampton

Watering the lawn may be limited this summer if village leaders implement restrictions.

Watering the lawn may be limited this summer if village leaders implement restrictions.

Hampton board considers water limits

Kurt Johnson
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Hampton village leaders discussed the possibility Monday of implementing watering restrictions this summer due to the dry winter and early spring conditions, while also reviewing steps to bring a second water well back online.
Hampton firefighter Matt Haberer receives help from Aurora firefighters Bobby Meade (left) and Clinton Roberts (right center) while carrying Tanner Greenough down the ladder during a two-person rescue.

Hampton firefighter Matt Haberer receives help from Aurora firefighters Bobby Meade (left) and Clinton Roberts (right center) while carrying Tanner Greenough down the ladder during a two-person rescue.

Firefighters from Aurora, Hampton train, serve together

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Firefighters from the Aurora Fire Department were joined by three first responders from the Hampton Fire Department for a Monday evening training session March 14 at Aurora’s training facility.
Hampton native Jodi (Rehrs) Jefferson baked special cookies for the Kyle Ediger Scholarship fundraiser, boosting the donation total by more than $5,000.

Hampton native Jodi (Rehrs) Jefferson baked special cookies for the Kyle Ediger Scholarship fundraiser, boosting the donation total by more than $5,000.

Ediger fundraiser pushes fund over $40,000

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Hampton residents past and present raised more than $10,000 Saturday in a scholarship fundraiser honoring the late Kyle Ediger, pushing the fund's grand total to more than $40,000.
Jack Wergin peers through binoculars to get a better look at the birds at Teal View Wetland Education Area.

Jack Wergin peers through binoculars to get a better look at the birds at Teal View Wetland Education Area.

One year in, Teal View Wetlands thrive

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
For the past year, 39 acres north of Hampton have become a natural resource for Hamilton County residents. The many croaks and chirps of the new life testify to change.
Pictures from Hampton Lutheran School’s proud past will be shared in a commemorative book to be distributed at Saturday’s celebration.

Pictures from Hampton Lutheran School’s proud past will be shared in a commemorative book to be distributed at Saturday’s celebration.

Hampton Lutheran School plans celebration as closure draws near

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
The Hampton Lutheran School community will gather Saturday to celebrate a tradition of Lutheran education that dates back to the 1860s, while also marking the emotional end of an era.
Aurora fire crews responded quickly to a field blaze just south of Aurora at the corner of 10 and S Roads around noon March 2 and were able to contain it.

Aurora fire crews responded quickly to a field blaze just south of Aurora at the corner of 10 and S Roads around noon March 2 and were able to contain it.

Fire fueled by dry weather conditions

News Staff
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
by Jacob Courtney  Aurora firefighters extinguished a grass fire at 10th and S roads just south of the city at around noon March 2.  Aurora Fire Chief Tom Cox reported that the a pivot  caused the fire that burned up to 40 acres of a cornfield.
Hampton FFA Chapter President Lillian Dose grew up around cattle helping out with vaccinations during the summer months with her family’s Dose Land & Cattle operation, thus she felt comfortable around the expanding Hawk Herd.

Hampton FFA Chapter President Lillian Dose grew up around cattle helping out with vaccinations during the summer months with her family’s Dose Land & Cattle operation, thus she felt comfortable around the expanding Hawk Herd.

Dose leads Hampton FFA chapter into 50th year

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Having grown up around a family-owned cattle operation Lillian Dose is proud of her own ag-based heritage and said she is also pleased to be part of an FFA organization about to celebrate 50 years of ag education in Hampton.
A fifth grade girls team from Smith Center, Kan., made the trip to Hampton Sunday to compete in the Be Greater Today Hoops Classic.

A fifth grade girls team from Smith Center, Kan., made the trip to Hampton Sunday to compete in the Be Greater Today Hoops Classic.

Hampton hosts two-day youth hoops tournament

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Basketballs were bouncing in Hampton all weekend long as the fifth annual Be Greater Today Hoops Classic drew 67 boys and girls youth teams to the community.
A single, empty seat at the head of Hampton’s bench was the focus of the night Friday as a gymnasium full of family and friends paid tribute to Coach Kyle Ediger, who was killed in a car/train accident earlier in the week.

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

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News Staff
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
‘Fly high, Coach Ediger’ The Hampton school and community suffered a devastating loss last week with the tragic death of Kyle Ediger, a 31-year-old teacher and coach who local residents say personified the Hawk Pride tradition. News of Ediger’s death late Tuesday night, Feb.
Hampton’s bench celebrates after a made bucket during the second half of its 52-36 win over rival Giltner on senior night Friday.

Hampton’s bench celebrates after a made bucket during the second half of its 52-36 win over rival Giltner on senior night Friday.

Lady Hawks win emotional finale against Giltner

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Friday’s regular season finale was anything but the normal cross-county showdown between Hampton and Giltner’s girls.