Six young women seek title of Hamilton County Fair Queen

Fair week begins next Tuesday with the Hamilton County Fair kicking off the activities on Tuesday with the Hamilton County Fair parade starting at 5:30 p.m. The Hamilton County Fair Foundation meal and beer garden will be held at the fairgrounds at the end of the parade. The Hamilton County Fair Queen will be crowned on Tuesday evening at the Grandstand, with the ceremonies beginning at 8 p.m. Six Hamilton County young women will be competing for the title of the Hamilton County Fair queen. They are Olivia Bergman, Rosie Collins, Sophia Nibe, Delaney Paulson, Samantha Tilley and ...

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Fireflies and bats to be focus of conservation program tonight The Hamilton County Conservation program will be held tonight from 8:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the ...

VDMC welcomes general orthopedic surgeon Sreedhar Somisetty, MD

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July conservation program to be held Wednesday night at Briggs Woods barn

The Hamilton County Conservation office will hold a program at the Briggs Woods barn shelter from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. called Chasing Fireflies, Bat Counts and Glow ...

Hamilton County Conservation to host program on Wednesday

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Dislikes State Treasurer comments at levy appeal

Letter to the Editor, At the June 26th meeting of the State Appeal Board, all three members of the board voted in support of upholding Hamilton Hospital dba Van ...

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Melvin Miles Timm, 93, died on July 9, 2026, in Webster City, Iowa. He was born on June 10, 1933, in Blairsburg, Iowa, to Walter and Clara (McPhillips) Timm. He was ...

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Speed limit increase is a bad idea

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Public notices must remain in newspapers

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VDMC welcomes general orthopedic surgeon Sreedhar Somisetty, MD

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