Stanhope News

A half-dozen tornadoes, flash-flooding and dime-sized hail hit Iowa on Sunday and kicked off a week of hot and humid weather - and the possibility of more severe storms.

At least two weak tornadoes were reported in Hamilton County near Stanhope at about 4:50 p.m. today, and the storm system was strong and moving northeast tonight at about 15 mph.

Even as recession continues to hammer at businesses large and small, there are bright spots to be found and board members at Hamilton County SEED looked to focus on the positive as they met at the Stanhope Medical Center this week.

Prompted by the lack of money to spend on vacations, people around the world will turn to agri-entertainment and -tourism, a new, highly consumer-focused types of agriculture.

William Lee Kilmer was born in St. Louis, Missouri on January 6, 1956. Bill was the oldest son of Lowell and Doris Kilmer of Stanhope, Iowa.

Nickels and quarters dropped in slots across the state trickled back to Hamilton County Monday afternoon as the Enhance Hamilton County Foundation awarded more than $91,000 in grants generated by gambling revenues.

In the mid-1980s, a group of Hamilton County residents gathered to discuss ways to recover from the ongoing farm crisis of the time.

The death of a 15-month-old Jewell child in December has been ruled a homicide. The Iowa Department of Public Safety said Wednesday afternoon that an autopsy determined that Tanner Doran died of "blunt force ...

A small church in Stanhope is making an opportunity available for the first time in Hamilton County, something that couldn't come at a better time for anyone looking for some grocery relief in these difficult ...

HOSPITALS Visiting hours are 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Mary Greeley. Mary Greeley Medical Center The names of the following patients are published with their permission: Admitted Dec.

HOSPITALS Visiting hours are 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Mary Greeley. Mary Greeley Medical Center The names of the following patients are published with their permission: Admitted Dec.

At its Wednesday meeting, the Hamilton County Solid Waste Commission voted to raise the gate fee at the transfer station from $52 per ton to $76 per ton.

HOSPITALS Visiting hours are 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Mary Greeley. Mary Greeley Medical Center The names of the following patients are published with their permission: Admitted Dec.