February 2024
Kiwanis Chicken Dinner planned March 17
The Hamburg Kiwanis annual Chicken Dinner will take place from 11:30 a.m.
Community Calendar 2-16-24
Second Monday: Hamburg City Council meeting, 1201 Main St., 6 p.m.
Fire and Rescue annual Pancake Feed set Feb. 24
The Hamburg Fire and Rescue annual pancake feed will be Saturday, Feb.
Seed treatment course set for Feb. 21
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Fremont County will host a Seed Treatment Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, Feb.

Hamburg United Fund reaches goal
Hamburg community, you have once again made it possible for the United Fund Drive to meet its goal.

Penn Drug receives honor
Joni Ernst made her way to Fremont County last Saturday to present #SmallBizOfTheWeek award to Fremont County’s own Penn Drug Company in Sidney.Joni stated, “As the oldest pharmacy in Iowa, there’s no doubt that Penn Drug has stood the test of time, and I’m excited to see it thrive in Sidney for years to come”!
Application deadline extended for Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grants
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As other seasons close, hunters turn attention to coyotes
Coyote hunting moves to center stage for an estimated 10,000 hunters, after most of Iowa’s other hunting seasons have now closed.Although its season never closes, coyotes, the state’s top predator, are hunted most often during the winter.

Mushroom ecology discussed during Grimm’s Garden presentation
Mushroom hunter Chance Brueggemann puts the same effort and enthusiasm into his fungal hunts as he did searching for Pokemon as a kid: His goal is to find them all.Brueggemann, whose main work at Indian Cave State Park has involved woodland restoration, found that the park’s woodland offered excellent opportunities for him to pursue his passion for mushrooms.