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Former Hamburg resident of 28 years, Tammy Oakes of Rock Port Missouri, recently talked about her experience as a breast cancer battle.“I found out I had breast cancer on Jan.

Road Trip Iowa, an Iowa PBS television travel series which chronicles adventures on Iowa’s scenic byways, recently visited Hamburg and featured Stoner Drug, a business founded by the Stoner family in 1896.

Waubonsie State Park hosted the 2024 Pawpaw Festival on Saturday, Oct.

Proud owners Vicki and Eric Sjulin recently celebated 25 years in business at Swedish Touch Peonies.This family-owned business is in the beautiful Loess Hills of Southwest Iowa just off I-29, approximately 50 miles south of the Omaha/Council Bluffs area.If you’re looking for skilled, family owned and run, peony growers, they have exactly what you need.The type of soil they are growing their plants in is called loess (pronounced luss), a German word meaning crumbly.

The Inter Church Council was formed in 1967 by the pastors of the seven local churches with a goal to combine resources and talents to better serve the communities.

Hamburg, Iowa, with a population of 873, grew close to two times its population on Saturday during the 2024 Popcorn Day Celebration where over 1,800 people were there to support this amazing little town.

The Hamburg Welding program has eight returning students and nine first year students for the 2024-25 school year.

All the planning, preparation and hard work is being finalized for the 2024 Hamburg Popcorn Day celebration next weekend.

Amber Graham is serving as the culinary instructor for the Hamburg Charter High School and will be leading a group of 16 culinary students this school year.“We now have a cafe (Big Blue Cafe) on Main Street in Hamburg where the students prepare and cook the meals for the community to enjoy,” Graham said.