Plants are really looking great this year, the much needed rain has really helped them flourish. When my flowers bloom, my gardens look amazing. It is always a little disappointing when those plants finish flowering, and they are stuck in the foliage stage for the rest of the season. However, deadheading those plants can help encourage more blooming and new growth for a more colorful garden through the summer.
The Iowa State Patrol visited Mrs. Reynolds PE classes and brought the Seat Belt Convincer with them for students to ride to demonstrate how important it is to wear seat belts. Buckle up! Seat belts do save lives!
As we load up our 2021 Zinger Travel Trailer to take the third leg of our journey, we find a lot of emotions pop up. Memories of the sweet couples we met at our favorite campground in North Carolina, the kiddos yelling from the swing set, “Push me Grama T!” or “Look what I did Grampa Mike!, the meal planning for two months with our sweet new daughter in law, the high volume singing in the car, the goodnight snuggles, the precious time Mike got with his son, just to name a few.
On May 19, Hamburg FFA held a new member signing ceremony! There will be eight new members coming into the 2025-2026 Hamburg FFA chapter! Hamburg FFA Reporter Kaydence Kimpston. Submitted by Teresa Crecelius.
The Sidney track and field teams finished the 2025 spring season at the Class 1A State Qualifying Meet at Griswold on May 15.
The Mt. Zion Cemetery Association would like to thank everyone that was involved in helping with their Annual Memorial Day Dinner on Sunday, May 25th.
Hamburg Legion Post 156 performed Memorial Day services at the Hamburg City Park, the Hamburg Catholic Cemetery, the Hamburg City Cemetery, Mt. Zion-Utterback Cemetery and Mt. Olive Cemetery with the final service at Mount Olive being followed by a freewill donation luncheon.
The 2025 survey of cash rental rates for Iowa farmland shows that rates decreased, on average, by 2.9% in 2025 to $271 per acre.
Photos by Paycee Holmes Photography