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WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20, 2013 | Volume 136 | Number 47 LETS GET
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UP FRONT Latimer business appreciation coffee set for Nov. 21 A local business appreciation coffee will be held in the Latimer Community Center RQ 7KXUVGD\ 1RYHPEHU IURP D P $OO DUH ZHOcome to join in thanking the local businesses for their commitment to the community. This event is sponsored by the Immanuel United Church of Christ, Latimer.
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The Geneva Youth Group invites you to their soup supper at the Geneva United 0HWKRGLVW &KXUFK )URQW Street in Geneva on Sunday, 'HF IURP SP 7KH menu will include chili and chicken noodle soup with veggies, dessert, and drink. A free will offering will be taken.
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'XULQJ WKH 1RY %RDUG RI 6XSHUYLVRUV PHHW- The progress came amid a torrent of public pressure that ing, Head Custodian Tom Porter gave an update followed a March report from The Center for Investigative to the three supervisors on how much the new Reporting. holiday lights would cost.
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Hampton City Council takes care of end of year items, issues WKH SODQW LV VFKHGXOHG IRU $XJXVW ´:H¡UH JHWWLQJ UHDOO\ FORVH QRZ ¾ 0DGThe Hampton City Council had a busy week, den said of beginning work on the project – holding both a workshop meeting and regular which will take almost a year to build due to meeting, both of which were among the longest D ZLQWHU GHOD\ ´5HJDUGOHVV LW¡OO EH UXQQLQJ meetings the council has had this year. DW WKH HQG RI 6XPPHU œ ² ZKHWKHU WKDW LV On Thursday, the council met for their regu- August or October.� lar meeting and unanimously passed numerous The council unanimously approved subitems on the agenda and also heard discussion PLWWLQJ WKH SODQV VSHFLÀFDWLRQV DQG SHUPLW DERXW QRLV\ VWUHHW VZHHSHUV DQG WKH FLW\¡V GLVDV- WR WKH ,'15 ter mitigation plans. The most lengthy discussion of the meetOne of the more important items on the LQJ FDPH IURP &KULV 'LJJLQV RI WKH 1RUWK DJHQGD ZDV WKH VXEPLWWDO RI WKH ÀQDO SODQV Iowa Area Council of Governments, who VSHFLÀFDWLRQV DQG FRQVWUXFWLRQ SHUPLW IRU WKH talked to the members of the council about FLW\¡V QHZ ZDVWHZDWHU WUHDWPHQW SODQW WR WKH the options they have on the county-wide ,RZD 'HSDUWPHQW RI 1DWXUDO 5HVRXUFHV Hazard Mitigation Plan. Tom Madden, who is an engineer with the 'LJJLQV VDLG WKDW 1,$&2* LV GRLQJ D KD]company doing the new treatment facility, told ard mitigation plan for the county – includthe council that the tentative completion date of By Jeff Forward
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By Jeff Forward The Franklin County Board RI 6XSHUYLVRUV PHW RQ 1RY one week after the election, and ÀQDOL]HG PXFK RI WKH YRWH IRU eight county communities – including drawing a name from D KDW WR GHWHUPLQH WKH ÀQDO FLW\ council seat in Hansell. Two candidates were tied for WKH ÀIWK DQG ÀQDO FLW\ FRXQFLO seat in the small town east of Hampton: Deloris Cunningham DQG -DVRQ +DUSHU ² ERWK ZLWK On Nov. 12, Franklin County Supervisor Corey Eberling GHFLGHG WKH ZLQQHU RI WKH ¿IWK DQG ¿QDO VSRW RQ WKH votes. However, Jason Harper also re- Hansell city council by pulling a name from a hat held See FINAL ELECTION: Page 3
by fellow Supervisor Jerry Plagge. The winner was Jason Harper, who beat out Deloris Cunningham in the hat-draw. (Photo by Jeff Forward, Hampton Chronicle.)
Krabbe drops housing discrimination claim against Hampton
25th anniversary reunion of Rowan Hymn Fest set for Sunday
Geneva Youth Group to host soup supper Dec. 1
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The Malvone daughters - Bianca, Carlina and Adriana (played by Michaela Henrichs, Bailey Condon and Allison Milbrandt) - have a discussion with mother Isabella Malvone (Christen Foster) during Scene 2 of the Hampton-Dumont high theater department production "Pistols & Posies." (Photos by Jeff Forward, Hampton Chronicle.)
‘PISTOLS & POSIES’ DEDICATED TO ETHAN KAZMERZACK
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Brent Hansen to face charges related to harassing 2 of brother’s victims LQJ WR VROLGLI\ WKH VSHFLĂ€F ZRPHQ KH ZDV directing the insult at,â€? the criminal comBrent Hansen – the brother of former plaint reads. “This was done in front of the doctor Brian J. Hansen – has been charged husbands of the women and in the presence with disorderly conduct by state prosecu- of other patrons.â€? tors after he allegedly screamed insults at “Brent Hansen should have knew or two female victims of his brother. reasonably known this would provoke a Geoff Greenwood, communications di- violent reaction by either man as the two rector for the Iowa Department of Justice, women were sexually victimized by Brent RIĂ€FH RI WKH $WWRUQH\ *HQHUDO VDLG WKDW +DQVHQ¡V EURWKHU %ULDQ +DQVHQ Âľ WKH FULPBrent Hansen is charged with suspicion inal complaint continues. “The reaction reof disorderly conduct following an alleged sulted on one husband challenging Brent verbally abusive attack on two women who +DQVHQ WR JR RXWVLGH WR Ă€JKW DQG HYHU\RQH were victims of sexual misconduct by Bri- being asked to leave the restaurant.â€? DQ - +DQVHQ ZKR LV %UHQW¡V EURWKHU *UHHQZRRG FRQĂ€UPHG D FRXUW GDWH KDG According to Greenwood, the alleged EHHQ VHW LQ WKH FDVH -DQ LQ )UDQNLQFLGHQW RFFXUUHG RQ 2FW ZKLOH WKH WZR lin County Court. The maximum penalty women were eating dinner with their hus- for the charge is 30 days in county jail and bands at the West Fork Wharf restaurant. D Ă€QH UDQJLQJ IURP WR ´2Q 2FW %UHQW +DQVHQ VWRRG One of the victims of the alleged verbal in a public restaurant and called two wom- barrage was Jennifer Kotenbrink, who was en “whores.â€? He went on to describe the one of the multiple victims of Brian J. Hancolor of the shirts the women were wear- sen. By Jeff Forward
Kotenbrink said in a telephone interview that she was eating dinner with her husband and another couple - including a woman, who was also victimized by Brian J. Hansen – when Brent Hansen approached their table at the restaurant. “Brent (Hansen) was with a group of people – not his brother,â€? Kotenbrink said. ´+H FDPH RYHU WR RXU WDEOH DQG \HOOHG Âś7KH RQO\ WZR ZKRUHV LQ WKLV SODFH¡ DQG SRLQWHG at us.â€? Kotenbrink said the incident caused her husband to defend her and confront Brent Hansen. “My husband about beat him up,â€? Kotenbrink said. Kotenbrink said that after the incident, she reported it to the Franklin County SherLII¡V 'HSDUWPHQW EXW .RWHQEULQN FODLPHG WKH\ GLGQ¡W WDNH DQ\ DFWLRQ VR VKH FDOOHG Susan Krisko, who was the state-appointed See HANSEN CHARGES: Page 2
Local residential landlord Belen Krabbe has dropped KHU KRXVLQJ GLVFULPLQDWLRQ FODLP WKDW VKH Ă€OHG DJDLQVW the city of Hampton, saying she saw no point in continuing the claim with the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. ´,W ZDVQ¡W ZRUWK LW WR me anymore,â€?Krabbe said. ´, MXVW VDLG Âś1R PRUH ¡ , never wanted any money, it was about the situation.â€? .UDEEH RULJLQDOO\ Ă€OHG the claim with the state of Iowa Civil Rights Commission, but that group denied it due to jurisdictional and funding issues and then referred it to the federal level and HUD investigators. Krabbe said that while she was being interviewed by HUD investigators, she Belen Krabbe came to a realization that she did not see a point to FRQWLQXLQJ WKH FODLP DQG WROG WKH RIĂ€FLDOV VKH ZDQWHG to “drop it.â€? “I was visiting with them for the paperwork. He was asking me for all the information and witnesses,â€? Krabbe recalled. “I just decided at that point, win or lose, it ZDVQ¡W JRLQJ WR PDNH D GLIIHUHQFH Âľ Hampton City Manager Ron Dunt said he was unaware that Krabbe had dropped her claim and he had LQVWUXFWHG RQH RI WKH FLW\¡V DWWRUQH\V WR LQYHVWLJDWH WKH issue. ´7KDW¡V QHZV WR PH Âľ 'XQW VDLG ZKHQ DVNHG DERXW the issue. “This is a Housing and Urban Development WKLQJ KDQGOHG RXW RI :DVKLQJWRQ ' & ,I LW¡V WUXH LW¡G be a positive development.â€? The claim stemmed from a dispute that Krabbe had with the city and residents around one of her rental properties – located at 808 Second Ave. S.E. Krabbe had illegally converted the single-family home into two apartments which she rented to two separate families. When neighbors discovered the home had been converted, they turned her into the city of Hampton. 2IĂ€FLDOV IURP WKH FLW\ LQYHVWLJDWHG WKH DOOHJDWLRQV and determined that Krabbe had illegally changed the home from a single family dwelling to a multi-family duplex. The matter was then turned over to the Hampton Board of Adjustment, where a hearing was held on WKH LVVXH .UDEEH KDG DSSHDOHG WKH FLW\¡V Ă€QGLQJV WKDW she illegally altered the building and asked the board to DOORZ KHU GXSOH[ WR EH 2.¡G During the June 4 hearing, more than 40 people packed into the Hampton City Council Chambers, many
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