The council made a ‘compromise’ and halted the 15 minute chimes for a more reasonable once-hourly chime. But the loss of the clock’s constant noise is a ‘great shame’, Mr Barton said.

Birkenhead residents welcomed the return of the chimes. "We like the bells," one resident said. "It reminds me when it's ...

The clock tower sounds much louder when the foliage is off the trees. And in the summer, people have their windows open and may not want to have the "Hokey Pokey" invading their homes too frequently.

MADISON – Clocksmith Scott Steel works to a soundtrack of irregular chimes, gong strikes and snippets of recognizable melodies at Kappel’s Clock Shop on Madison’s East Side.

Jim Hilleren, a Chimes Committee member, led the drive over two years ago to restore the tower clocks. The courthouse clock tower was constructed in 1897, but the county did not have funds to ...

The Swift County Board will support the purchase and installation of a carillon system in the courthouse clock tower in Benson if citizens raise $8,000 or more toward its purchase.