Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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You wouldn't know by looking at it now, but Moneta used to be a bustling enclave of commerce, development and hope. The tiny town on O'Brien County's far east border once boasted a population nearing 500 people. Residents there enjoyed all the amenities folks in larger cities took for granted – a movie theater, two car dealerships, grocery stores, gas station, school, bank, pool hall and more. For Vicky Treimer, Moneta's rise and fall has been a point of curiosity her whole life. "I was always f...
Hartley's new public works superintendent is eager to bring some stability to an office that's sat vacant for four months. Nick Galm started duties at his new gig on Dec. 31. A former Hartley council member, he felt it was important for the city to fill the position with someone who plans on being there a while. "I've thought about it for a long time," Galm said. "I felt like we needed to get somebody here that was going to stick around and hopefully do the right thing for the city and...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds last week extended a disaster proclamation for O'Brien County and four others due to the ongoing threat of bird flu. Other counties included in the extension were Palo Alto, Sac, Sioux and Worth. Bird flu was confirmed in a commercial laying flock in O'Brien County on Dec. 14, which was the eighth detection of the virus in Iowa of 2024. Two days later it was confirmed in flocks in Sioux, Worth and Monona counties. Flocks with confirmed infections are destroyed to hamper...
• Traffic Alfredo Guzman Lopez, Alden, Dark Windows. Jose Luis Bahena, South Sioux City, Neb., Registration Violation; Dark Windows. Angel Marie Kent, Spencer, Speeding. Davenport Hill, Jr., Shuqualak, Miss., Speeding. Jesse Draven Christopherson, Primghar, Permitting Unauthorized Driver. Reyna Isabel Tamayo Gonzalez, Hartley, Speeding; Violation of Instruction Permit. Parker Dennis Rolling, Bancroft, Seatbelt Violation. Jonathan D. Vander Ploeg, Paullina, Registration Violation. Conner James M...
Upcoming events at Hartley library Patrons of the Hartley Public Library are welcome to attend a Crafternoon event on Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 2-3:30 p.m. at the library. Participants will design their own winter mugs. Supplies are provided. As part of the Winter Naturalist series, O'Brien County Conservation will teach and direct a short lesson and activity to create your own macramé gnomes. The activity will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17. Supplies are provided. 2024 hunting, fishing...
Audit report released on H-M-S school district Nolte, Cornman & Johnson P.C. has released an audit report on the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District in Hartley. District revenues totaled $13,617,207 for the year ended June 30, 2023, a 6.18 percent increase from the prior year. Expenses for district operations for the year totaled $10,609,884, a 2.62 percent decrease from the prior year. The increase in total revenues is largely due to an increase in revenues from property taxes...
The Hartley Community Center hosted its annual New Year's Eve bash on Dec. 31 with a meal and trivia contest. Ninety-three people participated in the competition, which was emceed by HCC Board Member Nick Shaffer featuring his "Nick Trivia" quiz. Participants tested their knowledge on a variety of subjects ranging from music to cartoon characters to the history of soda pop names. Winners of the trivia contest was Phil & The Blanks comprised of Jessika Storm, Anna McCarty, Joel Griffin, Seth...
• Jan. 5, 1950 Huntting Elevator Co., of Hartley, opened the Huntting Feed and Seed Store at May City. It was located in the former Bill Winter feed store and managed by William Grapenthin. The afternoon dedication service for St. Paul Lutheran Church's new building was broadcast over station KAYL, Storm Lake. Leo Gordon Rasmussen, special events director of KAYL, made the tape recording. Since not too many people possessed FM frequency radios, Nott Electric Service installed such a radio in t...
A limited Okoboji-HMS lineup was only six points away from finishing as high as fourth place at the Sheldon girls' wrestling tournament on Jan. 4. Only eight Pioneers competed and two did not place. One of those was Miley Appledorn of H-M-S. Wrestling at 120 pounds, Appledorn lost by fall to Sophia Villegas of East Sac County (1:37) and Brooklyn Jager of Akron-Westfield (0:59). Those who did place were Brooke Stockdale, second at 110 pounds; Brilee Fauth, third at 125; Kaela Weston, fourth at...
A slow start led to a loss in the opening game of 2025 for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team. The 62-51 loss to Unity Christian on Jan. 2 at Orange City ended the Hawks' four-game winning streak. H-M-S fell behind 15-2 to open the game and trailed 25-11 at the end of the first quarter. The Hawks stepped up their offensive production in the second quarter to score 20 points, but could only narrow the deficit to seven and trailed 40-31 at half time. Two baskets early in the second...
A funeral service in memory of Dorothy Hirt was held Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, at the Hartley Funeral Home in Hartley. Pastor Perry Aalgaard, of the First Lutheran Church in Milford, officiated. Pallbearers were Jordan Hirt, Dylan Hirt, Robert Finch, Jim Norton, Allan Tarnasky and Ed Harders. Burial was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Dorothy Elva Mae Hirt was born April 6, 1931 in Hartley, the daughter of A.B. and Pearl (Clayton) Fender. She spent her childhood in this area and received he...
The winter crud hit our family hard over the holidays. If one person wasn’t sick, it was the other. Christmas gatherings were postponed and others skipped, but I’m hopeful there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Our Christmas Eve celebration with my family was postponed due to my mom’s illness. She wasn’t sick with any known bug other than it being “viral,” which was true for my daughter as well. Her nose was a faucet and she was running a fever every night for several days, but the lab proved it wasn’t influenza, COVID or strep. Last-min...
Fifteen years is a long time to ignore the will of the people. In Iowa, lawmakers aren't batting an eye about it. The Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund was established by popular demand in 2010. Back then, 62 percent of Iowa voters agreed this constitutionally-protected fund was needed to generate additional revenue for natural resources and conservation projects. Several lawmakers over the years have proposed using the hypothetical revenue to fund new water quality...
A public policy dispute over plans for about 1,000 miles of carbon dioxide pipeline across Iowa took a concerning turn last mont. The pipeline company's latest tactic demonstrates why Iowa should finally pass an anti-SLAPP statute that has been floating around the Legislature for a few years. Summit Carbon Solutions, an Ames company founded by businessman Bruce Rastetter, sent letters to six opponents of its plans to use eminent domain authority to build the pipeline, the Cedar Rapids Gazette...
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) last week was sworn in as president pro tempore of the Senate. The president pro tempore is a constitutional office customarily bestowed on the longest serving member of the Senate majority party. As president pro tempore, Grassley is now the second highest-ranking official in the Senate – behind the vice president, who serves as president of the Senate – and follows the vice president and speaker of the house in the line of presidential succession. "It's once aga...
Hartley Family Care Clinic recently announced several enhancements to its healthcare services beginning in January 2025. These changes reflect the clinic's ongoing commitment to providing accessible, high-quality healthcare to Hartley and the surrounding communities. Dr. Craig Simons, DO, will be joining the Hartley Family Care team to see patients on several Thursdays each month. Dr. Simons is currently a hospitalist at Spencer Hospital and will now bring his expertise to the Hartley...
