Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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While most Iowans were sleeping, the Legislature on Monday night and Tuesday morning passed sweeping changes to K-12 education funding that will allow taxpayer dollars to be used for tuition at private schools. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, who made the proposal a key campaign issue during her successful 2022 re-election bid, signed the legislation on Tuesday. With overwhelming GOP majorities in both the House and Senate, the Students First Act faced little chance of rejection. It passed 55-45 in the...
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a fire Sunday that damaged several businesses and upstairs apartments on Grand Avenue in Spencer. According to a news release from the Spencer Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to 215 Grand Ave. Apt. #5 at around 12:30 p.m. The occupant called 911 and advised that she had just gotten home and that there was a lot of smoke in the apartment. On arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the second floor windows on the fr...
An agreement for scheduled service of HVAC systems in all three Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn buildings was approved by the school board on Jan. 16. Superintendent Patrick Carlin described the one-year service agreement with Trane as "preventive/proactive maintenance." "It's a proactive step. We have a lot of units and a lot of filters to maintain," he noted. The agreement divides Trane's services into three scopes of service. The first calls for spring and fall service inspections of all 23 rooftop...
The status of the old water plant in Royal is being further investigated following discussions with the city's water supplier. Mayor Josh Toft reported at this month's council meeting that Iowa Lakes Regional Water (ILRW) has agreed to provide cost estimates for exposing lines under the former plant. Doing so will help determine what should be relocated or eliminated, and what must remain. The old plant is located adjacent to the city maintenance building and fire station. According to discussio...
• Traffic Gabriela Gonzalez Lemus, Hartley, Speeding. Bo Thomas Struve, Paullina, Speeding. Jose Manuel Duenas Topete, Hawarden, No Valid Driver’s License. Alicia Elizabeth Cortez, Sioux City, Speeding; Registration Violation. Pedro Ralios Pablo, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License; Failure to Maintain Control. Andrew John Purcell, Hartley, Registration Violation. Dawson James Arrick, Sutherland, Minor in Possession, Tobacco. Cesar Constantino, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License. Inmer Abisai Solis Morales, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License....
The sight of 1,500 rainbows dazzled visitors at Scharnberg Pond near Everly Saturday, but their gazes weren't fixed on the sky above. Curious anglers and other onlookers crowded the pond's south shoreline to watch a mobile tank filled with rainbow trout get released into the frosty waters below. The fish, which were trucked in from a Decorah hatchery, needed no coaxing after they were released from the tank via pipeline into a large hole cut into the surface. The stocking was organized by the...
An invasive green beetle has made its way to another northwest Iowa county. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship on Jan. 19 confirmed that an infestation of the emerald ash borer (EAB) was discovered in Melvin. In addition to Osceola County, state officials also announced Monday the invasive pest was found in Monona and Woodbury counties. Since its original detection in 2010, the invasive, ash tree-killing insect has now been confirmed in all but three of Iowa's 99 counties...
May City firemen hosting soup supper The May City Fire Department will hold its annual soup supper on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 5-7 p.m. Free will donations will be accepted. See the ad on Page 5 for more details. Daycare fundraiser announced The Hartley Community Daycare Center will hold its annual fundraiser on Saturday, March 4. The evening will feature a prime rib meal and casino games. See the ad on Page 8 for more details Red’s carryout menu Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will be serving three carryout specials on Wednesday, Feb. 1 fro...
UI announces fall dean's list honorees More than 7,500 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean's list for the 2022 fall semester. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn graduates included on the list are Bennett Haack, of Sanborn, Interdepartmental Studies; and Samuel Heyn, of Sanborn, Journalism and Mass Communication. Both are second-year students. Degree-seeking undergraduate students who achieve a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher on 12 semester hours or more of graded co...
Clay Central/Everly Elementary had a few creepy crawly guests of honor visit on Monday. Librarian Iesha Toft invited Clay County Conservation's AmeriCorps aide Brooklynn Wille to join all library classes in highlighting their monthly library theme, "Animals Near and Far." Wille brought in some fantastic animals to view like the fox snake, which is indigenous to our local area and was surprisingly fun and docile. Students were able to pet the snake while learning about its diet, habitat and...
Class may have started late last Friday at Clay Central/Everly Elementary due to winter weather, but conditions were just right for an all-school assembly at the end of the day with some excitement. Students and staff were rounded up for "Price is Right" style assembly to introduce 12 new "Leader In Me Jobs," which are now open for application. The school's Leader In Me curriculum focuses on social emotional learning through setting and achieving positive goals, all while establishing positive...
Christmas break caused a bit of a hiccup in Clay Central/Everly's winter schedule. Unfortunately, that meant holding off on the annual holiday music program until classes resumed in January. Students must have been practicing over break, because K-6 graders filled the Royal gym with their beautiful voices as they sang winter- and snow-themed songs to the captive audience. The band also performed in front of a festive winterscape filled with snowmen and blue tinsel, which made a wonderful...
• Jan. 29, 1948 The Hartley Town Council voted to repeal the outmoded poll tax that had been on the statutes of the town for many years. The tax, which placed a levy upon the head of each able-bodied man of military age, was considered by many to be in effect little more than a “veteran’s tax.” The levy was originally intended to secure a fund of labor for the construction of roads. Harlan Goetsch was attending a school for farm equipment management, which was conducted by the International Harvester Co. exclusively for dealers and their p...
A funeral service for Winifred E. “Winnie” Mack was held Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. Pastor Chris Nitzel officiated. Pallbearers were Gary Schade, Brian Schade, Donald Nolte, Mike Hamm, Jim Wernimont and Leon Johnson. Honorary pallbearers were Julie Riesenberg, Loura Porter, Louise Johnson, Larry Johnson, Cheryl Wernimont, Charlene Heschke and Joan Peters. Interment was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Winifred Eileen “Winnie” Mack was born June 25,...
A memorial service for Daniel Alons was held Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at the Cornerstone United Reformed Church in Sanborn. Rev. Dan Donovan officiated. Pallbearers were Adam Van Duyn, Nathan Van Duyn, Brad Alons, Owen Postma, Kelly Roder, Matt Roder and Brent Geels. Interment was in Roseland Cemetery at Sanborn. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Daniel “Dan” Alons, son of Ben and Maggie (Holtrop) Alons, was born on Feb. 24, 1924, near Hospers. He spent his youth in rural Sheldon where he attended the local country sch...
Defensive breakdowns against a hot-shooting team doomed Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn during a 78-49 loss to visiting West Sioux on Jan. 20. Mason Coppock and Booker Walsh outscored the entire H-M-S team with 28 and 24 points, respectively, The Falcons built leads of 19-12 after one quarter and 38-22 at the half thanks to an efficient offensive performance. "They were able to get the ball wherever they wanted it and capitalized by making their shots," said Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund. "They had us in...
Five Okoboji/HMS wrestlers were among the place finishers during the Herb Irgens Invitational, hosted by OABCIG on Jan. 20-21. James Gellerman was the only competitor from H-M-S to finish in the Top 8. The 182 pounder pinned Seth Donelson of East Sac County in 27 seconds and won an 8-1 decision over Wyatt Haffner of Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire. Following a loss by fall in 1:37 to Deontez Williams of Pocahontas Area, Gellerman edged Brendan Lamfers of Sioux Center, 4-3, and was pinned by...
One girls' basketball team was going to get its first win when Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and South O'Brien played in Hartley on Jan. 17. After starting the season with 10 straight losses, the Hawks got into the win column by defeating South O'Brien, 50-21. An 8-0 start propelled H-M-S to a 15-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Hawks maintained the double-digit advantage throughout the second quarter, helped by back-to-back three-pointers by Frankie Mohni within a 10-second span. Despite...
Emmetsburg's boys edged Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to place first as a team during a bowling triangular Jan. 17 at Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn. The E-Hawks finished with a team total of 2,741. That was 13 pins better than H-M-S's total of 2,728. West Sioux finished with a final score of 2,325. Dawson Niichel rolled the high boys' individual game (236). He also rolled a 187 to finish with a team-best total of 423. Other scores for the Hawks were Jack Mastbergen 171-234, 405; Marcus Aaron 199-156,...
