Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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The new owner of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's old elementary school is bubbling with excitement about the building's potential. Michael Reese, of Hestia Investments, says that though the building remains empty, he thinks it will become "a crown jewel for Hartley and O'Brien County." Reese and Hestia winterized the facility and patched the west roof after buying the building for $100 from the H-M-S Community School District in early December. Additional renovations will ramp up in the months ahead. "...
Rep. Dennis Bush isn't hopeful the Iowa Legislature will pass new rules this year restricting the use of eminent domain for private projects. The Cherokee Republican, who represents O'Brien County in House District 3, said Friday in Sheldon that the mood among lawmakers regarding eminent domain law was tepid. He didn't expect any movement on the matter this session, but said the issue could be discussed in some form during the coming weeks. Eminent domain has been a hot topic in rural Iowa over...
Residents in O'Brien and Clay counties are encouraged to attend the 2022 Republican Party and Democratic Party caucuses next Monday, Feb. 7. Caucusgoers will elect delegates to their county convention, choose platform priorities and pick county party leaders. It is encouraged that you are registered to vote and a member of the party you are caucusing for before Feb. 7. If not, bring your ID and proof of residency the night of the caucus and come early. All caucus events, regardless of party,...
Meatloaf at Red’s Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will be serving a meatloaf dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 9 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. See the ad on Page 5 for more details. Lasagna fundraiser for new pool is Feb. 6 The Hartley Community Pool Campaign Committee will host a lasagna fundraising meal to benefit the new pool on Sunday, Feb. 6. The event will be drive-thru only at the Hartley Community Center from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Meal includes homemade lasagna, fancy green beans, breadstick and a chocolate chip cookie. May City firemen to hold soup sup...
Scam alert in Hartley Some Hartley residents are receiving phone calls from someone telling them they are late on their bill and threatening immediate disconnection, then prompting callers to dial an extension to give them certain information. If this happens to you, city officials ask that you please do not give out any information and hang up. If you have any questions, please call Hartley City Hall at (712) 928-2240. Career Day scholarship app period open The application acceptance period for...
• Traffic Francesca Marie Magnussen, Paullina, Trespass. Jared James Magnussen, Paullina, Trespass. Katie Sue Anderson, Hawarden, Use of Electronic Device. Annika Jeanne Henrich, Coon Rapids, Minn., Speeding. Angelica Starr Brosnan, Algona, Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device. Daniel David DeJong, Hospers, Dark Windows. Kyle Joseph Borchers, Sheldon, Speeding. Brandon Fuentes Cruz, Omaha, Neb., Speeding; No Valid Driver’s License; No Proof of Insurance. Jaiden Rashelle Bonestroo, Hull, Seatbelt Violation. Matthew Wayne Cones, Gilman, Spe...
Every now and then, I’m truly surprised by the World of Sports. The Bengals are in the Super Bowl. Tom Brady retired. The Cubs actually won the World Series. Unfortunately, none of that amusement is ever extended to the Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team. They always underperform and fail to impress, which has once again been the standard this year. My beloved Hawks are currently in a tie for ninth place in the Big 10 standings at 4-6 in the conference and 14-7 overall. With a crushing double-overtime loss at Penn State on Monday night, the...
To the editor: Driving past a certain cattle feeding operation 1.6 miles west of Moneta at 11:30 p.m. can be so hazardous to one’s health, if a driver is too inattentive or speeding much too fast. However, the most danger happens at night when visibility is at a minimum perhaps due to fog. Early in the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 13, my aging wife unexpectedly lost her balance and fell hard onto a hardwood floor near our dining room table. Letting out a scream, she was in pain, crying uncontrollably sitting on the floor. Ugly looking bruises a...
A funeral service for Wilmer E. Tiedemann was held Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in May City. Pastor Richard Milbrandt officiated. Pallbearers were Jason Noble, Ryan Noble, Joshua Noble, Mark Tiedemann, Benjamin Tiedemann and Kaleb Schnurr. Honorary pallbearers were Kolton Schnurr and Blaine Tiedemann. Burial was in Harrison Township Cemetery at May City. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Wilmer Edwin Tiedemann, fourth son of Alfred B. and Katharina (Breuer) Tiedemann, was born April 3, 1938, in r...
Jill Kathleen Foss, of Everly, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, at the Spencer Hospital. She had recently undergone surgery for a fractured hip. There will be a private burial at Lone Tree Cemetery in Everly, with a memorial service at 10 a.m. on May 28 at Warner Funeral Home in Everly. Jill was born in Muscatine to Bob and Millie (Struve) Scharnberg on Oct. 7, 1946. Her family moved to the Scharnberg family farm near Everly and Jill lived most of her life within a few miles of there. She attended country school and Everly schools, graduat...
• Feb. 6, 1947 Snow which reached blizzard proportions all but halted transportation in northwest Iowa. The local school was closed for two days. After reopening, the wind whipped up new drifts and caused the biggest share of rural students to be marooned in town as the school buses were unable to return the pupils home. They were housed by local residents. A legislative committee comprised of W.A. Hamilton, Harry Ketelsen, Carl Rahn and the directors of the Hartley Chamber of Commerce planned to meet with Mr. Hudson, of the National Chamber o...
Jasmine Lux has signed a letter of intent to continue her volleyball and track and field careers at Northwestern College in Orange City. Lux is a multisport athlete from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, where she earned second team all-War Eagle Conference honors in volleyball and multiple all-conference honors in track. During her senior volleyball season, Lux tallied 95 kills and 24 blocks. "Jasmine is a raw athlete that we are excited to train in our volleyball program," said Northwestern head coach...
Two individual titles and four runner-up finishes were highlights of Okoboji/HMS's night at the 2022 Siouxland Conference wrestling tournament. Sioux Center hosted the meet on Jan. 28. Dylan Jones and Caleb Jones won back-to-back championships at 120 and 126 pounds. Pioneers who placed second were Tyce Hanson (113), Noah Strantz (152), Nathaniel Franklyn (160) and Jesse Bockman (170). The best finish for wrestlers from H-M-S was fourth place by Nick Bronstad at 285 pounds. The senior lost by...
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Board of Directors voted unanimously to sanction girls' wrestling as the organization's 11th sport. The vote was made at the IGHSAU board meeting on Jan. 12 and was announced prior to the start of the championship round of the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials girls' state wrestling tournament at Coralville. The first IGHSAU-sanctioned season will take place during the 2022-23 school year. "We think there's a great foundation in place for the success...
MMCRU (1A No. 6) nearly doubled the score on Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in the first half and went on to earn a 74-45 win, on Jan. 18 at Marcus. The Royals led 21-11 after one quarter and 38-18 at the break. They added to the lead in the second half, outscoring the Hawks by a 36-27 margin. Gracie Knobloch led H-M-S with 17 points and Jasmine Lux scored 10. Other scorers were Lydia Harders with eight points, Kylee Schiphoff with four, and Elise Haack and Emily Mutombo with three each. The Hawks...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn felt pretty good about its situation heading into half time of its game with Boyden-Hull. The Hawks led the No. 2-ranked boys' team in Class 2A for much of the first half and only trailed by two at the break. But everything changed in the second half as the Comets exploded for 56 points – including 37 in the final quarter – while shutting down H-M-S to run away with a 96-56 win on Jan. 27 in Hartley. H-M-S led 10-2 two minutes into the game and by seven with two min...
