Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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In its first postseason competition as a program, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' bowling team has earned a trip to the state tournament at Waterloo. The Hawks won the team title at the state qualifying meet Tuesday at Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn. H-M-S topped the standings after the series of 15 baker games with a cumulative score of 2869. The next closest team was Shenandoah which finished at 2689. In addition, sophomore Jack Mastbergen qualified to compete as an individual at state. He was...
Another hole in Hartley's public works department has been filled. The city council on Monday hired Curtis Conaway as the new public works superintendent. He will succeed Jaron Benz, who is leaving the post next month for a job in the private sector. City officials interviewed three finalists for the position. Conaway's salary was set at $85,000. "I want to try to keep things moving in the right direction, and I feel like I have a good idea of how things work and what's going on," Conaway said...
The New Year brought with it hopes for wetter conditions in Iowa, and so far, it's delivered. The latest water summary update by the Iowa DNR reported precipitation totals in January nearly doubled their typical average in the Hawkeye State – 1.82 inches. Still, much of northwest Iowa remains dry, with both Clay and O'Brien counties suffering "severe drought" and "extreme drought" conditions, according to the U.S Drought Monitor. ISU Extension agronomist Gentry Sorensen, whose territory c...
A dozen years hold a lot of memories. Just ask Jeremy Parsons. After leading the Clay County Fair since 2011, Parsons will wrap up his tenure as CEO and fair manager next month. Soon, he will head south to Des Moines to take the reigns of the Iowa State Fair. "It's the culmination of a lifelong dream," Parsons said. "My 'fair roots' were started at the Iowa State Fair." Parsons listed several accomplishments as highlights of his tenure in Spencer. Combining the Fair & Events Center into one orga...
• Traffic Sarah Ellen Waldner, Sioux City, No Proof of Insurance. Ethan John Radtke, Sutherland, Failure to Yield. Troy Earl Duskin, Sibley, No Proof of Insurance. Travis Robert Broesder, Little Rock, Registration Violation. Michael Mertes, Sheldon, No Proof of Insurance. William Robert Winter, Ionia, Speeding. Blaine Alexander Finster, Hartley, Speeding. Tristin Kay Saarie, Okabena, Minn., Speeding. Andrew W. Castillo, Hospers, Minor in Possession, Tobacco. Debra S. Tifft, Sanborn, Registration Violation. Tyler Jay Fischer, Archer, Seatbelt V...
"Reform" is a loaded word when it comes to politics. It can be tacked onto most nouns, from health care to taxes to anything in between. We here in the Hawkeye State have been beaten over the head with "education reform" over the past month. The governor's Students First Act was rammed through the Legislature, and thanks to procedural tactics by the Republican majority, it received little debate and no amendments. Iowans shouldn't be surprised and those who oppose the bill can save their...
Late last year, the Biden Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quietly finalized and expanded the definition of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. As a result, the move cemented the federal government's increasingly intrusive role in regulating bodies of water – both large and small. Under this new definition, more than 97 percent of Iowa's land, including our productive farmland, would be subject to federal regulation. While protecting our water is an important prio...
A friend recently posted on Facebook that he had beef for sale – halves or quarters. He would transport the animal to the locker for processing. That post brought back memories of growing up with a ready supply of meat in the freezer. We had a big chest-type freezer like most farm families. It was a 20 cubic foot International Harvester model that came with the purchase of a new tractor in the 1950s. The only place on the main floor of the house where it would fit was across the end of our front porch. Mom had difficulty going up and down s...
Daycare fundraiser is March 4 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 6 for more details. Blood donors needed for Feb. 22 drive Donors are needed for the Hartley community blood drive on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 12:30-5:30 p.m. at the Hartley Community Center. New donors are especially needed. Donation appointments are encouraged. Schedule yours by texting LIFESERVE to 999-777, calling (800) 287-4903 or visiting...
Private family services for Orville A. Tewes were held Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley, with Pastor Lynn Dau officiating. Warner Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Orville Alvin Tewes, the son of Ernest and Nellie (Baumeister) Tewes, was born Sept. 16, 1930 at home in rural Hartley. Orville had 14 siblings. He attended country school until the eighth grade, and then attended and graduated from the high school in Hartley in 1948. Orville was united in marriage to Marlys Ann Shafer, of Calumet, on Oct. 25,...
David Roth, 84, of Tempe, Ariz., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at the Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Sibley, with Father Siby Punnoose as celebrant. Burial will be in the Gilman Township Cemetery at Ashton. Visitation will be Thursday, Feb. 16, with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at the Jurrens Funeral Home in Sibley. There will be a rosary at 5 p.m. David Glen Roth was...
• Feb. 19, 1948 Roger Lathrop, Membership Drive Chairman, announced the Red Cross drive chairmen for the towns and townships throughout O’Brien County. Local chairmen were Kermit Kloppenburg, Hartley Township; Mrs. Loretta Treimer, Hartley; and Mrs. Ed Olhausen, Omega Township. With the return of warmer weather, the hot lunch program at the Hartley Public School was being discontinued. The program was held in the Legion Hall due to crowded conditions in the school. The Hartley schools planned to have a year-round lunch program the fol...
Fueled by a 21-point scoring advantage in the second and third quarters, South O'Brien overcame a fast start by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to earn a 62-53 boys' basketball win on Feb. 7 at Paullina. After battling to a 9-9 tie, H-M-S went on a 13-2 run during the final three minutes of the first quarter to take a 22-11 lead. The Wolverines immediately flipped the momentum, outscoring the Hawks by 11 in the second quarter to force a 29-29 tie. The teams traded leads early in the second half before...
A big lead came in handy for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, which withstood a late rally by South O’Brien to earn a 57-50 win on Feb. 7 at Paullina. The victory in the final game of the 2022-23 regular season was the second for the Hawk girls in War Eagle Conference play. The first quarter was a seesaw battle, with neither team leading by more than three points. Nine straight points pushed H-M-S’s lead to 29-15, and another late surge extended the margin to 36-20 at half time. The third quarter was a d...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn could never get comfortable against Emmetsburg's defense during the opening round of the Class 2A Region 3 girls' basketball tournament. That proved to be a significant factor in the Hawks' season-ending 52-38 loss at Emmetsburg on Feb. 11. H-M-S struggled to score in the opening period, which ended with Emmetsburg leading 14-7. The Hawks managed to get to within three points on two occasions in the second quarter, but again trailed by seven (26-19) when the first half...
The best pin total of the season lifted the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' bowling team to a win over OABCIG on Feb. 7 at Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn. The Hawks faced tough competition against OABCIG, but were able to earn the victory in the final meet of the regular season. Their pin total was 2780 while the Falcons finished with 2698. Individual scores were Riley Russell 223-170, 393; Jack Mastbergen 177-212, 389; Drew Prins 190-191, 381; Dawson Niichel 189-176, 365; Skyler Shaffer 170-168, 338;...
A 20-0 start helped propel Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to a 74-47 win over Alta-Aurelia in the quarterfinal round of the Class 1A boys' district basketball tournament. The game was played Monday in Hartley. With the win, H-M-S (12-9) advances to play Remsen St. Mary's (19-2, 1A No. 7) in the district semifinal on Thursday, Feb. 16, at Remsen. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. St. Mary's defeated Siouxland Christian, 70-32, in their quarterfinal game on Monday. The winner of Thursday's game advances to the...
After having just one state tournament qualifier the past two seasons, Okoboji/HMS will have five wrestlers competing this week at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Among them is H-M-S senior Bryce Dodge, who placed second at 152 pounds during the 2A district meet at Estherville on Feb. 11. It is the first time that Dodge has qualified for the state meet, where he will compete in a field of 24 qualifiers. Dodge earned a quick win by fall in the quarterfinal round, needing just 35 seconds to...
Okoboji/HMS wrestlers competing in Class 2A at the state tournament wrestled Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 15) at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. First and second round matches, as well as first-round consolation matches were on the opening day schedule. Bryce Dodge (26-13), seeded 20th at 152 pounds, was paired with 13th seeded Talan Weber, 11, of Charles City (19-4) in the first round. The winner advanced to take on Chase Thomas, 12, of Osage (30-6), the fourth seed. Other first-round matches for...
