Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Keith and Jackie Stoltz might count cans and bottles instead of sheep when they lie down at night. It wouldn't be surprising, because the Hartley couple counts plenty of them during the day. So far the Stoltzes have helped collect $20,356.65 in five-cent deposit refunds thanks to the can and bottle drop-off in downtown Hartley. All money raised from the recyclables is given to the city's new pool fund, which itself had a balance of $85,278.55 as of Tuesday afternoon. "People are still supporting...
The Everly City Council on Monday agreed to move forward with a review and update of the town’s ordinances. The last time ordinances received a lookover and refresh was in 2010. The city will work with Northwest Iowa Planning and Development to update rules and make changes where necessary over the coming year. The council, along with Mayor Brad Behrens, expressed interest in simplifying some ordinances if state law allows it. Some rules have no flexibility, as they are codified in Iowa law. “I hate doing this,” Behrens said of the updat...
Some folks might blame it on the groundhog, but the recent cold snap freezing northwest Iowa and the greater United States has only one culprit. The polar vortex paid the lower 48 a visit over the past week, plunging temps well below zero throughout the Midwest. Northwest Iowa wasn't spared and daily highs didn't surpass a goose egg during the coldest days. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Sioux Falls, overnight wind chills on Feb. 15 dipped to -40 in Lake Park, -38 in Spencer...
COVID-19 positivity rates declined in both O'Brien and Clay counties last week, mirroring a downward trend statewide. As of Tuesday evening, O'Brien County's 14-day positivity rate was down from 6 percent the week before to 5.9 percent, while Clay County's was down to 6.9 percent from 8 percent over the same time period. The statewide positivity rate was down from 8.6 percent to 7.5 percent. Coronavirus-related deaths were up one in Clay County to 25 and up four in O'Brien County to 58. There...
If slow and steady wins the race, Clay County Public Health officials are more than ready to run a marathon. Rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine has entered its second full month. While the pace has been slow, there hasn't been a shortage of arms for the shots that have been allocated to Clay County. Colette Rossiter, Clay County Public Health coordinator, is looking forward to getting many more people inoculated in the coming months. While some residents might be growing anxious about when their...
• Pursuit reaches 90 mph in O’Brien, Clay counties At approximately 9:41 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, an O’Brien County deputy sheriff attempted to make a traffic stop on a 2011 Honda CRV near the intersection of 360th Street and White Avenue. The vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit ensued which traveled through O’Brien and Clay counties and reached speeds as high as 91 mph in a 55 mph zone. The pursuit ended when the suspect vehicle crashed in the 3700 mile of 110th Street. Madison Selzer, 33, and Joseph Peterson, 29, both of Spencer, were ar...
Two members of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Dance Attack were recently named to the All-Iowa Honor Dance Team. Senior Cher Hibbing and junior Anna VanderVeen earned the prestigious honor. Due to COVID-19 protocol, VanderVeen will unfortunately be unable to participate in the event. She was also named to the team last year. The All-Iowa Honor Dance team typically performs during the girls' state basketball tournament after only a few hours of practice together. The nationally-recognized show will look...
The Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News picked up 15 awards last Thursday during the Iowa Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contests. News editor Nick Pedley won first place honors for Best Breaking News Photo, Best COVID-19 Coverage and Excellence in Editorial Writing. The Sentinel-News also won third place for General Excellence, which is given to the Top 3 newspapers in their respective classes that accrue the most award points. The newspaper won awards in the following categories:...
MCFD soup supper Firemen in May City will host their annual soup supper on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 5-7:30 p.m. The meal was postponed from its original date on Feb. 13. See the ad on Page 3 for more details. K.C. free throw contest is Feb. 21 All boys and girls ages 9-14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2021 Knights of Columbus free throw championship. The competition will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at H-M-S High School in Hartley. COVID-related...
Walleye season now closed at Lakes The walleye fishing season on Spirit, East and West Okoboji lakes closed on Feb. 14. It will reopen on May 1. These are the only Iowa lakes that have a closed season for walleye. Named to UNL fall Dean's List Nearly 6,800 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2020-21 academic year. Included on the dean's list are Hunter William Dorhout, of Sanborn, senior, College of Engineering, computer...
Local residents can listen to state lawmakers discuss issues affecting northwest Iowa during the second Eggs & Issues forum on Saturday, Feb. 27. Unlike the first session held on Jan. 23, next Saturday's event will have a limited audience of 15 area residents. Clay County's mask mandate will be enforced, as will other COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. Anyone wishing to attend Feb. 27 needs to register with the Spencer Chamber of Commerce on or before Friday, Feb. 26 at noon. Seats will be...
After several months of discussion, the process of updating the City of Royal’s code of ordinances will soon get underway. During a Zoom meeting with Darren Bumgarner, of Northwest Iowa Planning and Development, council members agreed on Feb. 10 to move forward with the first comprehensive update of Royal’s ordinances since 2002. Discussion centered on what services will be provided for the $4,500 fee that NWIPDC will charge the city. Bumgarner said Royal’s code book will be “substantially updated.” All pertinent sections of the Code of Iowa a...
Valentine's Day is typically a reason for celebration, whether that means hitting the town with your special someone or highlighting love in all its beautiful meaning. However, subzero temps and sparse area attractions this year made it hard to choose anything other than a delicious meal out to commemorate another Valentine's Day in the books. The Great Hall of Royal saw the need for something new and fun, so they hit the ground running with their first ever Valentine's Date Night: Wine & Dine...
Clay Central/Everly Elementary recently named Star Students for the month of January. They included William Holmberg, sixth grade; Kaeley Benson, fifth grade; Khloe Combes, fourth grade; Hallie Fletcher, third grade; Emily Trierweiler, second grade; Ariana Dow, first grade; and Emerix Johnson, kindergarten. At the end of each month a student from each class is chosen to be highlighted for their exemplary behavior, caring nature and overall positive attitude in and out of the classroom. Students...
A funeral service for William E. “Bill” Klatt was held Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley, with Pastor Chris Nitzel officiating. Pallbearers were Jeremiah Ehlers, Joshua Ehlers, Sarah Deranleau, Mason Klatt, Grace Klatt, Faith Klatt, Deb Peters, Hilary Becker, Hannah Klatt, Brett Urban, Karley Urban and Drew Klatt. Honorary pallbearers were Bill’s great-grandchildren and great-great-granddaughter. Burial was in Waterman Township Cemetery at Sutherland, with military graveside rites conducted by Melvin America...
A memorial service for Jamie C. Postma was held Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at First Presbyterian Church in Sanborn. Rev. Gregg Johnson officiated. Pallbearers were Brent McDowell, Ryan Postma, Casey Van Beek, Kyle Van Beek, Brett Kroeze, Alex Henderson, Travis Postma, Dillon Postma and Marcus Veflin. Honorary pallbearers were Robyn McDowell, Leah Postma, Beth Van Beek, Karen Van Beek, Kelly Kroeze, Kari Henderson, Katie Postma, Macie Camman, Chris Camman, Marilyn Veflin, Amanda Fedders and Jared Fedders. Interment was in Roseland Cemetery at...
• Feb. 21, 1946 Approximately 500 persons attended the American Legion dinner-dance at the Legion Hall. By far the greatest part of the crowd was made up of veterans of World War II and their guests, with the balance of the representation from the American Legion and Auxiliary. The northwest quarter of section 22 in Lincoln Township near Hartley, owned by Edward Houtkooper, was sold to Ralph Ahrens, of Hartley, for $225 per acre or a total cash consideration of $38,000. Orlan Ott, who had been recently discharged from the Navy, was featured i...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn rolled past Trinity Christian, 77-42, in the quarterfinals of the boys' Class 1A district tournament. The game was played Monday evening in Hartley. On the other side of the bracket, Newell-Fonda knocked off MMCRU, 84-52, at Newell, setting up a district semifinal matchup between the Mustangs (16-5) and Hawks (13-9) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, at Newell. The winner advances to the district final on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. at East High School in Sioux City. Their...
The travel distance was long but the girls' postseason tournament run for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn proved to be a short one. Despite coming back to tie the score in the third quarter, the Hawks lost to West Bend-Mallard, 50-39, in a 1A regional first round game Feb. 11 at West Bend. West Bend-Mallard took a four-point lead during a low scoring first quarter. H-M-S twice got to within one point in the second quarter and trailed 24-20 at half time. "The girls got it close and made a few threes," sai...
Mired in an eight-game losing streak, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team finished the regular season on a positive note with a 57-32 win at Harris-Lake Park on Feb. 9. The Hawks scored the first 10 points and led 14-6 at the end of the first quarter. H-M-S then scored 19 unanswered points before the Wolves made a late basket to make the half time score 33-8. "We were able to push the ball after we got rebounds. We got some pretty good looks at the basket," said Hawk coach Lester...
The path to qualifying for the state wrestling tournament for Okoboji/H-M-S wrestler Nick Bronstad got off to a good start on Saturday but was then nearly derailed. Wrestling at 285 pounds, the junior was in control of his opponent in the district semifinal match at Humboldt when he suffered a leg injury. He was able to complete that match but had to forfeit the first place contest. Even so, Bronstad finished second and qualified for state for the first time. He is the first wrestler from H-M-S...
A double-digit lead over Harris-Lake Park dwindled to three points early in the second half. But 3-1/2 minutes later, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn was ahead by 17 and went on to earn a 52-40 win in the final regular season game on Feb. 9. The first 16 minutes of the game at Lake Park proved that no Hawk lead was safe. After an early six-point advantage was cut to one, H-M-S regained the momentum and built a 28-14 advantage in the second quarter. H-LP fought back again and reduced the deficit to 31-27...
