Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Robins, cardinals, blue jays and finches will be the only birds making their way to Everly anytime soon. The city council on Monday voted unanimously to uphold current rules that ban laying hens and other poultry from town. The move came a month after resident Janice Nielsen approached the group about changing rules to allow small flocks of laying hens in town. "Chickens are done now," Mayor Ron Thompson said after the vote. The decision came following extensive research by Thompson and the...
Three Everly organizations earlier this month received a helping hand in the form of several thousand dollars worth of grants. The Clay County Community Foundation on March 13 hosted its annual grant awards night at the Clay County Regional Events Center. Twenty-three non-profit organizations were awarded a total of $128,674, with grants ranging in amounts from $535 to $10,000. These grants will help to fund projects across several categories, including health and human services, recreation,...
The property tax levy for retiring a portion of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School's bond debt will be increased during the upcoming fiscal year. The school board voted on Monday to increase the debt levy to generate $130,000. The revenue will be used to redeem a portion of the Series 2018 bonds after June 1, 2026. Superintendent Patrick Carlin said the revenue will help H-M-S "stay on target" to redeem a portion of bonds that were issued to finance construction of new facilities. The...
Residents will be raising the roof with laughter Saturday night during the Hartley Community Center's Annual VIP Supper. This year's entertainment features Improv Falls, a comedy group whose performance style resembles the hit comedy show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" "We wanted to try something different than what we've done the past years but stick with a fun comedy theme," said Brittany Dolphin, community center manager. "They are very interactive and get the crowd involved." While jokes will...
• Traffic Cody Alan Martin, Alton, No Valid Driver’s License; No Proof of Insurance. Selvin Joel Hernandez Hernandez, Paynesville, Minn., Speeding. Jesse Bryan, LeMars, No Proof of Insurance. Ty Dalton Morphew, Hartley, Registration Violation. Hoang Trong Trang, Boynton Beach, Fla., Speeding. Jorge Alonso Arambula Garibay, Orange City, Speeding. Gary Douglas Rodriguez Tapia, Ridgewood, N.Y., Speeding. Lily Michelle Brown, Sutherland, Minor in Possession, Tobacco. Joseph Remington Wenthe, Archer, Registration Violation. Paul Spencer Har...
Sewer pipes in east Hartley are having their "big moment." A crew from Wisconsin-based Visu-Sewer has been televising lines over the past week and a half in the area serviced by the city's new lift station. Once the lines are mapped, workers will return to complete the cure-in-place-pipe (CIPP) lining portion of the project. Engineer Wes Boyer, of Bolton & Menk, told the city council on March 13 that the video will give Visu-Sewer a better grasp of what they're dealing with for the relining...
Expanding government is the name of the game for the Biden administration. The latest ruling on the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) drags us back to an Obama-era rule with accompanying restrictions on what Americans can and can’t do on their property. The move allows the government to claim blanket jurisdiction over waters and wetlands with vague, expanded regulations while holding the strings to permitting land and building projects. Some Iowans feel the rule isn’t really about water quality, but about the overreaching grip of the fed...
What separates average-to-good Iowa towns from thriving ones, former Governor Terry Branstad often said, is the presence of locally owned banks and a dedicated community newspaper. Community newspapers are a big part of what makes Iowa, well, Iowa. And that's why it's so troubling that some in the Iowa Senate are considering requiring legal notices to be posted on some to-be-created state-run website and would not be required to be published in a local newspaper. Senate File 546 would in practic...
Last week the Iowa House of Representatives passed a piece of legislation that streamlines and realigns the state government of Iowa. It has been nearly 40 years since the organization of the state government has been evaluated and restructured in order to be serve Iowans. In that time the number of cabinet level departments and agencies has grown to 37 agencies. Within these agencies are many duplicative and redundant services that will move under appropriate departments to maximize the services provided to Iowans. By aligning functions and...
Next Hartley Legion fish fry is March 31 The Hartley American Legion Family will host its next fish fry on Friday, March 31. Fried Alaskan Pollock and several side options will be available. The event will be held at the Hartley American Legion Hall from 5-7 p.m. See the ad on Page 10 for more details. Grace Fellowship preschool sign-up Grace Fellowship Community Preschool will hold its registration night for 3-year-olds on Monday, March 27, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Registration will be held in the lounge at the front of the church. See the ad on...
Students invited to Military Academy Day U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) will host a Military Academy Day for Iowa students in grades 8-12 who are interested in applying to one of our nation's five military academies. Representatives from all five academies will be present to answer questions and provide advice. The five academies are the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy. "I invite...
• March 25, 1948 Mr. and Mrs. Walt Boedeker purchased the Hamburger Shop from Mr. and Mrs. Hoermann. The new owners were well-known as Hartley had been their home for several years. “Coco,” a German shorthaired pointer belonging to W.H. Hesse, placed first in the derby class and second in the open field non-winning class at a field trial for retriever bird dogs at Spencer. Eight bowling teams from the Hartley Bowling Alleys entered the Journal-Tribune tournament at Sioux City. Of them, the Security State Bank team was first with 2,782 and t...
The Pork in the Pantry program assists local food pantries through the county Pork Producer organizations. O'Brien County Pork Producers teamed up with the Food Bank at Trinity United Church of Christ in Hartley and the O'Brien County Veterans Affairs Food Pantry. The Iowa Pork Producers Association will reimburse the county organization up to $1,000 for pork products. Nelson Locker in Hartley supplied this program with bacon and ground pork. Volunteers at Trinity United Church of Christ, Katie...
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) on March 15 announced that he has assembled an Agriculture Advisory Board ahead of the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will serve as the honorary Chairman. The board is comprised of 60 members of the greater agriculture community from all 36 counties in Iowa's 4th Congressional District. It represents a wide range of industries, including corn, soybeans, pork, beef, turkey, dairy, eggs, cattle, goat, seed, fertilizer,...
There will be little change in the composition of Class A District 1 for the next two high school football seasons. Districts for 8-Player through Class 4A and groups for the 5A schools were announced by the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) on Monday. Six of the teams which competed in District 1 in the past will do so in 2023 and 2024. They are Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, Akron-Westfield, Alta-Aurelia, Gehlen Catholic, MMCRU and South O'Brien. The newcomer to the district is...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn had the most players named War Eagle Conference academic all-conference for the 2022-23 basketball season. Eligible students must be seniors who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher. Those who achieved the recognition are Elise Haack and Emily Mutombo for the girls, and Lance Berends, Kooper Ebel, Landen Elwood, Travis Kamradt, Lucas Kroese, Tyson Tessum and Trenton Vollink for the boys. Schools with the next-highest number of players earning academic...
Hartley's mayor and ambulance director is a man of many talents. Rod Ahrenstorff on March 14 bowled a perfect game at Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn. It was the first 300 at the bowling alley since it changed ownership and its name in 2019. This is Ahrenstorff's third perfect game. He also has three 299's to his name, as well as a couple holes-in-one....
