Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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A dilapidated building in downtown Hartley will remain standing for at least another year. Officials at City Hall this week learned that Hartley's application for a Derelict Building Grant to tear down the old Capitol Theatre was denied by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The DNR last year approved a $25,000 grant to remove asbestos and other hazardous material from the building, which had council members optimistic more funds would be allocated for its complete removal. City...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District's property tax rate will continue its downward trend in the upcoming fiscal year. The 2024-25 levy rate approved at Monday's school board meeting is $12.56 per $1,000 of taxable valuation. According to Superintendent Patrick Carlin, H-M-S's property tax rate has declined since the high of $13.29 following passage of the bond issue in 2018. Published property tax rates were $13.09 for 2021-22, $12.94 for 2022-23 and $12.85 for the current...
Young academics at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School excelled during a state competition in Ames earlier this month. The students traveled to the campus of Iowa State University for the 2024 State Science Technology Fair of Iowa, where they joined over 600 students from 70 schools across the state. They showcased their exhibits on a variety of topics ranging from chewing gum and bad breath to stain removers and pet urine. Eighteen students in grades 6-8 participated from H-M-S. Big winners...
• Traffic Lakota Cowell, Rock Rapids, Minor in Possession, Alcohol. Matson Matuez, Montevideo, Minn., Speeding; No Valid Driver’s License. Enrique Luis Quiles Gonzalez, Sheldon, Dark Windows. Jean Marie Smith, Sioux Falls, S.D., Speeding. Tabatha Dee Monen, Sheldon, Careless Driving. Carmelo Burgos Berrocal, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License. Renato Rubio, Hawarden, Speeding. Kevin Ramos Chilel, Worthington, Minn., Following Too Close; No Valid Driver’s License; No Proof of Insurance. Michael John Van Surksum, Doon, Speeding. Donna Marie D...
Spring clean-up day in Hartley A spring clean-up day will be held in Hartley on Monday, April 22. All refuse will be picked up at the regular garbage pick up locations. See the ad on Page 3 for complete details. Everly firefighters hosting breakfast The Everly Firefighter’s Association will host its annual breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, April 28 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at the fire station. Free will donations will be accepted. Proceeds go towards the new fire truck and equipment. See the ad on Page 4 for more details. Red’s Catering menu Red...
NWI RSVP program receives 3 more years of funding In celebration of April as National Volunteer Month, the Northwest Iowa Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) reaffirms a commitment to serving local communities by providing essential volunteer services. This commitment is made possible through the renewal of an AmeriCorps grant, ensuring three more years of funding, and a continued partnership with Iowa Lakes Community College, the local sponsor of Northwest Iowa RSVP since 1977. In 2023, Northwest Iowa RSVP volunteers provided 26,513 hours...
This will probably come as a big disappointment to all of you evolutionary scientists out there, but it was announced the other day by a leading expert in the field that we, humans, have evolved about as far as we are going to. That’s right – there are no huge, bulbous heads in our future. Eyes that can see through solid steel will not be forthcoming. Limbs that stretch to fantastic lengths are probably not in the offing for us. In short, we are what we are going to be. There is a reason for...
No problem is so big that we can’t run from it – or at least avoid thinking about it. That’s human nature. There are many concerns that should command our attention but do not. Too often, we hope or assume a serious problem will go away or will spare us. In the aftermath of the Covid pandemic, too many of us discount whatever the scientists tell us – as if the anonymous pundit on social media knows more than the people who have devoted their lives to studying a particular problem. But there is s...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn senior Jacob Cates last week signed his letter of intent to play baseball next year at Grand View University in Des Moines. Cates was recruited by GVU and will be a catcher on the baseball team. He was contacted by multiple colleges for catching and pitching, but ultimately committed to play for the Vikings due to their ongoing success in their athletic and academic programs. Cates has been catching and pitching for H-M-S at the varsity level since his freshman year and...
• April 21, 1949 Vernon McCarty, of Hartley, who was attending Creighton University, was selected for the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship by the state selection committee of Iowa. The Hartley School Board announced the purchase of the lot at the northeast corner of the athletic field from Lawrence Grotewohl. The house on the property was to be moved as soon as possible. Plans were to move the baseball diamond farther west, away from the fence, and to move the football field north and west. Arthur W. Kirchhoff Post No. 288 p...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn overcame early difficulties to play better golf against Harris-Lake Park on April 9. The War Eagle Conference dual was played at Sanborn Golf and Country Club. The Hawks (0-2) lowered their team score from their previous meet by 12 strokes but still lost to the Wolves, 172-192. "We battled back from some early problems and played mentally tough golf," Hawk coach Mark Japenga said. "We are starting to have some kids really develop and shoot better golf. I expect us to...
After struggling to score points in their first meet, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team finished with 58 at the Wolverine Midseason Meet hosted by South O'Brien on April 11. The top contributor to the team total was Lexi Croatt, who won the 800-meter run in a close finish (3:01.62) and finished third in the 1500-meter run (6:28.43). Alexis Grover was the runner-up in the shot put (27'9-1/2"). Other individual placings in the Top 6 were: 3000 – Jocelyn Abonce, third, 3...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team began a busy week at the Unity Christian Coed Invitational on April 8 in Orange City. Competing against several strong area teams, the Hawks scored 43 points and had several place-finishers. Competing in the field events, Jacob Cates was runner-up in the discus throw (125'5") and Adam Schierholz placed third (124'8"). Bryce Ortega finished third in the shot put (44'3-1/2") and Cates was fifth (42'8-1/2"). Top 6 individual finishes in running...
Competing in “Northwest Iowa’s Biggest Meet,” Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn track and field athletes found success at the Sioux City Relays on April 13 at Elwood Olson Stadium. Top performances for the Hawk boys included a pair of Top 10 finishes in the discus throw. Adam Schierholz placed sixth with a toss of 141’4” and Jacob Cates finished eighth with a throw measuring 136’9”. Bryce Ortega contributed a 12th-place finish in the shot put (44’10”) while Cates placed 27th (41’2”). In the open running events, George Vargas placed 19th in the 3200-mete...
