Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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The Centers for Disease Control last Friday resumed rollout of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following an 11-day pause. Administration of the vaccine was halted April 12 so the CDC could review six reported cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot that occurred in individuals after they received the Johnson & Johnson shot. In these cases, a type of blood clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis was seen in combination with low levels of blood platelets. All six cases o...
For at least the next decade, Iowa will retain four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Data released this week from the U.S. Census Bureau showed Iowa was one of 38 states that didn't gain or lose U.S. House representation following the most recent decennial population count. Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina and Oregon gained one seat apiece, while Texas gained two. California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia each lost a seat. According to ce...
It will be a while before dirt churns, but the start of construction for Hartley's new pool is inching closer. City Administrator Erica Haack said design plans are being fine-tuned for a May 25 bid letting. Once a contract is awarded, construction of the new aquatic center will begin in earnest. Project manager Michael Fisher said during last month's council meeting that three construction companies have expressed interest in the project. "We haven't heard any different, and we're hopeful we'll...
The number of completed COVID-19 vaccinations in Iowa are about to hit a big one. As of Tuesday evening, 999,451 Iowans had received either their second shot of the two-dose vaccine or the one-dose shot. That figure was up from 895,872 the previous week. According to the state data, 339,496 Iowans had received one dose of either the two-shot Moderna or Pfizer vaccines. Locally, Clay County had initiated 1,034 vaccine series and completed 6,600, while O'Brien County had initiated 824 series and...
A report released to the Hartley City Council on April 12 detailed what many local residents already know too well. Design engineer Wes Boyer, of Bolton & Menk, reviewed a report on flooding issues compiled by Curry-Wille & Associates, of Ames. The report highlighted problematic flood-prone areas in town and also outlined improvements needed to alleviate issues. According to Boyer, the city needs to have the report on file in case federal funding becomes available for flood mitigation in the...
The Clay County Fair on Tuesday announced Ryan Hurd with special guest Big Time Grain Co., has been added to the 2021 Clay County Fair Grandstand lineup. Hurd has garnered more than 385 million career streams worldwide. With co-pen credits on some of country music's biggest hits by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, he has continued his hit-producing path with "Chasing After You," his first official duet with wife Maren Morris, which became country radio's most-added song its impact week of March...
• Traffic Jacob Canales, Sioux City, No Proof of Insurance; Registration Violation. Charles S. Roseland, Sutherland, Speeding. Sallee Nicole Counce, Brooklyn Park, Minn., Speeding. Easton Lee Van Meeteren, Sheldon, Dark Windows. Joshua William Stanley, Paullina, No Proof of Insurance. Thomas Henry Duncanson, Ashton, Speeding. Kevin John Morgan, Davenport, Speeding. Michael Christopher Langdeaux, Sibley, Dark Windows. Leoncio Jesus Estrada, Sheldon, No Proof of Insurance. Tezeta Shita Hailemarian, LeMars, Failure to Use Child Restraint Device. J...
Nolte, Cornman & Johnson P.C., of Newton, has released an audit report on the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District. According to the report, the district’s revenues totaled $11,486,078 for the year ended June 30, 2020, which represents a 7.80 percent increase from the prior year. Expenses for district operations for the same period totaled $8,592,114, a 7.48 percent decrease from FY19. The report states the increase in total revenues is mainly due to increases in revenues from property tax and charges for service. The decrease in t...
Everly community meeting is May 3 A special planning meeting for Everly Community Day will be held on Monday, May 3 at 6 p.m., at the Hap Ketelsen Community Center. Planning will be discussed, and anyone from the community interested in helping out on July 31 is invited to attend. Call City Hall at (712) 834-2691 or email [email protected] with any questions. Adopt a Pot deadline is May 1 The Adopt a Pot program will once again return this spring in Hartley. Participants can contribute to the beautification effort in a variety of...
Over 120 lives impacted by blood donors LifeServe Blood Center collected 38 products during a blood drive held at the Hartley Community Center on Wednesday, April 21. Those blood products can help save over 120 patients who may need them. The next blood drive in Hartley is scheduled for Wednesday, June 23, from 12:30-5:30 p.m., at the Hartley Community Center. NWI fishing report The walleye season is closed on Spirit, East Okoboji and West Okoboji Lake. Many of the courtesy docks are not in...
It's often said that all politics is local. While true, it could also be argued that our democracy is rooted in the individual. Two recent examples drive home that participation certainly matters. On Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau released state-by-state population counts. Since our decennial tally determines which states get how many seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, new numbers were released for Congress as well. Texas gained two seats while Colorado, Florida, Montana, North...
I wouldn’t say my job offers many opportunities at humor. Save for a few stories each year about dumb criminals – or in 2019, an escaped cow – there aren’t many laughs to find in most things I cover. Council meetings, local elections and everything else on the community news beat don’t really make me chuckle. Last week, however, I did find myself cracking up after receiving a press release from the Iowa DNR. The event didn’t occur in my coverage area or even in northwest Iowa, but I’m sharing it here nonetheless in case some of you could use...
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hartley will celebrate the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 6, from 7-7:30 a.m. The service will provide a brief time of prayer, song and praise. All Hartley and surrounding area church congregations are invited and encouraged to join. The service will be rebroadcast on the TCA church channel at 9 a.m., 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. It will also be livestreamed on the St. Paul's Facebook page. This year's theme is, "Lord, Pour Out Your Love, Life and Liberty." Prayers...
Four Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School band members were selected to the 2020-21 NWIBA MS/JH Honor Band through video auditions earlier this school year. They include: Lillian Van Loon, seventh grade trumpet; Jordan Lux and Natalie Daggett, seventh grade clarinets; and Blaine Finster, eighth grade trombone. These students will go to Sibley-Ocheyedan on May 8 to practice and perform with students from numerous northwest Iowa schools. They will rehearse during the day and their concert will be...
Iowa State University has completed its spring survey of subsoil moisture in northwest Iowa. The amount of subsoil moisture is sampled in the fall and spring in six northwest Iowa counties. Soil moisture is sampled to a depth of five feet in one-foot increments at six different pre-determined locations. The soil moisture samples are weighed wet, dried for 48 hours and weighed dry. Then soil moisture is reported in inches of plant available moisture after calculations account for plant available...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn junior Anissa Bush competed in Iowa's Family Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) state contest on Thursday, April 1. She completed a "Promote and Publicize FCCLA" project titled, "Advertise and Acknowledge H-M-S FCCLA." Over the last year, Bush has been working hard to promote FCCLA and increase H-M-S's membership in the student organization. She completed that goal by doubling the membership of the H-M-S FCCLA Chapter. Bush's appearance in the state competition...
Last Sunday was another step in the "normal" direction as Bethlehem Lutheran's King's Kamp children gathered for their first in-church program in more than a year. The morning may have been snow-covered and frigid, but the congregation was warm as the program, entitled "A Whale of a Tale," took the congregation to the depths of the sea. Children were clad in shorts, T-shirts and bare feet as they danced and sang about how God's love had them "diving deeper" into their faith. The King's Kamp...
• May 2, 1946 Dr. C.E. Radcliffe, who had been discharged from the Armed Forces after serving as a surgeon, was joining the staff of the Hand Hospital. His family would join him as soon as living quarters could be secured. O.E. Lester officially tendered his resignation as superintendent of the Hartley Public Schools. He had headed the educational facilities of the community since 1941. He expressed a desire to locate in a drier climate because of his daughter’s health. The federal works agency announced that $2,650 had been advanced to Har...
The team scores were not low enough to earn a win, but there were noteworthy individual accomplishments for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' golf team in a pair of War Eagle Conference golf meets. H-M-S lost to South O'Brien, 219-233, in a meet played on April 22 at Primghar. Individually, Elise Haack topped the leader board in a three-way tie with Kaeley Einck and Whitney Einck of South O'Brien. All three finished with rounds of 52. "Elise is doing a great job playing consistent golf night...
Five first-place finishes highlighted the performance of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team at the 2021 edition of the Hawk Relays, on April 23 at Peterson Field. Connor Dodd swept the 100 and 200 meter dash titles, running the former in :11.22 while finishing the latter in a time of :23.09. Noah Adams also earned a first-place finish in the long jump with his leap of 19'11.25". H-M-S also swept the 4x100 and 4x200 relays in times of :45.68 and 1:35.46, respectively. In the...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team continues to show improvement, finishing fourth of nine teams at their own Hawk Relays on April 23 in Hartley. The Hawks scored 65 points. Cherokee won the girls' division with 157, with Okoboji in second with 110. Sibley-Ocheyedan was third with 81. The Hawks were in fourth, followed by Remsen St. Mary's with 63, George-Little Rock with 40, Akron-Westfield with 25, Storm Lake St. Mary's with 20 and Trinity Christian with 15. H-M-S started...
The little things are starting to pay off in a big way for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in War Eagle Conference boys' golf play. H-M-S earned its second straight conference meet win by edging South O'Brien, 189-192, on April 22 at Primghar. Two H-M-S golfers topped the medalist list. Ben Haack finished with the low round of the day (42) while Samuel Heyn was three strokes back at 45. Other competitors were Wyatt Borden 50, Lucas Kroese 52, Keith DeBoer 54 and Spencer McCarter 58. "The kids are making...
