Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Don't tell Dr. Steve Meyer that miracles are few and far between these days. "God has a plan for everybody's life," he said. "Miracles still happen every day, and I'm a walking, living example of that." The Hartley native returned home last Friday to address a gathering of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, where he was baptized. Meyer gave a message of hope focused on his missionary work in Tanzania, which has cemented his Christian faith and emboldened him...
Strong winds have been the norm this spring, but blustery conditions aren't slowing farmers as planting season hits its stride. Regional agronomists reported steady progress with corn planting across the area over the past week. According to Leah Ten Napel, an agronomist with ISU Extension whose territory includes O'Brien and Osceola counties, farmers are making a big push to get their fields planted thanks to warmer weather. "Planting progress around my territory started slow in the middle of...
If any more turkeys show up in Hartley, school officials may have to consider changing H-M-S's nickname from the Hawks to the Gobblers. Many residents have been somewhat surprised in recent weeks to see a female wild turkey hanging out inside city limits. The hen has been spotted all over the place, even near downtown. O'Brien County Conservation naturalist Lindsey Craig explained Hartley's visitor isn't exactly unique. "Turkeys seem to have a mind of their own and have been spotted in other...
• Traffic Cruz Angel Tamayo Gonzalez, Hartley, No Valid Driver’s License; Speeding; Reckless Driving. Eric James DeZeeuw, Sioux Center, Speeding. Randolph Michael Whitley, Sioux Falls, S.D., Failure to Maintain Control. Chelsea Marie Hakeneis, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License. Donavan Sheriff, Sheldon, Seatbelt Violation. Connor Duane Streeter, McCook Lake, S.D., Seatbelt Violation. Matthew M. Schoneman, Ashton, Failure to Maintain Control. Francesca Marie Magnussen, Paullina, Unsafe Backing. Trenton Lee Schirmer, Sanborn, Dark Windo...
Hartley Cold Services is offering a free space for a plot in a community garden. The plots being offered are 10'x15' and can be larger based on need. The garden space is on the empty lot south of Van Hofwegen Dental Office and north of the Hartley Cold Services plant. It can be accessed from the street east of the library. For a garden space, contact Marjean Westerman at (712) 363-2611 or [email protected]. Plots will be assigned. Gardeners will need to keep their plots hoed and the weeds...
The crown has been passed in Clay County. Fair officials on Sunday named Kamdyn Van Gelder as the 2023 Clay County Fair Queen. She succeeds 2022 queen Autumn Erdman and will assume her royal duties immediately. For a fair-lover like Van Gelder, the crowning ceremony was a dream come true. "The fair has always been one of the most exciting times of the entire year for me," she wrote in her queen contestant application. "Some of my best memories have come from past Clay County Fairs." Van Gelder,...
Dr. Michael Dirkx, orthopedic surgeon and specialist with Northwest Iowa Bone, Joint & Sports Surgeons of Spencer Hospital, will initiate an orthopedic clinic at Hartley Family Care beginning June 1. Patients will be scheduled the first and third Thursdays of each month. "Spencer Hospital's new Hartley Family Care clinic provides a wonderful space and opportunity for me to travel to the O'Brien County region, offering more convenient care for patients in need of initial orthopedic assessments...
From start to finish, the Clay Central/Everly Spring Fling concert event was filled with sights and sounds to behold. CC/E music/band instructor Crystal Bunge led her musicians through a performance of entertaining, color-themed musical arrangements that captivated the crowd. The performance was held on the stage, which hasn't hosted a musical event in several years. The crowd enjoyed the acoustics and view offered by this location change, as previous performances had been hosted in the...
The Royal Lions Club last week gifted Clay Central/Everly Elementary a new crimson spire oak tree for the students and school. Children gathered around Royal mayor and Lions Club representative, Josh Toft, and Royal's Trees Forever expert, Sherman Nielsen, to get their hands dirty and assist in the tree planting. Nielsen and Toft let the children know about what trees need, what they need to do to help the tree survive after a proper planting, and how planting trees is crucial for the community...
• May 6, 1948 The board of directors of the Hartley Chamber of Commerce forwarded a resolution to the post office department at Washington, D.C., requesting additional personnel for the local office. The Hartley post office had been operating for 20 years with the same amount of help while doing 2-1/2 times as much business. Hartley businessmen felt that additional help was needed. Gerrit Post, well-known farmer of the Hartley community, became the owner and operator of the sales pavilion at Orange City. Post was an extensive feeder of c...
Students at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School had an opportunity to share their talents during the annual art show. Entries representing a variety of media were displayed in the student center on April 25. The art show was open to viewers both before and following the spring concert presented by the H-M-S Music Department. The high school band and choir presented several selections, including those they will perform at the Large Group Festival on Saturday, May 6. The choir will perform at 8:15...
Grace Fellowship to host large garage sale on Saturday Grace Fellowship in Hartley will host its annual garage sale on Saturday, May 6 from 8:30 a.m.-noon. A variety of items will be available, with all proceeds benefitting the Grace Fellowship Preschool. See the ad on Page 4 for more details. Benefit planned for Ivarson family in Primghar A benefit for the family of Eric Ivarson will be held on Sunday, May 7 at the Primghar Community Building. Ivarson died unexpectedly earlier this year, leaving a wife and six young sons. An omelet and...
Four reach milestone blood donations at Hartley drive Donors came out in force during the blood drive conducted in Hartley on April 26. According to LifeServe Blood Center, 44 persons registered, including one first-time donor. The 49 blood products collected have the potential to save 147 lives. Those reaching milestone donations were: Darrel Dodge, 21 gallons; Rachel Meendering, five gallons; Elisha Orthmann, two gallons; and Roxanne Graves, one gallon. The next blood drive in Hartley is...
Finishes that score points for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team are becoming the rule and not the exception. The Hawks began last week at the Okoboji Relays on April 24, where Kooper Ebel was the runner-up in a tightly-contested 100 meter dash (:11.40). H-M-S also scored well in the field events. Adam Schierholz placed third in the discus (122'6") and Jacob Cates was sixth (107'3"); Ethan Diehm placed fourth in the long jump (19'6-3/4"); and Cates added a fifth-place finish...
Great effort led to season-best times and distances for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in a pair of track and field meets. The Hawk girls began the week at the Okoboji Coed Relays at Milford. Individuals contributing to H-M-S's point total were Megan Otto, fifth in the high jump (4'8") and Frankie Mohni, sixth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:21.40). Both were personal best efforts. Relays adding points were: 4x100 – Mohni, Moriah Otto, Payton Diehm, Abby Otto, sixth, :58.25; Sprint medley – Mohni, Die...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn recorded its best team score of the boys' golf season, but Hinton had too many players finish with scores in the 30s and low 40s. They gave the Blackhawks a 168-187 win during the War Eagle Conference dual on April 24 at Sanborn. Five Hinton players finished at the top of the leaderboard, led by Kaden Barrett with a 37. Beau Cook and Garrett Moran with a 43, and Brooks Binneboese and Bode Binneboese with a 45. Scores for H-M-S were Lucas Kroese and Blake Meendering 46, Cha...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' golf team finished with a new low score for the season during a War Eagle Conference dual with Unity Christian. The Hawks defeated the Knights, 206-224, despite windy conditions at Sanborn on April 27. Gracie Knobloch finished with the low round for the meet (45) and Kinsey Schirmer was No. 3 with a 50. Other H-M-S scores were Abby Kunzman 53, Morgan Grooters 58 and Elise Haack 65. "I'm super happy to pick up the "W" over Unity," said Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese. "...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's spring sports teams will begin postseason play next week. The Hawk boys' golf team is assigned to the Class 2A sectional on Wednesday, May 10. Play begins at 10 a.m. at the Rolling Hills Country Club at Hull. Competing teams will be Boyden-Hull, H-M-S, Hinton, OABCIG, Rock Valley, Sheldon, Sibley-Ocheyedan and West Lyon. Qualifiers to advance to the district meet are the champion and runner-up teams, and the Top 2 overall individuals (plus ties) from among...
