Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Question: What do you do with school buses that aren't needed to transport students? Answer: Use them as moving vans. Since buses are not being used for their original purpose, they are now holding materials and equipment removed from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's elementary building until they can be moved into the new facility later this year. Staff had been preparing for the move to the new building, but when onsite learning ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the process was accelerated. The...
Could the eternal residents of Hartley’s cemetery find themselves in a searchable database on the World Wide Web? That possibility might become a reality if the city council pursues a proposal presented during Monday’s meeting. Tyler Danielson, of Bolton & Menk, discussed how the firm has the capability of using geographic information system (GIS) mapping technologies to digitally log plot locations at Pleasant View Cemetery. Several other communities have utilized the service, which puts cemetery information into a single searchable dat...
Though the number of confirmed cases remains low, O'Brien County health officials are encouraging the public to stay the course in preventing the spread of COVID-19. As of Wednesday morning, O'Brien County had 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Neighboring Sioux County had 100 cases while Osceola County had 23, Clay County had nine and Cherokee County had six. The extreme outlier in northwest Iowa remains Woodbury County, which had nearly 2,000 confirmed cases as of Wednesday. The county is home...
With a sense of normalcy hard to come by these days, you can forgive northwest Iowans for finding comfort recently in a very familiar spring scene. Corn began sprouting in some local fields over the past week. With great planting conditions and light precipitation this spring, farmers have been taking advantage by blitzing their fields. According to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, 91 percent of the state's corn crop had been planted as of Monday with 71 percent of...
I have never been obese, at least in my own estimation. There have been times, however, when I put on extra weight, often showing up on my stomach and thighs. This usually happens in the winter when I'm less active. Early one spring when I was about 14, it was pointed out to me by my grandfather that I was getting a bit chubby. That bothered me some, so I decided to go on a diet. I would eliminate sweets from my snacks and replace them with fruit. The other meals would be normal, but without...
There used to be this novelty candy in the Nineties called a Wonder Ball. It was a spherical chocolate shell filled with more candy and other surprises like stickers. I never ate one, but I remember the commercial jingle vividly. "Oh I wonder, wonder, hmm, I do...what's in my Wonder Ball? Who knows what surprises a Wonder Ball can hide? Yummy Nestlé chocolate with candy bits inside!" I was reminded of that tune recently after plunging my crowbar into our home office ceiling. The surprise on...
Public Health can help with shopping Officials at O’Brien County Public Health are encouraging the public to reach out if they or someone they know needs help with grocery shopping, picking up medications or running any other errands. Staff members at O’Brien County Public Health are willing and eager to do the errands so residents can stay home and be safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Call (712) 957-0105 for assistance. Food distribution May 20 at Trinity UCC The Food Bank of Iowa’s mobile pantry program will be conducted on Wednesday, May 2...
Patricia Murdock Rahn, age 87, passed away peacefully at Glendale Gardens in Springfield, Mo. on May 6, 2020. Patricia was born July 13, 1932, the daughter of Carl Rahn and Ruth Murdock Rahn, in Ocheyedan. After spending her early childhood in Ocheyedan, the family moved to Hartley in 1943. There she continued her education, graduating from Hartley High School in 1950. Following graduation she married Gary Ahrenstorff and moved to a farm in the Melvin community. Three children were born to...
Bonita “Bunny” (Peck) Sterk passed peacefully after an extended illness at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo. on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at the age of 72. Bunny is survived by her husband, Dennis “Denny” Sterk, of Windsor, Colo.; daughter and son-in-law, Shannon (Sterk) and Matthew Haberman, of Greeley, Colo; son, Ryan Sterk, of Windsor, Colo.; grandsons, Alexander Haberman and Isaac Haberman, of Greeley, Colo.; brother, Joel Peck, of Windsor, Colo.; sisters: Kathy (Peck) and Tony Della Costa, of Spring Hill, Fla.; and Jill (P...
A funeral service for Craig L. Camarigg was held Monday, May 11, 2020, at the First Presbyterian Church in Hospers. Rev. Dr. Brian Janssen officiated. Pallbearers were Mark Bohnet, Teague Camarigg, Ethan Camarigg, David Camarigg, Elicia Camarigg and Emily Camarigg. Honorary pallbearers were Justin Bohnet, Jonathan Camarigg, Jason Camarigg, Rebecca Philipsen, Angela Drake and Andrea Winslow. Interment was in Roseland Cemetery at Sanborn. Military graveside rites were conducted by Sanborn American Legion, Earl T. Conaway Post #318. Sanborn...
• May 17, 1945 A very novel and important experiment was being carried out at the Fairmont Creamery Co., where Mr. Mohr and his employees were demonstrating the value of proper egg care from the time the eggs were laid until they arrived at the Hartley plant. Good news came to three Hartley families who received word that Lt. Kermit Hansen, Corp. William J. Byers and Staff Sgt. Ernest Nonneman were liberated from the German prison camps in which they were interred since their respective captures. An organization known as the Veterans I...
If you've ever driven on M27 in the spring, you have undoubtedly noticed the multi-colored signatures of Maverick seniors gracing intersections outside of Everly and Royal. The tradition has been alive and well for several years with senior class after senior class taking their turn painting the hill and blacktop. This year for the first time since Clay Central and Everly merged, there was no graduating senior class. The dissolution of CC/E's 7-12 grade program led those students to seek...
School may not be in session, but Clay Central/Everly Elementary is still making things fun and interactive by holding an online Spirit Week. Monday was Pajama Day, Tuesday celebrated Crazy Hair Day, Wednesday featured Mismatch Day, Thursday is Beach Day and Friday is Spirit Day. Families and students are encouraged to participate in the fun online event, keeping engagement alive and school spirit high while school is dismissed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured here, CC/E Elementary...
ide photography project started last Friday night in Royal when citizens took the opportunity to have their personal, family, business or community group photo taken during a night of Pandemic Porch Portraits. Four local photographers canvassed the town and took pictures for a community photo album. The album will hold the pictures with a paragraph alongside each describing the business, family or organization and their affiliation to Royal, as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected...
Is this our new normal? Should I just plan on homeschooling Dorothy next year, let my band keep postponing dates, and counsel my sister in postponing her September wedding since Iowa isn't set to peak until August now? I sure hope not. I'm perfectly OK with us learning some major life lessons here. Like how important physical touch and quality time are. How to never let a hello, good morning, hug of love or embrace of kindness go by; how a visit to loved ones is worth every precious second and...
Royal library to offer curbside delivery The Royal Public Library will be offering call and curbside delivery beginning on Tuesday, May 19. Temporary hours are Tuesday and Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; and Thursday, 2-4 p.m. Please call (712) 933-5500 during those hours. The Everly Public Library is also conducting curbside service during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can request books by calling (712) 834-2390 or by contacting [email protected]. You may also contact library director Amy Byro through the facility’s Facebook page. The l...
