Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Anyone feeling sorry for themself about current global circumstances was put in their place Monday during a drive-in Memorial Day service in Hartley. Iowa Legion Department Commander James Kessler's keynote address reminded attendees they still have it pretty good compared to America's servicemen and women, both past and present. Noting current social distancing guidelines and other rules that have recently restricted movement to slow the COVID-19 pandemic, Kessler said the perceived hardships...
Local Republicans might do a double take when they fill out their ballots in the June 2 primary election. For the first time since 2002, O'Brien County conservatives have a choice to make in a race for the Iowa House of Representatives. Dennis Bush, Lynn Evans and Mark McHugh are all vying for the GOP's nod in District 3, which includes O'Brien and Cherokee counties as well as parts of Plymouth and Sioux counties. The three-way primary race is indeed a rarity. Current District 3 Rep. Dan...
Grading scales at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School will be adjusted for the second semester of the 2019-20 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Principal Nate Hemiller and the building leadership team presented three grading options to the school board on May 18. The high school leadership group's recommendation for which plan should be adopted was accepted by the board. The first option was to make no changes to the high school grading scale and use students' third quarter grades as...
Competition might be fleeting at the local level, but voters will find a few heated races speckled throughout their ballots during the June 2 primary election. The thickest competition is lumped in contests for federal office. Regionally, four newcomers are hoping to beat nine-term incumbent Rep. Steve King, of Kiron, for the Republican Party's nomination in the Fourth District. The crowded field includes Randy Feenstra, a state senator from Hull; businessman Steve Reeder, of Spirit Lake;...
Several generous donations recently helped make a community project in Royal become a reality, but there’s still a ways to go before officials can cut the ribbon. The Royal Visioning Board was recently awarded a grant by the Clay County Community Foundation that complemented other gifts from the Royal Telephone Company, Royal Lions Club, Legion Post #248 and Legion Auxiliary. The money is funding an improvement project that will increase accessibility to the city’s parks and shelter houses. The...
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced changes to the June 2 primary election. In light of social distancing recommendations and election workers’ safety, the number of local polling stations have been significantly reduced: • O’Brien County – voters living in Sheldon, Carroll Township and Floyd Township will vote at the Crossroads Pavillion in Sheldon, while all other voters will cast ballots at the Primghar Community Building. • Clay County – Only polling location is available at the Clay County Administration Building in Spencer. Polls are o...
To the editor: My name is Lynette Feenstra. My husband is Randy Feenstra, conservative Republican candidate for Congress. Today, I’m asking for you to consider voting for him. I have lots of reasons why, but there are a few that I think are most important. First, Randy is a tremendous husband and a wonderful father to our children. A pro-family Christian conservative, Randy has a proven record of defending the values that make our families and our communities strong. In the Iowa Senate, he helped defund Planned Parenthood and ban taxpayer f...
While spell-checking this article, Microsoft Word asked me if I meant to type the word "Covid." As I considered whether to "ignore, change, or add" this new word to my computer program's dictionary, I realized that I needed to push "add." This word is now part of our culture and immediate existence. We are a puppet in this disease's tangled marionette strings; not knowing what the future will bring or which way we will be jolted. We are cautiously venturing out onto the grounds, breaking free...
Joanne Blanche Stevens, 82 years, 6 months, of Bolivar, Mo., went to be with her Lord on April 14, 2020, at 7:15 p.m. in her home under her husband's care after a long illness with heart and Parkinson's diseases. She was born on Sept. 26, 1937, in a farm home at Ruthven, to Harold and Hazel (Michael) Lowman. She attended Rodman Consolidated School, graduating in 1955. Joanne married Ronald Eugene Stevens on June 10, 1956, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Joanne worked side-by-side with her...
• May 31, 1945 Mrs. L.G. Newel, president of the American Legion Auxiliary, announced that gross receipts of the poppy sale totaled $230.83, the largest amount taken in for poppy sales in the history of the organization. Proceeds aided World War I and II veterans and their families. The new super market for the Council Oak store was going up nicely. The front was being put on and the plate glass windows had been installed. The new Bartelson building, on Highway 18 at the end of Main Street, was also rapidly taking shape. Mrs. Irene Meier and M...
The Iowa high school spring sports seasons may have been casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic, but summer baseball and softball have survived to play again. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced May 20 that summer sports may be conducted following a two-month activities suspension due to COVID-19. The governing boards of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and Iowa High School Athletic Association then voted to approve resuming the summer seasons under Iowa Department of Education guidelines. Reopeni...
High school summer sports seasons will be held this year, but due to the coronavirus pandemic there will be many changes affecting how they are conducted. Reopening guidance issued by the Iowa Department of Education to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 will impact schools, coaches, athletes and fans. Everyone will see signage at each facility indicating that no one should attend or participate in practices or games if they currently have symptoms or have been in contact with anyone with a...
