Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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There will be a shakeup at the O'Brien County Courthouse in January. Only one of three county supervisor incumbents – District 3's Nancy McDowell – won their respective GOP primary race on Tuesday. District 1 incumbent Supervisor Tim Overmire fell to Jim Thomas, while District 2 incumbent John Steensma was defeated by current county Auditor Barb Rohwer. Unofficial results are included below. • District 1: Thomas, of Hartley, defeated Overmire, also of Hartley, with 59.2 percent of the vote,...
People in southeast Sheldon were hit with a big surprise Friday afternoon. A small tornado tore through the area near Crossroads Pavilion Event Center, leaving damaged buildings and vehicles in its wake. The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls estimated the twister as an EF0 with wind speeds peaking at 85 mph. "Thankfully no one was injured from this storm system," said Jared Johnson, O'Brien County Emergency Management director. "There were multiple agencies and contractors working on site...
Connie Olhausen recalls the moment she decided to adopt a new way to quilt. "I had just finished a queen-sized one with 1,020 pieces that took 125 hours," she said. "That's when I decided this is kind of stupid. If we're going to do this, we're not going to make these kinds of quilts." An online search yielded more speedy methods of construction, and Olhausen never looked back. She made 75 quilts this year alone as part of a local charitable group at St. Paul's Lutheran Church that sends them...
You don't need to be a meteorologist to guess the main theme of this year's planting season in northwest Iowa. Area fields have been inundated with water this spring – so much so that many locations are already approaching precipitation totals from all of 2023. The deluge has slowed the 2024 planting season significantly, with some farmers still waiting to get soybeans in the ground. "Most of the corn is wrapped up, but the farther east you go, there are quite a bit of beans that have to go i...
• Traffic Cherrine Nicole Anderson, St. Louis, Mo., Seatbelt Violation. Pedro Ruiz Morales, Spencer, Dark Windows. Elijah Roy Ernst, Cambridge, Minn., Speeding. Mia Faith Janke, Kingsley, Registration Violation. David Ramirez Lopez, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License. Randy D. Fahlenkamp, Hartley, Registration Violation. Nestor Gomez Lopez, Paullina, No Valid Driver’s License; Speeding. Haley R. Bottjen, Primghar, No Valid Driver’s License. Shana Kristine Martens, Algona, Registration Violation; No Valid Driver’s License; No Proof of Insurance...
New location for Hartley blood drive A community blood drive is scheduled from 12:30-5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19. It will be held in the social room of Trinity United Church of Christ, located at 140 North 5th Avenue East in Hartley. Donors are asked to use the west door of the church. New donors are especially needed. Appointments are encouraged. Make your appointment by texting LIFESERVE to 999-777, calling (800) 287-4903 or visiting lifeservebloodcenter.org. EHM fundraiser is June 15 The Everly Heritage Museum will hold its annual fundra...
Locals graduate from ISU More than 4,450 graduates received degrees from Iowa State University this spring during commencement ceremonies were held May 9-11 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. Local students are listed below. Everly: Jack Davis, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture. Hartley: Jennifer Vander Lee, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine ILCC releases spring honors lists Iowa Lakes Community College recently released the Spring 2024 Honors Lists. This semester, 131 students have earned the prestigious...
Longtime Clay Central/Everly Elementary teacher Tierny Rutt received a big honor at the end of the school year last month. The first grade teacher at CC/E was named More 104.9 Teacher of the Year during a special ceremony in the music room. Rutt (pictured above, third from left) retired at the end of the school year following a 37-year career. Over the years, Rutt's passion has been teaching all of her students important skills to become successful and productive community members. In addition...
A beautiful sight to behold Hartley's new pool a welcome addition to City With a Heart Hartley children have been able to enjoy something they haven't experienced in four years – a pool in town. The ribbon was cut on the city's new aquatic center late last month following two years of delays. That saga is well known by now and there's no need to dwell on the details. Hartley finally has its pool, and residents in the City With a Heart can be grateful for that. The facility has been well r...
Robert L. Frembgen, 89, of Hastings, Minn., passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. He was born March 23, 1935 in Hartley, the youngest son of Leo and Agnes Frembgen. He grew up in Hartley where he met and wed Shirley Kamradt. Together they had four children: Cynthia, Rick, Daniel and Ryan. He worked for Mid-America Pipeline for 32 years, starting in Sanborn and later transferring to Hastings in 1968. He retired in 1996. He always claimed Hastings as his home, but loved...
Services in memory of Kenneth W. Emmert were held Saturday, June 1, 2024, at the First Congregational Church in Spencer. Pastor Sharon “Shazzi” Britz officiated. Casket bearers were his grandchildren. Interment was in North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer. Warner Funeral Home Spencer assisted with the arrangements. Kenneth Wayne Emmert was born on March 23, 1939 in Hartley. His parents were Orville and Charlotte (Jipson) Emmert. He grew up with three siblings on a farm near Royal. Ken went to school in Royal and played basketball in high sch...
A funeral service in memory of Audrey K. Thiessen was held Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly. Pastor Dan Taylor officiated. Burial was at Lone Tree Cemetery in rural Everly. Warner Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Audrey Kaiser Thiessen, the daughter of George and Anna Stille Kaiser, was born Nov. 19, 1928, near Milford. She graduated from Okoboji Consolidated School in 1946. She then went to Central Radio and Television School in Kansas City, Mo., graduating in 1948. After graduation, she worked for Trans...
• June 9, 1949 Everett Brewer, of Storm Lake, was employed by the Burley Appliance Store as a salesman for this area. He was formerly district Philco representative for the E.J. Gustafson Co., of Sioux Falls, S.D. June marked the first month of the Clerk of the Month Contest sponsored by the Hartley Chamber of Commerce. A total of $22.50 in prizes would be awarded to the most courteous clerks. Awards were made by a secret committee upon nominations from the buying public. LaBelle’s Michael Noir, black Labrador owned by Myrle Peters, won the...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's baseball team scored more runs in two of its games last week than it did during the previous five. But opposing teams also scored plenty of runs to keep H-M-S from getting a win. The Hawks fell short, 6-5, at South O'Brien on May 28. They scored three runs in the seventh inning to make it a one-run game and had the bases loaded, but the Wolverines got out of the jam to earn the win. South O'Brien scored a run in the opening inning and the Hawks answered with two runs in...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn squandered opportunities at the plate and in the field during a pair of softball losses last week. The Hawks did not generate much offense until the final inning of a 7-4 loss at South O'Brien on May 28. The Wolverines' five runs in the second inning settled the outcome. They also scored a run in the first inning and again in the sixth. "Tensions and frustrations were high on the field that in the end affected our batting and fielding," Hawk coach Stephanie Bronstad...
School’s been out for two weeks and we’re still adjusting at my household. The kids are fine, but the parents are still hashing it out. So it goes with competing schedules that have one kid here and the other one there, with two parents who have their own obligations. Oliver has been busy with educational camps hosted by local libraries and ISU Extension & Outreach this week. That’s great for him, because his insatiable appetite for learning necessitates that his brain stays busy. He’s been enjoying them greatly and hasn’t really bugged me...
