Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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An army of volunteers made light work of more than 34 tons of flood-damaged items in Everly on Friday. "It was amazing," said Mayor Ron Thompson. "Everyone worked their tails off." Working as a team, the group made its way around town removing furniture and other household items from curbs. The damage was done during a flood late last month which filled basements on the south side of town and elsewhere. Everly Fire Chief Brian Kahl, who also serves as the city's street superintendent, helped...
O'Brien County residents are being asked to self-report flood damage in an effort to get more federal assistance following last month's floods. O'Brien County Emergency Management Coordinator Jared Johnson is urging local residents to report damage to report-ia-state.orioncentral.com/ as soon as possible. On Tuesday, he said that around 100 additional submissions had been filed on the site from the county in the last few days. By reporting flood and storm-related damages, the Federal Emergency...
Royal residents could have something extra to celebrate when Fun Days are held this month, as Main Street is expected to have a new surface by the end of next week. Blacktop Service Co. was awarded the contract during a special city council meeting on June 25. Their proposal calls for milling four inches of existing surface from Main Street and repaving it with asphalt. Their bid was $215,816. Fuller & Sons Paving proposed milling the entire street width down four inches and repaving with two...
• Traffic Aniyah Marie Williams, Sheldon, Minor in Possession, Tobacco. Justin Richard Evans, Hawkins, Texas, Speeding. Hayden Steele Lee, Sanborn, Minor in Possession, Tobacco. Jason Lee Krob, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License. Kiesen Paul Vanderweide, LeMars, Speeding. Alexander John Olsen, Sioux Falls, S.D., Speeding. Gary Lynn Hassebroek, Sheldon, Seatbelt Violation. Ryan Mark Vollink, Archer, Seatbelt Violation. Zachary Floyd Hohbach, Paullina, Speeding. Lewis Abram Schaeffer, Sheldon, Violation of Instruction Permit. Troy Allen Jen...
Hazardous material clean-up in Hartley Northwest Iowa Area Solid Waste Agency will be at the city shop in Hartley on Wednesday, July 10 collecting household hazardous materials. See the ad on Page 3 for more details. Upcoming events at Hartley Public Library Several events are planned at the Hartley Public Library in July. July 13: 9 a.m.-noon, Partners with Patriots will bring in their service dogs to socialize with patrons. July 15: 4-6 p.m., D&L Ceramics will bring in molds for patrons to paint and glaze. Price varies by size but cost will...
Elderbridge offering disaster assistance Seniors in Clay, Dickinson, O’Brien and Osceola counties are encouraged to seek assistance with recent flooding-related issues from the Elderbridge Agency on Aging. The agency provides the following services for any person aged 60 and older who has been adversely affected by the recent and ongoing flooding: information and referral services; assistance in completing FEMA or other financial assistance forms; referrals to appropriate agencies for safe housing, food, clothing, or other necessities; and r...
What an absolutely crazy two weeks it’s been here in northwest Iowa. I speak for the entire region when I say I’m sick of seeing soiled junk on curbs. Until it dries out for an extended period of time, everyone will remain on edge whenever rain is in the forecast. My heart aches for the thousands of people affected by devastating floods in Rock Valley, Spencer and elsewhere. The hopeless feeling of watching a river destroy your home is unimaginable, and the rebuilding process will be a monumental task. Seeing a unified effort to help those aff...
Hearts are heavy across the region due to massive flooding that brought untold levels of damage in Rock Valley, Spencer and elsewhere. Recovery will take years, and there's little folks can do but lend a helping hand right now. The sky was a geyser late last month. More than a foot of rain fell in some parts, which is obviously more than our ground, streams, creeks and rivers can handle. The deluge led to record flooding that displaced thousands of people. Homes were destroyed, businesses shutte...
June's storms opened a tidal wave of support to people affected by flooding in Spencer and Everly. Officials at Clay Central/Everly orchestrated several outreach efforts in the wake of the disaster, including opening up the locker rooms for displaced people who need a shower. The district's Maverick Missions program also collected clothing for flood victims, which garnered 10 garbage bags full of youth and adult items. "It still didn't feel like enough," said Iesha Toft, CC/E's Beyond the Bell...
• July 7, 1949 Certificates for superior service were awarded to 219 supervisors of the Milwaukee Road. Each had completed a 19-year period without a personal injury occurring to an employee under their jurisdiction. Frank Meyers, section foreman at Hartley, was an award recipient. Botsford Lumber Company in Hartley planned to build a new building on the site of the old one. The existing wooden structure was being torn down and a modern type building of tile construction would replace it. The company hoped it would be completed by fall. A l...
William J. “Bill” Woodall, Jr., 92, of Paullina, formerly of Cherokee, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Accura Healthcare of Cherokee. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 7, 2024, at Aurelia First United Methodist Church, with Pastor Mike Agnew officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. Military rites will be performed by L.A. Westcott Post #2253 and the Cherokee American Legion. Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting with the arrangements. Bill was born Dec. 26, 1931 to William and Haz...
A funeral service for Roger S. Meyer was held Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at the Everly United Church in Everly. Burial was at First Reformed Cemetery in rural Everly. Warner Funeral Home in Everly assisted with the arrangements. Roger Siebe Meyer was born Sept. 11, 1950 in Spencer, to parents Siebe and Grace (Kuper) Meyer. He grew up on a farm near Everly. He attended Okoboji School for two years and then attended and graduated from Everly High School in 1969. Roger married Susan Ingwersen in Lake Park on May 23, 1981. Three children were born to...
Completion of improvements to the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School baseball and softball facilities and the contributions of those who made the upgrades possible were recognized in brief ceremonies on June 28. The upgrades, which were begun in 2023, included new dugouts, new scoreboards, construction of new batting cages, construction of baseball bleachers and press box, new fencing around the baseball field, construction of home and visitor bullpen areas, new audio equipment for both fields,...
Pairings for district baseball and regional softball have been released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. The first round of the Class 1A district baseball tournament is scheduled for Saturday, July 6. In Substate 1 District 2, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn plays MMCRU at Marcus, at 7 p.m. Kingsley-Pierson and Sibley-Ocheyedan also play at Marcus, starting at 5 p.m. Winners of those games will play each other on Tuesday, July 9, at a site to be...
A wet home diamond on June 24 meant Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn’s softball game with South O’Brien had to be played at Paullina. The Wolverines were not hospitable hosts, handing H-M-S a 16-6 loss. South O’Brien set the tone with three runs in the first inning. After scoring four runs in the fourth and one more in the fifth, the Wolverines doubled their scoring output with eight runs in the sixth. H-M-S scored twice in the first inning on a double by Eliza Tewes and added a run in the fifth on a groundout by Natalie Daggett. With the bases loade...
Trinity Christian took a quick lead, but Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn scored multiple runs in four of the first five innings to earn a 9-6 win. The Hawks' first victory in War Eagle Conference play came on June 26 in Hartley. The Tigers led 4-0 after the first inning and scored another run in the second. H-M-S answered with two runs in the first inning and three in the second to tie the score, and scored twice in the third to take the lead for good. The Hawks extended their advantage to four runs in...
Trinity Christian had a better record, but Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn played a better game when their softball teams met on June 26 in Hartley. H-M-S took an early lead and went on to earn the 8-2 win. Frankie Mohni contributed three hits, including a two-run single in the second inning that put H-M-S on the scoreboard. Eliza Tewes' two-run single was the big hit in the fourth inning, when the Hawks increased the advantage to 6-0. Kinsey Schirmer drove in a run with a single and Gracie Knobloch...
