Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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New royalty assumed their thrones Monday at the O'Brien County Fair in Primghar. Crowned were King Jayson Stamer, Queen Ellen Hunt and Princess Kourtney Dekker. The trio were part of a field of 10 candidates. Stamer, of Hospers, is the son of Kevin and Karie Stamer; Hunt, of Granville, is the daughter of Steve and Julie Hunt; and Dekker, of Sheldon, is the daughter of Kirk and Tina Dekker. The 2023 O'Brien County Fair came to a close on Thursday, July 27....
Father Kevin Richter is home. The O'Brien County native this month returned to the area to serve Catholic parishes in Spencer, Hartley and Primghar. He's been getting acquainted with the new faces in his flock, even though they may already be acquainted with him. "One of the things I like about coming to Spencer and O'Brien County is that it's back in the home territory," he said. "I was amazed on my first weekend already how many people knew me, knew my family, my parents, or aunts and uncles....
The yellowed clippings in scrapbooks at the Everly Heritage Museum may be frail, but they carry the weight of a significant period in the town's history. More than a dozen books filled with news clippings donated by former basketball players, their families and fans help tell the story of the community's stellar girls' basketball teams in the 1960s and 1970s. Museum volunteer Bev Rinehart spent more than a month this summer cataloguing the articles into an Excel spreadsheet to better organize th...
en completed at Clay Central/Everly Elementary, but there have been delays in getting other work done in the Royal building. According to reports presented at Monday's board meeting, Site Services completed asbestos abatement in the steam tunnels, but the district is waiting for SwiftAir to begin piping replacement. Installation of the window wraps is done, as is electrical work in the calm down room. Carpeting remains to be installed on the music room stage and the bus barn still needs to be...
• Traffic Joshua J.N. Warner, Waverly, Neb., Speeding. Joshua D. Logan, Primghar, Dark Windows. Damaris Anareth Acuna Rodriguez, Rock Valley, No Valid Driver’s License. Clinton Ross Larson, Sutherland, Seatbelt Violation. Jose H. Virula Mejia, Sioux City, Speeding. Ashley Joann Bohnenkamp, Hull, Seatbelt Violation. Tabatha Dee Monen, Sheldon, Speeding. Adela Suyapa Caballero Reyes, Marshall, Minn., Failure to Use Child Restraint Device; No Valid Driver’s License; Dark Windows. David Andrew Ben Beste, Hartley, Speeding. Jenna Christine Bo Reyna...
H-M-S registration Online registration for the 2023-24 school year at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn is open now through July 31, with in-person registration slated for Aug. 3. See the ad on Page 3 for more details. Electricity to be shut off in Hartley Hartley Municipal Utilities will have a planned power outage on Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 11 p.m. The outage will end on Thursday, Aug. 3 at 4 a.m. See the ad on Page 4 for more details. HHS alumni to gather St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will be serving coffee and bars to Hartley (60 and over) graduates, on S...
Ronald Reagan famously said, “Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican.” Apparently the late president’s 11th Commandment doesn’t apply in the Hawkeye State. Just as summer’s heat is about to peak, so too is the mudslinging from river to river. Alas, caucus season is in full swing. Many folks may greet this news with a loud groan. With incumbent President Joe Biden slated to make another White House run, Republicans from across the country have been coming out of the woodwork over the past few months announcing their campaigns. They’re a...
To the editor: It’s getting time to put our mindset to school days coming. We need to look at helping the Hartley Community Daycare Center with a new building for the safety of the children and workers! When people are looking at our town to move to, they look at daycare, school system and housing. H-M-S has a great school system going, but we also need to help our daycare. Hartley is a great town for new families, and we need to HELP our daycare to be in a safe place and to be able to expand. Betty Walton, Everly...
g up in school, I showed some talent in writing essay questions, or even small story answers, but really never considered myself a writer. Poetry was much more significant as I literally hated the poetry we had to read in high school. The chances of me becoming a poet were an absolute zero in my mind. That all changed after we bought our first house in the country outside of Groton, S.D., while I still worked in Aberdeen. I was working full time for the railroad and was starting grad school at...
• July 29, 1948 Plans for the 1948 O’Brien County Fair and Future Farmers Livestock Show were virtually complete. The festivities were to last two days instead of three, but organizers promised they would be two days filled with attractions for the many visitors to Hartley. Local baseball teams lost close games on the diamond. The junior Legion team lost to Primghar, 5-4, and to Melvin, 1-0. Hartley’s town team, the Red Caps, battled Rossie on even terms for 11 innings, but Rossie picked up four runs in the 12th frame to take a 7-3 decis...
A funeral service for Douglas E. Geerdes was held Monday, July 24, 2023, at the Warner Funeral Home in Everly. Pastor Dan Taylor officiated. Honorary pallbearers were Lilly Geerdes, Taylor Siems, Elizabeth Geerdes, Logan Siems, Josie Geerdes, Marshal Geerdes and Jase Benson. Warner Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Douglas (Doug) Edwin Geerdes was born June 6, 1953, and was the second son of Edwin and Ellen (Hirt) Geerdes. He was raised on the Geerdes family farm south of Everly. He...
A memorial service for David L. Van Oort will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 28, 2023, at the Christian Reformed Church in Sanborn. Pastor Phillip Westra will officiate. Burial will be in Roseland Cemetery at Sanborn. Sanborn Funeral Home is assisting with the arrangements. David Lee Van Oort, son of Harvey J. and Gloria A. (Baartman) Van Oort, was born in Sheldon on Jan. 18, 1967. He grew up in Sanborn along with his sister, Pam, and four brothers, Keith, Steven, Daryl and Chad. He received his education at River Valley Community School in...
Everyone loves a parade, especially in downtown Hartley. Registration is now open for the Hartley Summer Celebration parade slated for Saturday, Aug. 5. Line up starts at 9:30 a.m at Growmark, with the parade set to kick off at 10:30 a.m. A link to the parade registration form can be found on Summer Celebration's Facebook page under the "About" section. Any questions may be directed to [email protected] or (712) 363-1073. This year's theme is "Life is Better in a Small Town!" The parade...
