Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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New royalty assumed the throne Monday night at the O'Brien County Fair. Grace Fuhrman and Dain Moermond were named queen and king of this year's fair. The duo succeeds 2021 Queen Kaeley Einck and King Jason Wittrock. Makenzie Meyer, of Paullina, was named fair princess on Monday and succeeds Sydney Zeutenhorst. Moermond, of Sutherland, is the son of Josh and Becca Moermond. He will enter his senior year at South O'Brien High School this fall, and is an eight-year member of the GW Feeders 4-H...
Travelers passing throughout northwest Iowa aren't seeing things. Several local cornfields have stalks with a curve near their base. These aren't new hybrids, but rather the plant's reaction to the July 5 derecho. The storm barreled through northwest Iowa leaving downed power lines, felled trees and flattened fields in its wake. Wind speeds around Hartley reached 79 mph, which slanted several local cornfields. "Most of the crop damage was corn that 'lodged' or tilted at about a 45 degree angle i...
To stay ahead of an upcoming price hike, the Hartley City Council authorized the purchase of a backhoe loader during a special meeting on Monday. A quote from Murphy Tractor & Equipment in Sioux City for a John Deere 310SL backhoe loader was the lowest of three received. Superintendent of Public Works Jaron Benz recommended ordering the John Deere backhoe immediately, as the company will impose a 5 percent price increase for equipment not ordered by Aug. 1. Items being ordered with the base...
The Hartley City Council is supporting an application for funding to finance the first section of a recreational trail in the community. The Hartley Recreational Trail Committee, on behalf of the Hartley Improvement Foundation, is applying for $91,200 in funding from the Iowa Department of Transportation's State Recreational Trails program. The grant is intended to finance construction of a segment of trail on the south side of 3rd Street Southwest, extending from Neebel Park to 8th Avenue...
• Traffic Christopher Shawn Fields, Sebring, Fla., Seatbelt Violation. Arturo Isaac Morales Romero, Sheldon, No Proof of Insurance; No Valid Driver’s License. Jamillah Amina Shabazz, St. Paul, Minn., Speeding. Carolyn Gayle Carlson, Sanborn, Seatbelt Violation. Braden Ray Hanner, Parsons, Kan., Registration Violation. McCadden M. Ball, Lewiston, Ill., Speeding; Dark Windows. Taylor Leigh Decker, Orange City, Speeding. Darrell E. Fobbs, Brookshire, Texas, No Valid Driver’s License. Bryan Troy Reese, Jr., Beaumont, Texas, Registration Violation;...
Summer Celebration edging closer Registration and pre-sales are underway for a variety of Summer Celebration events and contests. See the ads inside for more details, as well as a complete schedule. Summer Celebration in Hartley runs Aug. 5-7. Red’s Aug. 3 menu Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will be serving a turkey dinner on Wednesday, Aug. 3. See the ad on Page 4 for more details. Summer Celebration parade info Participants in this year’s Hartley Summer Celebration parade are encouraged to decorate their floats with their favorite decad...
Borden receives Valero Scholarship Wyatt Borden, of Sanborn, was recently awarded the Valero Scholarship. He is the son of Scott and Ruth Borden. Scott is a water treatment process operator at the Valero Renewables – Hartley. On Friday, July 22 a luncheon was held in Wyatt’s honor. Wyatt graduated this spring from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School with Highest Honors. In high school he participated in football, basketball, golf, baseball, Student Council and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He was a two-year letter winner on a team with bac...
Century Mutual Insurance Association on July 13 held its annual Firemen's Golf Benefit Tournament. This year's event was held at the Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club in Hartley. Century Mutual sponsors the event with all entry fees from the teams being distributed to the fire department of their choice. Golf started at 9:30 a.m., with 88 golfers comprising 22 teams teeing off. The annual event is an 18-hole tournament which is held to benefit the local area volunteer fire departments. This...
• July 31, 1947 Very light showers brought some relief to the abnormally high temperatures experienced the previous two days. The thermometer reached a maximum of 102 on July 29. Farm crops withstood the intense heat well but were badly in need of rain. A record turnout of Chamber of Commerce and Legion members from Hartley and the surrounding territory were expected to join a caravan to Everly. Occasion for the festivities was the Everly AMVETS Post celebration. Representatives of the O’Brien County newspapers were entertained at Paullina by...
A funeral service for Lyle A. Mayer was held Thursday, July 21, 2022, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in May City. Pastor Richard Milbrandt officiated. Pallbearers were Nate Mayer, Jacob Mayer, Chris Lucas, Zach Lucas, Noah Mayer and Sam Mayer. Honorary pallbearers were Shayne Mayer, Shawn Mayer, Jessica Mayer, Megan Sabin and Gretchen Mayer. Military graveside rites were conducted by Melvin American Legion Reed Guthrie Post #470. Burial was in Harrison Township Cemetery at May City. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Lyle A...
A funeral service for Robert B. “Bob” Knock was held Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at the American Lutheran Church in Melvin, with Pastor Judy Johnson officiating. Pallbearers were Terry Langenfeld, Jamin Breuer, Roger Jacobs, Heath Hardie, Grant Muilenburg and Al Kennedy. Military graveside rites were conducted by Melvin American Legion Reed Guthrie Post #470. Interment was in Baker Township Cemetery at Melvin. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Robert Bernard “Bob” Knock was born Oct. 9, 1930, to Ben B. and Freda S. (Graves...
A Celebration of Life for former Hartley residents Earle and Alice Yager will be held Monday, Aug. 8 at 10:30 a.m., at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. A reception will follow....
Hello to all and how are you? I pray you are all well and living life to the fullest this fine Thursday afternoon! I'll kick this column off with Bethlehem Lutheran's Pastor Mark's Coffee Shop Wisdom. He states, "Every generation revolts against its parents and makes friends with its grandparents." Thank you, Pastor, for sharing! *** My family just got home from an amazing vacation in the beautiful Black Hills. I genuinely think that no matter how many times you've been there, the Black Hills...
The Hartley Fire Department hosted a special night of wet and wild fun at Fanning Field on Thursday, July 21....
