Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Organizers of Hartley's Summer Celebration are hoping attendees squeal with delight this weekend. On tap is a full schedule loaded with events for the whole family. Highlighting the list is a performance by the Pork Tornadoes on Saturday evening, which has folks buzzing with anticipation. "They're a pretty popular cover band and have a large following," said Summer Celebration committee member Rachel Wilson. "We're planning on a really big crowd." The band's swine-centric name gave this year's...
A lifetime of community involvement has earned Mort and Karen Rosenboom one of Hartley's biggest honors. The Rosenbooms were named grand marshals of the Hartley Summer Celebration parade set for Saturday morning. While both Mort and Karen said they didn't prefer the limelight, they were humbled by the selection. "It's an honor," said Karen. Both Mort and Karen grew up in the Hartley area. Mort started farming north of town in 1965, while Karen was a schoolteacher at Albert City-Truesdale, and la...
With loud bangs, revving engines and plenty of moos, the O'Brien County Fair celebrated a century in style last week. "We had a great fair," said O'Brien County Fair Board President Darwin Gaudian. "We had people there that wouldn't have been there before. A lot people came from a long ways to be there." From concerts and fireworks to car races and livestock shows, the fair schedule was chock-full of events for the whole family during its run July 19-25. "We had good numbers," Gaudian said....
A Spirit Lake firm was awarded the contract for street repair work in Hartley. Meeting on July 26, the city council accepted the bid of Beck Excavating for chip sealing South Central Avenue from the railroad tracks to 330th Street, and to patch various locations elsewhere in the city. Blacktop Services submitted a bid of $50,910, while Beck submitted a bid of $52,214. According to Street Superintendent Rusty Howard, Beck had agreed to drop the mobilization fee for the project, which lowered thei...
• Traffic Renato Rubio, Hawarden, Speeding; No Valid Driver’s License. Jesse Don Baack, Archer, Registration Violation. Justin T. Wayne, Omaha, Neb., Speeding. Ashley Marie Monroe, Ashton, Speeding. Shannon Marie Slemp, Alton, Speeding. Oswaldo Pop Cucul, Marshall, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License. Jacob Wayne Leusink, Hartley, No Proof of Insurance; Seatbelt Violation; Driving While Suspended. Joe Duo, Glendale, Ariz., Speeding. Michaele Pond, Cherokee, Hunting/Fishing License Violation. Brent Boyer, Sanborn, No Valid Driver’s License. Eyner S...
Open house planned for Hartley auto shop Stan’s Service by SK Repair will hold an open house on Thursday, Aug. 1 from 5-8 p.m. The public is invited to attend. The shop is located in the former Stan’s Service building on Highway 18 in Hartley. It was purchased by Stephen and Kelly Embrey in April from former owners Stan and Bonny Jacobs, who retired. Handicap parking at Summer Celebration The Hartley Summer Celebration Committee is reserving the parking lot by the tennis courts in Neebel Park for handicap parking during this weekend’s event...
Co-ops donate to NCC Powerline program Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon received a $15,000 gift from the combined efforts of North West Rural Electric Cooperative and Basin Electric Power Cooperative. From the funds received, new lab equipment will be added to the NCC Powerline program. The funds reflect a combined total donation match from Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s Matching Donation Fund. Headquartered in Bismarck, N.D., Basin Electric is the primary power supplier for Lyon County Rural Electric Cooperative, Osceola E...
To the editor: When Mr. Trump was shot, Democrats spoke up to support him and his recovery. When news broke that President Biden had Covid and would need to be isolated, a word of support for the president’s recovery would have been appropriate. But Trump and his MAGA Republicans attacked him. The Republican Party with Mr. Trump as their leader has become mean, nasty and encourages violence toward those that disagree with them. So much for their rhetoric to unite the country. Shirley Mori Sorenson, West Des Moines...
To the editor: Last month, Summit Carbon Solutions received a conditional permit from the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) to construct a 680-mile CO2 pipeline across Iowa. The proposed pipeline, named the Midwest Carbon Express (MCE), will carry pressurized CO2 from ethanol plants across five Midwestern states to North Dakota where it will be permanently sequestered underground. The investment company will then earn billions of dollars annually in 45Q carbon tax credits. Summit recently filed additional applications with the IUC to bring 16...
What do you dream about? If you're like me, you don't remember dreams long enough to know what they're about. Sometimes my night dreams and daydreams run together, and then I really get confused! Hopefully I'm not the only one with these problems. I've been a daydreamer all my life. When I was in grade school, I often got in trouble for not paying attention to what was going on in class. I would sit there and try to listen to the teacher or work on an assignment, but something would invariably...
A funeral service in memory of Ray H. Cranston will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Visitation will be held Thursday, Aug. 1, from 5-7 p.m. at the church. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery at Spencer. Warner Funeral Home is assisting with the arrangements. Ray Harley Cranston, the son of Harley and Gladys (Flint) Cranston, was born Jan. 19, 1933. He had three siblings, Cleone, Coleen and Merlyn, and grew up on the family farm located...
A funeral service in memory of Gertrude L. “Trudy” Brouwer was held Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at First Reformed Church in Sanborn. Pastor Paul Van Maaren officiated. Pallbearers were Amanda Bullmann, Kyle Doody, Ethan Brouwer, Jenny Allen, Sarah Coleman and Garret Coleman. Interment was in East Lawn Cemetery at Sheldon. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Gertrude Louise “Trudy” Brouwer was born May 14, 1929 in Middleburg, one of three children of Bouka “Bert” and Jennie (Vermeer) Bosma. She spent her youth around Middleburg...
Visitation and fellowship in memory of Rodney W. “Rod” Buren will be held Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, at Sanborn Funeral Home in Sanborn. Honorary pallbearers are Averie Buren, Brylie Buren, Parker Buren and Miles Vincent. Private family burial will take place in Roseland Cemetery near Sanborn, with military graveside rites conducted by Melvin American Legion, Reed Guthrie Post #470. Sanborn Funeral Home is assisting with the arrangements. Rodney Wayne “Rod” Buren, one of three children of Herman Adrian and Marie (Riemersma) Buren, was born May 13,...
Pamela Andrene’ Morgan passed away peacefully on Friday, July 26, 2024. Pamela was born on Aug. 4, 1945 in Holstein, to Hazel and Roert E. Mohr. She was the oldest of five children, she being the only daughter. She grew up on a farm in Cushing and belonged to the 4-H club, played sports and was active in the Lutheran youth group. She loved spending time with her grandparents, Rena and Albert, on their dairy farm. It was in high school that she met the love of her life, Douglas Morgan. After graduation, she married Douglas in September of 1...
• July 28, 1949 C.P. Busche, of the local gas company, was promoted to district superintendent of the Peoples Natural Gas Co. at Schuyler, Neb. Howard Gannon, of Spencer, was the new manager of the local office. Many Hartley residents would surely miss the well at the Botsford Lumber Co., which was filled in during the process of constructing new buildings. The Floete Lumber Co. dug it in 1908. Water from the well, which never ran dry, was softer than city water and tasted better. The quick thinking of several Hartley firemen averted tragedy w...
On Wednesday, July 17, Century Mutual Insurance Association held its Annual Firemen's Golf Benefit Tournament. This year's event was held at the Sanborn Golf & Country Club in Sanborn. 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 96 golfers comprising 24 teams teeing off. The annual event is an 18-hole tournament held to benefit the local area volunteer fire departments. This year's...
As the O'Brien County Fair celebrated its 100th anniversary, the O'Brien County Value Added Ag Steering Committee presented the 2024 Ag Hall of Fame awards on Monday evening, July 22. Johnny Westra, of rural Primghar, was honored as the 2024 recipient of the Value Added Ag Hall of Fame Award, and Fred De Jong & Sons, Inc., of Primghar, was recognized as the business recipient of the award. According to committee, successful candidates must have demonstrated leadership, stewardship, community ser...
