Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary students are in for a surprise when they return to school this month. Librarian Vella Smith recently completed the finishing touches on a 70-foot mural in the library. It includes characters from 55 children's books, and Smith was eager to see the looks on kids' faces when they view it for the first time. "They're going to be blown away," she said. "I think everything turned out quite well." From Harry Potter to the Cat In the Hat to The Pokey Little Puppy, the...
The start of an infrastructure improvement project in east Hartley has been delayed, but the lull isn't expected to affect the completion deadline. Engineer Wes Boyer reported to the city council on Monday that the lift station replacement project will need to hit pause for a month to allow time for an environmental impact review. The lull will push bid letting on the project from September to October. The review is a requirement of the city's Community Development Block Grant, which is paying...
Children at the Hartley Community Daycare Center are seeing green. Brown's Lawn & Landscaping completed the second part of a two-phase improvement project at the facility over the past week, installing artificial turf to the east half of the playground. The addition complements new rubber mulch and play equipment that was installed in June. "The kids love it and we are excited to have this big project finished," said daycare director Kaity Harms. "It looks really nice and is a great addition to...
Next Hartley blood drive scheduled for Aug. 25 A blood drive is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 25, from 12:30-5:30 p.m. at the Hartley Community Center. New donors are especially needed. Appointments are required. To schedule your appointment, text LIFESERVE to 999-777, call (800) 287-4903 or visit lifeservebloodcenter.org. The drive is sponsored by Hartley Community and the Hartley Lions Club. Legion Family membership dinner Aug. 18 American Legion Post #288 (Legion, Auxiliary and SAL) will have its annual membership dinner on Wednesday, Aug....
• Traffic Sarah Rose Mauk, Howard Lake, Minn., Speeding. Michael Monroe, Jr., Sheldon, Failure to Yield. Carol L. McClain, Sanborn, Speeding. Jose Angelio Rodriguez Perez, Worthington, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License; Speeding. Bryce J. Cook, Hartley, Seatbelt Violation. Julius Cesar Fernandez, Jr., LeMars, Speeding. Kevin Dale Mesman, Sioux Falls, S.D., No Valid Driver’s License. Erica Grace Koonce, LeMars, Speeding. Keegan Dean Wielenga, Boyden, Use of Electronic Device. Louis Wayne Smith, Cherokee, Speeding. Leann Renae Kruger, Rock Rapid...
Communications Communication / Educational Presentations / 11100: Educational Presentation / 11100: Select This Class Blaine Finster Purple, Clay County Fair Communication / Pride of Iowa / 11501: Pride of Iowa Abby Woodall Purple, Clay County Fair Kate Dau Purple, Clay County Fair Communication / Share the Fun / 11300: Share the Fun / 11300: Select This Class Olivia Lopez Jauregui Purple Clothing Clothing Event / $15 Challenge / 12301: Jr. $15 Challenge Abby Woodall Lavender, Clay County Fair,...
I'm no gardener. The only thing I'm good at growing is weeds, and I don't even try to do that. Nonetheless, our yard does feature a garden. It's under Kaity's charge, but she's taken a rather laissez-faire attitude about it this year. I think she gave up on it after the green beans died before they even got going. This year's patch features broccoli, peppers, strawberries and tomatoes. The berries turned out horribly, only producing tiny morsels that seemed to have more seeds than fruit. The...
A humanitarian crisis. A national security crisis. A public health crisis. That’s the reality at our southern border. We’re nearly seven months into the Biden Administration, and they are refusing to step up and take action. It’s hard to ignore the facts. 210,000 illegal immigrants were encountered at the southern border last month – the most we’ve seen in over 20 years. Just recently, about 50,000 migrants who illegally crossed the border were released into our country without a court dat...
It is hard to imagine Norman Borlaug ever joining in singing “Jolene” or “9 to 5.” I can’t picture him harmonizing in a heart-tugging rendition of “I Will Always Love You.” This is not a knock against this kid from Cresco, Iowa. He excelled in other ways — like saving upwards of one billion people from starvation through the revolutionary plant-breeding work he did in the decades after World War II. Borlaug developed new, high-yield, disease-resistant varieties of wheat, maize and rice that a...
A memorial service for Barbara R. Campbell will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Tonna Parsons will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Warner Funeral Home. Serving as honorary bearers will be her grandchildren: Paige Nelson, Kaylee Nelson, Chance Richter, Jacob Nelson, Matt Mitchell, Casey Mitchell, Alex Wilbur and Kaci Richter. Private interment will take place at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Warner Funeral Home is assisting with the arrangements. Barbara...
Visitation and fellowship in memory of Lola M. Glover were held on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, at the Sanborn Funeral Home in Sanborn. A family graveside service was held on Aug. 11, in Graceland Cemetery at Sioux City. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Lola Mae Graham was born on Nov. 16, 1923, to John W. and Lola May (Voght) Graham. She was born and raised in the Sioux City area and received her education at surrounding schools. She had one brother, Jack Graham. Lola’s fondest childhood memory was doing puzzles, which became a...
Robert “Ras” Rasmussen, 66, of Fort Dodge, died on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, at home surrounded by family. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12, at Grace Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge. Inurnment will be at North Lawn Cemetery in Fort Dodge. Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services is assisting with the arrangements. Robert Rasmussen was born on April 18, 1955, to Otto and Lorraine (Anderson) Rasmussen in Volga, S.D. Robert graduated from South Dakota State with a bachelor’s degree in Economics. Robert was unite...
• Aug. 15, 1946 Members of the park board met with a representative from a Minnesota nursery and approved the plan for Hartley’s park. A section of the park was set aside for tennis and badminton courts in the summer and a skating rink in the winter. The Hartley town council agreed to raise the salaries of most of the town employees by $15 per month. Those benefitting from the raises were Walt Kruger, Harry Lage, Earl Gonnerman, Eber Salser, Henry Boetel, Alvin Muilenburg, William Ebert and Gilbert Rinck. Vernon Fear, 21-year-old pitcher for...
Named to academic all-state team The 35th all-academic team has been selected by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Named second team academic all-state was Samuel Heyn, of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School. A panel of coaches selected the senior players who have demonstrated outstanding academic, moral and athletic characteristics. The first team consists of the Top 24 players. The next 21 players receive a second team all-academic certificate. Named to the first team from...
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