Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Though closing credits may have rolled decades ago on the last scary movie to play at the Capitol Theatre, it doesn't mean the building can't put on one final horror show for Hartley taxpayers. On the advice of legal counsel, the city council on Monday voted to acquire the property from Dwight and Darla Jacobs, of Spirit Lake. The city will obtain the property located at 185 S Central Ave. via quitclaim deed in the near future, and the Jacobs will also have to fork over a $2,500 payment under...
Bruce Morrison's beautiful paintings and photographs aren't for the birds – they're just of them. The rural Hartley artist has made a second career out of all things winged. From mighty hawks and eagles to tiny finches and warblers, there's no end to his feathered fascination. "As a kid, I used to hike the railroad out of town to a friend's farm where I'd lie down in a pasture and watch the red-tailed hawks fly above," he recalled. "Watching them in flight, it just looks so effortless. They c...
A rural May City man is putting the "business" back in Business Corner. Nick Shaffer recently erected a new building near the intersection of county roads A34 and M18 northeast of May City. The facility will eventually house 300 Acres, LLC, Shaffer's growing seed dealership and farm goods business. Shaffer previously operated the business from his acreage, but space started getting tight in recent years thanks to a growing customer base. "I started looking for land, but I didn't want to be...
With harvest season underway, Ag Partners in Royal has developed contingency plans to deal with this year's bounty following an explosion that disabled one of their grain elevators. According to a statement from the company, the Royal location has been redesigned to enable customers to deliver grain to the facility this fall. Grain will be taken using Dump 3, which according to Vice President of Operations Dan DeJong, can move 30,000 bushels per hour and can leg grain to all the functional...
Superintendent of Public Works Jaron Benz isn't concerned that the only thing to change recently at Hartley's new industrial park is the weeds. The 20-acre site was set to get paved last month, but only dirt remains. Benz said that's not a problem – crews are slated to return to Hartley within the next week and hopefully finish the job. "Whether that's going to happen or not, I'm not 100 percent sure," he said. "They worked before Labor Day and were hoping to return, but didn't. Whether t...
• Traffic Conner Jay Sybesma, Sanborn, Failure to Yield. Jose Maldonado Hernandez, La Habra, Calif., Hunting/Fishing License Violation. Bonilla Juan Islas, Jonesboro, Ark., Hunting/Fishing License Violation. Fernando Munguia, Jonesboro, Ark., Hunting/Fishing License Violation. Brian Deago Ramsey, Sheldon, No Proof of Insurance. Blake Robert Eugene Sevier, Orient, Seatbelt Violation. Michael David Orr, Spencer, Speeding. Cherri Raye Rodrigues, Sioux City, Speeding. Chevelle Lynn Dance, Primghar, Speeding. Alvear Rolando, St. James, Minn., S...
No new COVID-19 deaths in O'Brien, Clay counties The total number of deaths associated with COVID-19 in O'Brien and Clay counties remained unchanged over the past week. Clay County has three recorded coronavirus-related fatalities while O'Brien County has eight. Overall, O'Brien County has had 263 total confirmed coronavirus cases since March and 150 recoveries, while Clay County has had 255 cases and 218 recoveries. The COVID-19 outbreak at Prairie View Campus in Sanborn grew by one over the...
Fall clean up day The City of Hartley will hold a clean up day on Monday, Sept. 21. Once the trucks have picked up the refuse on your block, they will not return to pick up more. Construction and demolition material will require the use of a dumpster. All refuse must be placed at your regular garbage route pick up site. Visit the city’s website for complete details. Find a treasure at Grace Fellowship Grace Fellowship is hosting a large garage sale on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m.-noon. Coffee and rolls will be available, and all items on t...
Friends of the Library, with help from Ron Hengeveld and Deidre Welch, recently provided another literary outlet for readers and booklovers. The unique structure was constructed with some recycled and scrap materials and is located by Hartley City Hall and the post office. Area residents and visitors are encouraged to bring, borrow, take and leave various types of appropriate reading material. All ages of bookworms may borrow or take an item to enjoy. Users are encouraged to share with others...
A Spencer woman recently became one of the all-time greats for Clay County 4-H. Janel Maurer was this year's inductee from Clay County in the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame. She serves on the Clay County Poultry Committee and was a club leader for the Lincoln Lions in the past. Maurer was nominated by Clay County 4-H Committee Member Bri Pullen. "Janel has done wonderful things with youth in our community," Pullen wrote in her nomination. "She has really made an impact on our family, especially with our...
Mrs. Anna Broring is a recent Wartburg College graduate, receiving her degree in Music Education. She is certified to teach K-12 vocal, instrumental and orchestral music, which is a perfect fit for her dual-school positions at CC/E and Sioux Central schools. Broring appreciates working with children of all age groups daily. The charm of CC/E's tight-knit community of teachers, administration, parents and children is something that Broring gravitates to. "The small class sizes make it so easy to...
A funeral service for Lillian A. Brown was held Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church in Sanborn. Fr. Tim Hogan officiated. Pallbearers were Jay O’Leary, Sheila O’Leary, Hannah O’Leary, Ryan O’Leary, Molly O’Brien and Tom O’Brien. Interment was in St. Cecilia’s Catholic Cemetery at Sanborn. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Lillian Augusta Bott arrived May 18, 1921, the oldest of three daughters born to Floyd and Florence Bott. She lived her early years and young adulthood in Floyd Knobs, Ind. Lillian me...
• Sept. 20, 1945 The men’s league at the Hartley Bowling Alleys began their season. Twenty-four men’s teams were bowling on Monday, Tuesday and Friday each week. The women’s league was preparing for their season. A new rotating schedule was set up by the schools of the Sioux Valley Conference to take effect with the 1946 football season. Each school was assigned three contestants and over a period of three years they would have to play all schools in the conference. Hartley had to play Sanborn, Milford and Sutherland each year, along with on...
Several Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn runners recorded season-best or lifetime-best times at the Sibley-Ocheyedan Invitational on Sept. 4 at the Sibley Golf Course. Junior Madison Otto led the girls' cross country team, earning a medal and shaving time off her performance from the same meet a year earlier. Otto finished 16th in a tough field. "Madison looked extremely good," Hawk coach Nicole Dorhout said. "She's getting stronger and stronger and is improving her racing skills. She ran more than 30...
Strong net play and a late rally in the third set propelled Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn past Sibley-Ocheyedan, 3-1, in non-conference volleyball action Sept. 8 at Sibley. Set scores in favor of H-M-S were 25-22, 17-25, 25-21 and 25-17. "We played very well. It was a fun night," said Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese. The teams traded leads throughout the first set, which H-M-S claimed by scoring the final four points. The Generals led during most of the second set to even the match. A pivotal point was the...
Mistakes and missed opportunities eventually caught up with Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's football team during a 20-12 loss to South O'Brien on Sept. 11 at Peterson Field. The game marked the beginning of Class A District 1 play for both teams. Since the Hawks scored all their points in the first half and the Wolverines' all came in the final quarter, it might seem that each team won a half. But Hawk coach Tyler Horkey didn't see it that way. "It wasn't a tale of two halves," he said. "We made so...
There are things in this beautiful world that flood us with joy and refresh our souls every year. For some, it's the lights and togetherness of Christmas, the blossoms of spring, or the warmth of a summer breeze. Here in Clay County, however, there is truly nothing comparable to the almost-autumn smells and sounds of fair time. COVID-19 has struck another blow to our calendars, making this the fifth cancelation of the World's Greatest County Fair in history. For those of us that live and breathe...
