Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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There's new royalty reigning over the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District. Adam Schierholz and Kinsey Schirmer were named king and queen during coronation Tuesday night. The duo was selected from the 10-member Homecoming court by their peers. Schirmer, of Sanborn, is the daughter of Scott and Rachel Schirmer. She is involved in volleyball, golf, softball, Dance Attack, basketball cheerleading, youth group, Girls League, student council and National Honor Society. She plans to...
And then there was one. The Everly City Council on Monday approved the sale of three East Wilson Street lots, but a kerfuffle on the fourth property forced the council to hold the gavel on its sale. It will instead be sold during a special auction to the highest bidder of the two interested parties who originally bid on it. According to council discussion, the legitimacy of a bid submitted on Lot 9 was questioned. It was allegedly accepted after the 3 p.m. deadline Monday, which wasn't allowed...
The long process of purchasing a generator for Royal’s lift station took a major step forward when the city council on Sept. 13 accepted bids for the purchase and installation of the unit. Power Source submitted the low bid for a 50KW Cummins/Onan diesel generator with transfer switch and the accompanying electrical work. The Alta firm’s total bid was $36,709. Their proposal included a two-year warranty on parts, labor and travel. Delivery of the generator will take 44-48 weeks. Power Source offered an alternate bid on a 60KW generator, with de...
One phase of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School facilities project is wrapping up and others are progressing well. That's the word school board members received during their meeting on Monday. John Hight, of Beck Engineering, reported that the parking lot improvements phase of the overall project is nearing completion. A review of the list of any items not completed or not completed correctly is scheduled for this week. "We're buttoning up things around the parking lot," he noted. Upgrades o...
• Traffic Cassandra Sue Steffens, Primghar, No Proof of Insurance. Margarito Hernandez Reynaga, Worthington, Minn., Passing Too Near Bridge. Jose R. De Leon Tavarez, Hartley, Improper Rear Lamps. Keith Scott Aills, Groesbeck, Texas, Failure to Use Child Safety Restraints. Fernando Nunez Navarro, Sioux Center, Speeding. Ahmed Sudi Ahmed, West Fargo, N.D., No Valid Driver’s License. Arthur Lewis Grimes, Hartley, Seatbelt Violation. Aleksandr A. Shulyak, Lincoln, Neb., Speeding. Bailey J. Schrader, Sheldon, Dark Windows. Bernard Arthur Dor...
Safety is something many of us take for granted. We have video cameras at our front doors, our vehicles remind us when to buckle our seat belts, and our cell phones alert us of any rain cloud within a 100-mile radius. Still, danger lurks. Nowhere is that more evident than for our area farmers. With harvest season looming, we're reminded to be extra careful during National Farm Safety and Health Week. The event runs Sept. 17-23 and raises awareness about the many dangers farmers face in their...
I've had billions of great ideas in my life, but rarely have I carried through. Last weekend, I carried through. I got a wild hair two weeks ago after the annual Cy-Hawk matchup. Iowa was slated to play hapless Western Michigan the following Saturday, and I figured tickets would be pretty cheap. I was right. $20 off face value had me sold to take Oliver to his first Hawkeye game. I reached out to a friend to see if he wanted to come and bring his son, who happens to be Oliver's best friend....
Although I can't start this off by telling you how many rounds of golf I got in this weekend like Eddie would have, I can tell you about a few of my favorite memories of Eddie Robinson. I first met Eddie a few weeks after Billie passed away. I was the first person to sit in her chair directly across from Ed in many, many years. I knew I had big shoes to fill, but he also had a job in my life that required some big shoes. I had come home from college after my dad left and I didn't know it at the...
Hartley Community Center fundraiser is Saturday The Hartley Community Center is hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 23 featuring a bags tournament and vendor trucks. The event begins at 3 p.m. and coincides with the Iowa State and Iowa football games. It will be held rain or shine – in the event of inclement weather, activities will be moved inside. Cash prizes will be awarded. See the ad on Page 3 for complete details. Grief support group to begin Sunday in Hartley St. Paul's Lutheran C...
The Iowa State Pedal Pull Association held its 33rd annual state pedal pull championship on Saturday, Sept. 9 at the North Iowa Event Center in Mason City. There were girls and boys 4-12 years old that placed first, second or third in over 180 sanctioned pedal pulls across Iowa. The first, second, third and fourth place winners at the state level are eligible to compete at the national pedal pull on Sept. 23 at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, S.D. Locally, Paisley Klein, of Hartley, placed first...
NCC earns high rankings in nationwide report Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon has earned exceptional rankings in the 2023 Best & Worst Community Colleges in the Nation report by WalletHub.com. In this year's assessment, NCC received a second-place ranking for Career Outcomes and a third-place ranking for Best Overall Community College among more than 650 institutions evaluated. This recognition marks the third consecutive year NCC has excelled on WalletHub's national ranking....
• Sept. 23, 1948 Bette Dee, four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orland Krutzfeldt, had the exciting pleasure of riding on the blimp Wonder Ship at Sheldon. Her great-grandfather, J.W. Patton, 90, was also one of the group. He was the oldest man to have ridden on the ship. Chicken thieves were again busy in the area. The Sioux County sheriff reported that 400 chickens were stolen from a farm southeast of Sheldon. With the high price of chickens, it was expected that other raids would be made on poultry unless extra precautions were taken. T...
A memorial service for Edward L. "Ed" Robinson was held Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, at the Hartley Funeral Home Chapel in Hartley. Dr. Lynn Dau officiated. Interment was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Edward Lee "Ed" Robinson, son of Edgar M. and Ann (Heimensen) Robinson, was born July 20, 1945 in Sheldon. He had two older siblings at home to welcome him, Richard "Dick" and Eleanor. Throughout his early years he lived in Sheldon, Columbus,...
A funeral service for Ruth Den Beste was held Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Sanborn Funeral Home Chapel in Sanborn. Pastor Mark Ellens officiated. Pallbearers were Michael Raveling, Brad Timmons, Phil Timmons, Roger Peterson, Kevin Strenge and Ken Wolthuizen. Interment was in Baker Township Cemetery near Melvin. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Ruth Den Beste, daughter of Lester and Kate (Borgman) Muilenburg, was born Aug, 21, 1929 in Archer. She spent her youth in the Archer area where she received her education, graduating...
There is only one thing that gets a Midwesterner out of school that's not a holiday, snow day or in-service day – the Clay County Fair. The World's Greatest County Fair has a reputation for inducing joy, excitement, the need to purchase a larger belt, and the enthusiasm of children and adults alike. The fact that we have such pure pleasure so close to home is not just luck, but a true blessing that we long for at the end of the summer and relish for the short nine days it is here. How many p...
Paced by three runners who finished among the Top 20, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn finished second in the boys' standings at the Wildcat Cross Country Invitational. West Lyon hosted the meet on Sept. 11 at Larchwood. George Vargas recorded a third-place finish, running a time of 18:30. Aiden Bush finished 12th in 19:52 and Ryan Grotluschen came in 18th with a time of 20:34. Also competing for H-M-S were Damian Dodge, 32nd, 21:48; Blaine Finster, 38th, 22:25; and Easton Teal, 41st, 22:35. Sheldon...
Ominous storm clouds were a portent of what was to come during a Class A District 1 football game between Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Akron-Westfield on Sept. 15. Akron-Westfield's offense struck like lightning, scoring on five consecutive first-half possessions. Then threatening weather forced suspension of the game. As conditions in the Akron area did not improve, it was decided to end the contest. As a result, the half time score became the final score: Westerners 36, Hawks 8. The loss was...
The volleyball match between Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Sibley-Ocheyedan featured its share of ups and downs. Ultimately, H-M-S finished on top, 3-2, on Sept. 11 in Hartley. Set scores were 25-13, 14-25, 25-21, 15-25 and 15-7. "It definitely was a roller coaster – one of those matches which was dominated by the big run," said Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese. Sparked by the serving of Eliza Tewes and Kylee Schiphoff, as well as the hitting of Abby Douma and Moriah Otto, H-M-S dominated the first set. T...
