Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Homecoming festivities at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn kick off next Monday and run through Friday, when the Hawks take on rival South O'Brien at Peterson Field at 7 p.m. Coronation is slated for Tuesday, Oct. 1 in the H-M-S Event Center at 7 p.m. The pep rally is set to begin Friday, Oct. 4 at 12:45 p.m., with the parade to follow at 2:15 p.m. in downtown Hartley. The community is invited to participate. Ten seniors are vying for the king and queen crowns next week. QUEEN CANDIDATES Jamie Diaz, of...
Students at Clay Central/Everly Elementary are keyed up for one of the biggest weeks of the year. Sept. 23-27 marks Homecoming at CC/E. Though it may look different than when the district still had grades 7-12, Maverick pride is pulsating. "We are so excited about Homecoming, because keeping our school spirit and the pride of being a Maverick alive matters greatly to the generations that have come before us and those that will follow," said CC/E Director of Student Services Michelle Huntress....
A residential parcel in Royal is poised to go back on the property tax rolls. Laef Lundbeck was the only interested bidder to appear at the city council meeting on Sept. 18. He offered $3,000 for the parcel located at 110 Long Street. That amount was the minimum the council would accept. The city acquired the lot in June of 2023 from Marilyn and Ken Means, and has removed the house. The lot is adjacent to Lundbeck’s property. Lundbeck asked if the city would agree to remove a tree on the property. As part of the motion to accept Lundbeck’s bid...
• Traffic Galen D. Grover, Sheldon, Trespass-1st Offense. Kevin Guerrero, Omaha, Neb., Dark Windows; No Valid Driver’s License. Austin David Breese, Runnells, Speeding. Callie Marie Varner, Spencer, Following Too Close. Leah M. Ritze, Winside, Neb., Dark Windows. Dakota Wess Gribble, George, Seatbelt Violation. Damian James Van Der Sloot, Sibley, Seatbelt Violation. Madeline Rosemary Hulme, Aurora, Colo., Speeding. Stephen Patrick Santello, Kildeer, Ill., Speeding. Lizeth Quezada Cancino, South Sioux City, Neb., Speeding. Christina Soto, Roc...
Adult craft event at Hartley library Add to your fall ambiance with a beautiful DIY fall leaves glass jar candle that you can create during an adult craft event on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10-11 a.m. Supplies are provided. Red’s Catering menu for Oct. 2 Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will be serving a variety of specials on Wednesday, Oct. 2. See the ad on Page 5 for more details. Movie night at FRC in Melvin The next movie night at First Reformed Church in Melvin will be Sunday evening, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. At that time the movie “Un...
Christian Voss receives academic award Christian Voss, of Everly, received the Clifford A. Rae Academic Achievement Award. The award was given to nine Buena Vista University business students and nine science students for the 2024 academic year. The awards, which range up to $10,000, were created by two separate $750,000 endowments from the foundations established by Dr. Harold Walter Siebens and named after the long-time advisor and counsel to Siebens and the foundations. The endowments support...
One more structure in downtown Hartley hit the ground last week. The garage behind the old Capitol Theatre was demolished by James Vogt and crew. Vogt earlier this month demolished the former Real Reflections salon and remaining front portion of the former Create-A-Craft building. A cistern was revealed during demolition of the garage, which has since been filled in. City officials hope to remove the condemned Capitol Theatre next year if grant funding is secured through the state. Recent...
To the editor: I am so grateful for a small town newspaper like The Hartley Sentinel. There was a time when smaller towns were once productive and prosperous. The Hartley Sentinel was the hub for all surrounding small town news. Decades later, some of these same towns are now “bedroom” towns. The Hartley Sentinel has remained the hub for reporting news from those towns. I really appreciate the “From Our Files” column. It takes me back to the days of Yager’s Department Store, Elsie’s Cafe, Russell’s Bakery, Ketelsen Hardware and Rose Furnitur...
A changing of the seasons is upon us here in northwest Iowa. Though my grass quit growing a long time ago, I’m noticing more leaves in the yard each morning. There’s an occasional bite in the air and the days are shorter now, too – fall has arrived. I’m pretty happy about it. I know that’s an unpopular opinion, as summer is usually most folks’ favorite season. I’m a fall and winter guy through and through – mainly because I can be a hermit. I’m tired of having an itinerary all the time. That doesn’t mean I have nothing to do. I keep making e...
Have you ever had times in your life that made you say, “What an adventure that was!” I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that some of my adventures came completely without warning while others came by design. Often the end result left me shaking my head, but sometimes it left me smiling profusely. I prefer the latter. My life has generally been pretty low-key, depending who I compare myself to. I was a farm kid who never really traveled, and without television until age 11, my world was pretty sm...
Several Hartley city officials recently attended a conference to learn about a vast array of issues affecting Iowa municipalities. Council Members Matt Dolphin, Nick Galm and Mary Westphalen, along with City Administrator Roxann Swanson and Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Sheri Tewes, participated in the Iowa League of Cities 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibit in Sioux City Sept. 18-20. The group sat in on discussions covering topics like economic development, grant writing and more. Hartley is a member...
• Sept. 22, 1949 Thirty large storage bins were set up on the former Luedke property in north Hartley. The bins were to be filled by the local elevators. The government leased an acre of land on which the bins were located. Both elevators also had approximately 15 bins of their own located along the railroad right-of-way. Dr. I.L. Knapp, of Hartley, was one of a group of optometrists from this section of Iowa who attended a district meeting of the Iowa Optometric Association. Included on the program was discussion of a free vision testing p...
Rodney Allan Wohlert, 84, of Fort Calhoun, Neb., passed away Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at the Omaha VA Medical Center. A funeral service will take place at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd Street NE in Mason City. Visitation will take place from 10-11:30 a.m. at the funeral home. He will be laid to rest in Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City. Rodney was born Dec. 9, 1939 in Hartley, son of Julius Ernest and Clara Emma (Schierholz) Wohlert. He...
A service in memory of Pamela Morgan will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cushing. Burial will be in the Cushing Cemetery, with a luncheon to follow at the church. She died on July 26, 2024. The Morgans lived in Everly and Hartley before relocating to Kansas in 1982. She is survived by her husband, Doug, and five daughters and their families. Morgan’s full obituary ran in a previous edition of the Sentinel-News....
Sometimes the numbers don't lie. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn hosted West Sioux on Sept. 17 and the statistics confirmed what the final result indicated. The Hawks swept the match by scores of 25-20, 25-8, 25-16. H-M-S had strong performances at the serving line and the net to earn its second win in War Eagle Conference volleyball play. "It was a fantastic team effort," said Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese. "We served well (over 90 percent), hit the ball effectively (0.257 kill efficiency with 38 kills),...
Reaching a major accomplishment during an athletic career is great. Doing so when your team wins on its home court makes it really special. Frankie Mohni experienced both during Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's volleyball match on Sept. 16. The senior recorded the 1,000th set assist of her career, and the Hawks swept West Sioux to earn their second win in War Eagle Conference play. Mohni has been the model of consistency as the Hawks' setter. After starting her career with 54 assists as a freshman,...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn salvaged one win in pool play during the GTRA volleyball tournament on Sept. 21 at Graettinger. Emmetsburg (21-13, 21-15) and Pocahontas Area (21-14, 21-16) swept H-M-S. The Hawks defeated GTRA (21-5, 21-23, 15-9), giving them third place in their pool. Cumulative statistics for the tournament were: Kills: Abby Douma 13, Kylee Schiphoff 10, Moriah Otto 9, Eliza Tewes 4 and Eva Stammer 2. Set Assists: Frankie Mohni 30. Blocks: Douma 4 and Mohni 2. Digs: Lindsey Van Es and...
A late preseason addition to the roster paid big dividends for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in its Class A District 1 game with Akron-Westfield on Sept. 20. Exchange student Mattis Octmann kicked a 28-yard field goal with four seconds left to put H-M-S in front, 37-34. But the excitement was not quite over. Following the ensuing kickoff, Akron-Westfield threw a short pass and attempted to lateral the ball. Slayton McCarter intercepted a lateral attempt and returned the ball 35 yards, sealing the...
Cross country runners from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn successfully navigated the Little Sioux Golf and Country Club at Sioux Rapids, where the Chris Smith Invitational was held on Sept. 17. Five H-M-S athletes ran season-best times. One was Kamryn Ebel, who placed 21st with a time of 24:20. Gracie Knobloch finished 44th (29:57). The host school, Sioux Central, and Ridge View were tied at the top of the varsity girls' team standings with 46 points. Aiden Bush led the H-M-S boys, finishing 34th in a...
