Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Work at Hartley's new pool is forging ahead at full speed as winter transitions to spring. Passersby on South Central Avenue will notice the bathhouse is up while construction of the pool itself continues on schedule. According to Hartley Superintendent of Public Works Jaron Benz, things are in line for the facility to be open by June 1. "There are probably a few items that are going to be nip and tuck before opening, but they aren't things that are going to hold up the actual opening," he...
A menace that crashed the poultry industry in 2015 has returned to the Hawkeye State. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the USDA on Monday announced a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Buena Vista County. The virus was found in a commercial 50,000-head turkey flock, which was destroyed. "[We] are working diligently with producers to trace back, control and eradicate this disease from our state," Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said in...
What is there for youth to do on an early spring Saturday afternoon? For over 40 area youth, showing up at Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn to bowl is the answer. A youth bowling program was in existence at the Sanborn bowling center before Bert van Dam became owner in 2019. But his background, as well as interest by area adults, has prompted a more concerted effort to build enthusiasm for bowling. "I've always bowled. It's a family thing," van Dam said. "You can do it with your kids." According to...
• Traffic Montana Lynn Folven, Primghar, Registration Violation. Joannabie S. Christensen, Sheldon, Speeding; Driving While Suspended. Geovani Gabriel Rohlfsen, Paullina, Minor Using Tobacco. Breanna Renay Watters, Ashton, Registration Violation. Laura Isabela Caceres Cardova, Paris, Texas, No Proof of Insurance; No Valid Driver’s License; Speeding. Brian Louis Dobrich, Waukesha, Wis., Speeding. Anthony Charles Smith, Akron, Speeding; Seatbelt Violation. Reid McClaren, Primghar, Speeding. Darwin Jon Hohbach, Sheldon, No Proof of Insurance. Bry...
Legion fish fry is Friday in Hartley The American Legion Family of Arthur W. Kirchhoff Post #288 will host the first of three fish fries on Friday, March 11. See the ad on Page 8 for more details Summer rec program needs volunteers The summer baseball and softball program in Hartley is need of coaches and umpires for the summer season. The rec department is also in need of a director. See the ads on Page 3 for more details. Roast beef dinner at Red’s Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will be serving a roast beef dinner on Wednesday, March 16...
Trever Dodd graduates from Morningside Trever Dodd, of Hartley, was one of 43 undergraduate students at Morningside University in Sioux City to graduate in December 2021. Dodd was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree and graduated summa cum laude (with highest honor) with a grade point average of 3.81 or higher. He is the son of Chris and Tammy Dodd. H-M-S Middle School honor roll The following Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School students were named to the honor roll for the second trimester....
A pair of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Dance Attack members performed on the big stage March 5 in Des Moines. Senior Anna Vander Veen (left) and sophomore Heather Elgersma (right) were selected to the All-Iowa Honor Dance Team and performed at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines during the 4A girls' basketball championship game. The girls practiced briefly last Thursday and Friday at Grand View University before performing with a group of 238 dancers representing 92 Iowa high schools. All dance teams...
My earliest memories of the farm always involve livestock. There were always chores to do, no matter what time of the day or what day of the week. The earliest chore I remember was washing disks for our cream separator. I was 5 years old and my sister, Darlene, was my boss since she was 6. We were supposed to use hot water, but we waited for the water to cool off so we wouldn’t burn our hands. By the time we got done, I don’t think there was enough hot water to kill any germs. My brother, Gle...
The world witnessed the largest act of military aggression on European soil since WWII in February when Russian troops invaded Ukraine. After months of escalating chest pounding, Russian President Vladimir Putin called everyone’s bluff. What followed was to be expected: Destruction, death and uncertainty. Left to basically fight one of the world’s strongest armies on its own, it seems like it’s only a matter of time before Ukraine crumbles to Russian forces. They won’t go down without a fight, though, and the Ukrainian peoples’ will to protec...
For the seventh consecutive year, Spencer Hospital has been recognized as one of the Top 100 rural and community hospitals in the United States. Spencer Hospital is the only mid-sized Iowa hospital to have earned this distinction every year it has been awarded. Additionally, Spencer Hospital is being recognized as one of the Top 20 Rural & Community Hospitals in America. "Each day our healthcare team is committed to achieving the very best outcomes for our patients and community," said Bill...
• March 13, 1947 Hartley radio fans were startled to hear a familiar name on the “Queen for a Day” broadcast. Lizzie Bierschenk, who was vacationing in Hollywood, Calif., was selected as one of the judges on the popular daytime program. A light vote was cast during the Hartley regular school election. Abel Anderson and Harry Olhausen were elected to the board with 87 and 85 votes, respectively. The five-day boys’ district basketball tournament held in the Hartley gymnasium was in every respect one of the most successful ever staged here. T...
Members of the Hartley Chamber of Commerce headed north on March 1 to cut the ribbon on 300 Acres, LLC's, new building at Business Corner. Officially open since 2020, the building sits just west of A34 and M18 northeast of May City. Owner Nick Shaffer previously housed 300 Acres, LLC, at his acreage, but space eventually ran out and he needed to expand. Shaffer is a Stine seeds dealer and also sells LED lights, lubricants, graphite, tillage consumables, vinyl decals and many other items....
Emerald ash borer was recently confirmed in Ida and Sioux counties for the first time. The invasive, ash tree-killing insect from Asia has now been confirmed in all but 13 of Iowa's 99 counties since its original detection in 2010. EAB larvae were removed from ash trees in Galva (Ida County) and Sioux Center (Sioux County) by an Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship employee. Officials with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the identification of the...
