Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Anton and Elly Klein are taking father-daughter bonding to a whole new level. The Kleins joined forces this year on the Hartley Fire Department. This is Anton's third stint with the local crew, but Elly is a rookie. The pair said they have enjoyed the experience so far even though they never thought they'd don fire helmets together. "If you would have told me four years ago that I would be on the fire department, I would have laughed in your face," said Elly. As far as Hartley Fire Chief Brad...
Hartley's new industrial park on Highway 18 has a new occupant. Doug Bootsma, owner of Bootsma Storage, recently purchased Lot 5 in the southwest corner of the industrial park for $26,000. He's planning a 20-unit storage facility on the site, which he hopes to open next year. "I doubt I'll be able to get things done by winter, so if I can't, we'll shoot for the spring," he said. Bootsma, who lives east of Sanborn, is hoping to start moving dirt and completing cement work this fall. He's no...
Ongoing efforts to mitigate flooding issues in Hartley received a boost recently. City Administrator Erica Haack announced during Monday's council meeting that Hartley received a Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Project Scoping grant worth $100,000. The grant is administered through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and will allow the city to retain engineering services to develop future flood mitigation strategies. "It kicks a lot of the beginning stuff into...
Members of the Hartley Recreational Trail Committee received a pleasant surprise last week. Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced Oct. 6 that Hartley was included in over $450,000 awarded to communities across the state as part of the Empower Rural Iowa Grant Program. Hartley netted $20,000, which will be used by the trail committee to purchase and install a system using Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) to cross Highway 18. "We were shocked," said...
• Traffic Jennifer Larie Jones, Paullina, Seatbelt Violation; Registration Violation. Ryan Michael Kruger, Spencer, Use of Electronic Device. Michael Dean Nasers, Sibley, Speeding. Adriana Rivera Castillo, Des Moines, Permitting Unauthorized Driver. Bobbi L. Galm, Hartley, No Valid Driver’s License. Angela Ashley Betancourt, Royal, Speeding. Michael Robert Inman, Kingsley, Speeding. Fatima Barrios Chavez, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License. Candace Ma Hinsch, Hudson, Fla., Speeding. Diran Anton Missak, II, Omaha, Neb., Speeding. Steven Allen...
A pair of Hartley council members recently attended a conference to learn about a vast array of issues affecting Iowa municipalities. Jerry Olson and Mary Westphalen participated in the Iowa League of Cities 2022 Annual Conference & Exhibit in Waterloo Sept. 28-30. The duo sat in on discussions covering topics like economic development, water and wastewater, disaster recovery and more. "It is a great opportunity to collaborate with other cities who share the same struggles as us," said...
Though many parts of the state are experiencing drought right now, Iowans are wallowing in the mud. It’s election season, which means candidates are throwing everything against the wall that will stick. This state has been a Republican stronghold for the better part of six years. Iowa went blue for Barack Obama twice in 2008 and 2012, but has since veered hard right. It went to Donald Trump twice, a result that has been reflected in Des Moines. Republicans have held controlling majorities in the House and Senate since 2016 – by a lot, too – a...
As a leading advocate for lowering drug prices in the Senate, I’ve hauled Big Pharma and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) executives before Congress, led a two-year bipartisan investigation into insulin price gouging and advanced bipartisan reforms to lower the cost of insulin and many other prescription drugs. In the past few years, bipartisan legislation I’ve championed into law has saved taxpayers $9.6 billion. Despite opposition from Big Pharma, I’m leading the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduc...
Firemen to canvass Hartley Oct. 24 The Hartley Fire Department will canvass the town during the evening of Monday, Oct. 24, to sell tickets for their annual pancake breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 6. The firemen will be canvassing one week earlier as Halloween falls on the usual date. Field meal at St. Paul’s this Saturday St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley will be serving its fall field meal on Saturday, Oct. 15. Free will donations will be accepted. See the ad on Page 5 for more details. Homecoming returning to CC/E Clay Central/Everly is bri...
Beware of third parties charging for military records It has been reported in recent weeks that a third-party company has been charging veterans to record military documents. According to the Iowa County Recorders Association, however, recording or requesting military records is always free of charge for all veterans. Below are the Iowa Code chapter and information regarding submitting copies of 00214 documents below. Remember to always contact your local county recorder for assistance...
October boasts a myriad of events that gain our attention: Full moons, harvest, Halloween, Homecomings and autumn in all of its beauty. However, there is one week of the month that deserves pause for a significantly serious reason – National Fire Prevention Week. National Fire Prevention Week runs from Oct. 9-16 and is celebrated nationally throughout the United States and Canada. The first Fire Prevention Week was celebrated in 1922, making 2022 its 100th year of existence. The purpose of F...
A new school year is well under way at Clay Central/Everly Elementary school, which means it's about time we introduce you to new staff members in "Meet a Maverick." First up is our CC/E second grade teacher, Miss Sarah Rutt. She is a sixth-year teacher, with this being her very first year donning the Maverick Red and Gold. Rutt studied Secondary Education and Literacy Education at the University of Northern Iowa. Her favorite things include anything purple, dolphins, the season of winter, Twix...
Peggy Ellen Brunk passed away on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022 in Omaha, Neb. She was born on Sept. 14, 1930 in Hartley, to William and Alice (Muilenburg) Gathman. She was a registered nurse and a loving mother. Peggy joined Canton Lutheran Church in 1957 where she taught Sunday school and was the funeral coordinator. She was a past officer for Women's a Glow and in Volunteer Ministry at Good Samaritan in Canton, S.D. Peggy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded...
A memorial service for Rev. Duane A. Jalas was held Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. Pastor Chris Nitzel officiated. Pallbearers were Ben Jalas, Abram Jalas, Jordan Jalas, Matt Schimmer, Dale Amendt and David Amendt. Honorary pallbearers were Mackenzie Jalas, Caleb Jalas, Annika Evans, Penelope Evans and Natalie Evans. Burial was in Waterman Cemetery at Sutherland, with military graveside rites conducted by Sutherland American Legion Post #152. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Duane Alvin J...
• Oct. 16, 1947 Painter’s Tavern located north of the Capitol Theatre was purchased by Phil Stell, of Michigan, who was to take possession on Nov. 1. Will Mohr accepted a position as assistant manager in the Valley City, N.D. plant of the Land O’Lakes Creamery Co. He was flown to Valley City by Lambert Fechter. Mohr’s family was remaining in their Hartley home for the time being. Some two dozen ag students accompanied by Mr. Nurse and other members of the school faculty went to Sioux Falls, S.D. and dismantled a sectional building, 100 feet lon...
The cross country meet hosted by George-Little Rock/Central Lyon has traditionally been a "tune up" for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn runners before the War Eagle Conference and state qualifying meets later in the month. H-M-S competed in the G-LR/CL meet on Oct. 6 at Otter Valley Country Club, with the boys' team finishing fifth and the girls coming in seventh. In the girls' race, Lexi Croatt placed 36th, 25:26; and Gracie Knobloch finished 40th, 26:07. The other H-M-S runners were Kamryn Ebel, 45th,...
After squeaking out close wins in the first two sets, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn completed a sweep of Harris-Lake Park in War Eagle Conference volleyball play. The Hawks won the Oct. 4 match at Lake Park by scores of 25-22, 25-22 and 25-11. After trailing early in the opening sets, H-M-S built what appeared to be comfortable leads. But the Wolves rallied to tie the score at 22-22 in the first set and narrowed the gap to two late in the second. The Hawks dominated the final set to wrap up the...
Contributions in all three phases added up to a dominating performance by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in a 55-20 win at Hinton. H-M-S kept its Class A District 1 record unblemished at 5-0 with the win on Oct. 7. Those contributions were especially evident during the second quarter when both teams combined to score 56 points. Hinton struck first on a 54-yard run by Beau DeRocher, erasing H-M-S's early lead which had come on a 34-yard run by Kooper Ebel. The Hawks immediately regained the lead thanks...
