Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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With no issues found inside the tank, Royal City Council members voted on Oct. 12 to accept the low bid for painting the exterior of the water tower. Iowa Lakes Regional Water recently inspected the tower and cleaned and sanitized the interior of the tank. According to Mayor Josh Toft, ILRW found no problems inside the tank or with other issues identified by painting contractors as needing attention. "They have nothing else to say about our water tower interior. It passed inspection," Toft told...
A local women's club is still going strong almost 50 years after it was created. The IEF Women's Club has been helping various community groups in and around Hartley since 1974. It boasts a membership ranging between 20-25 ladies, and they definitely love to have fun. "IEF stands for Ideas, Enthusiasm and Fun," explained club member Tami Klein. "It's fun to meet people and get to know people you may not run in the same circle with. Some of these people are the funniest people I know." IEF...
Hartley's new postmaster is getting used to a whole new work environment. Nicole Wyman began her new role in Hartley Oct. 1 after spending the past 30 years carrying mail in Spencer. She succeeds Belinda Eppling, who served the local post office for less than a year before moving on to another position. "I was interested in this job to serve customers better, because I enjoy working with the public," said Wyman. "It was an opportunity to take a chance and move up the ladder." Prior to joining...
The fan experience at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn baseball and softball games will be a bit different next year. The school board on Monday agreed to purchase new baseball and softball scoreboards for $50,142 from Daktronics, Inc., of Brookings, S.D. Because there's a six-month lead time, Superintendent Patrick Carlin said it was important to get the scoreboards ordered now so they could be installed before the summer sports season begins. "We're not talking about anything extravagant," Carlin said....
• Traffic Davinder Singh, Sacramento, Calif., Speeding. Donald Kirk Swanson, Carpentersville, Ill., Hours of Service Violation. Yasin Nur Abdi, Burnsville, Minn., Hours of Service Violation. Antonietta Illiano Rudolph, Berryville, Va., Speeding. Efrain Contreras, Edinburg, Texas, Hours of Service Violation. Justin Houston Harms, LeMars, Speeding. Treaton Michael Culver, Sheldon, Dark Windows. Tyler Lee Techen, Paullina, Registration Violation. Kylee Jo Thompson, Shawnee, Okla., Speeding. Emily A. Hendrix, Omaha, Neb., Speeding. Lucas Jerome Zal...
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. RCA Fall Boutique is Saturday Royal Community Action will host its annual fall boutique on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at the Royal Community Building. More than a dozen vendors will be on hand selling a variety of items. Homecoming returning to CC/E...
Spencer Hospital shares new visitor, masking guidelines In accordance with new recommendations from the CDC, Spencer Hospital has updated its visitor policy and mask protocols effective immediately. At this time, the requirement to wear masks within Spencer Hospital and its affiliated clinics is based on the CDC's Community Transmission Levels for Clay County and the hospital's census of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 care. When community transmission levels for Clay County are reported as...
Audra Vollink, a sixth grader at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School, has been selected for the 36th annual Opus Honor Choir Festival. Approximately 3,000 students were nominated by their directors for 720 spots in the four Opus Honor Choirs. Selections were made by means of a recorded audition. The 2022 Opus Honor Choirs will perform Nov. 17 at 4 p.m., at C.Y. Stephens Auditorium on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames. Audra will be in the 180-voice fifth/sixth grade choir. She is the...
Clay Central/Everly's 4-6 grade students recently learned what it takes to run for office, as they geared up to run for student council. Royal Mayor Josh Toft came to the school to discuss how important it is to support your community by listening, caring and doing your best to stand up for what is right. Students took to campaigning for office by making signs for their school hallways, and each candidate gave a heartfelt speech in front of their classmates prior to voting. Students in grades...
• Oct. 23, 1947 A.C. Hoper, of Harrison Township, was named Farm Bureau president of Osceola County at the organization’s annual meeting. He replaced Ferd Jarrot, of Ocheyedan, who had served as president of the county farm bureau for eight years. Returning from a week’s hunting trip in Canada were Ed Kimes, Edward Knaack and Donald Burns. They brought back a 250-pound doe to show for their week’s vacation, but reported it was much too dry there for good hunting. Another change was brought about in the Hartley business district when H.M. Ve...
A memorial service for Lorna L. Schiphoff was held Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, at First Reformed Church in Melvin. Mike Petersen officiated. Honorary pallbearers were Jordan Schiphoff, Haley Graves, Cade Schiphoff, Joshua Graves and Kylee Schiphoff. Interment was in Baker Township Cemetery at Melvin. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Lorna Lee Schiphoff, daughter of Arnold and Vernette (Serk) Hein, was born in Sheldon on March 22, 1952. She lived in Ashton until she was 8 years old and then moved to Melvin, where she attended...
Services for Phyllis A. Stap were held Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in May City. Pastor Richard Milbrandt officiated. Casket bearers were Richard Rudlaff, Rodney Boernsen, Curt Van Engen, Steve Wingate, Michael Wingate and Maurice Heilman. Honorary casket bearers were Tyler Stap, Don Rasmussen, Russell Holst and David Lorch. Interment was in Harrison Township Cemetery near May City. Warner Funeral Home in Spencer assisted with the arrangements. Phyllis A. Stap took her Savior’s hand on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, and pea...
Winning the final game of the regular season would give Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn its second straight outright Class A District 1 championship. The Hawks achieved that goal, defeating Akron-Westfield, 41-8, on Oct. 14 at Peterson Field. It's the first time in 25 years that H-M-S has won back-to-back district titles with unbeaten records. The Hawks topped the District 1 standings at 6-0 in 2021 and 2022. "I'm extremely proud that we're [No. 1] in the district. I think that puts us in a great...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn missed an opportunity to earn its fourth War Eagle Conference win of the season at MMCRU on Oct. 11. The Hawks dropped the five-set match by scores of 25-18, 17-25, 25-22, 23-25 and 9-15. H-M-S had the early momentum in the first set but MMCRU broke open a tight score in the next one to tie the match. The Hawks won the third set after rallying from a five-point deficit, but could not repeat that scenario in the fourth. The Royals jumped out to a 9-1 lead in the...
Two Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country runners finished in the Top 15 and both varsity teams finished fourth at the War Eagle Conference meet on Oct. 10 at Hawarden. Juniors Lexi Croatt and George Vargas earned all-conference recognition for their first time. Croatt finished 15th in the girls' race (25:44) and Vargas placed 14th (13th varsity) among the boys' finishers (19:36). Vargas is the first H-M-S male all-conference runner since 2018. "It was a great day to be a Hawk," said H-M-S coach...
