Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn football team made history last Friday with a big 38-6 win over Gehlen Catholic at Peterson Field. The victory marked the first time in school history the Hawks won a second-round postseason game to advance to the next game. In addition to earning themselves a chance to play again, the Hawks received a new banner for their efforts. H-M-S (7-2) will have a chance to keep the momentum rolling this Friday against a tough West Hancock (8-1) team. The game will be played...
Anyone hoping to divert their attention from big-ticket races at the federal level won't find any distractions in O'Brien or Clay counties. There are no competitive races at the state or local level in either county. With the exception of races for president, U.S. Senate and U.S. House, voters in O'Brien and Clay counties should be able to breeze right through their ballots next week. There is one public measure on the ballot, however. Voters will decide if there should be a convention to...
Generous students at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary received a hotdog of deal last Friday during the school's annual cancer awareness day. Students and staff members contributed $1,197.96 to help find a cure for cancer. The money collected will be sent to the American Cancer Society and the June E. Nylen Cancer Center to help fund their fight. "The elementary staff and students love doing this event every year and will continue to do so until a cure is found," said physical education teacher...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District plans to take a "business as usual" approach toward making up classroom time lost due to inclement weather. The possibility of using virtual instruction to minimize lost "snow days" was discussed at the Oct. 19 school board meeting. Superintendent Patrick Carlin said H-M-S could make up lost time on the dates already scheduled, or online learning could be utilized as an alternative, especially later in the year. Carlin said there would be...
• Charges filed following crash in Rock Valley Charges have been filed against Brea Tschopp, 36, of Hartley, in connection with a traffic accident that occurred in Rock Valley earlier this year. The report stated that Tschopp was involved in a rear-end collision at the intersection of Highway 18 and 21st Avenue on Aug. 12. The Rock Valley Ambulance was paged for three dependent children ages 5, 4 and 1-1/2 in her vehicle. A portable breathalyzer test showed no alcohol in Tschopp’s system, but officers suspected she was under the influence of...
Burn ban lifted in Clay County A burn ban that affected all of Clay County was lifted Oct. 21. It had been in place since Aug. 20 due to dry and hazardous conditions. The request to lift the burn ban was sent to the Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office for review and was approved. Named to dean’s list at SDSU South Dakota State University in Brookings has announced the dean’s list for academic excellence for the spring 2020 semester. To earn dean’s list distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must...
Firefighters holding pancake breakfasts Firefighters in Hartley and Everly will hold their annual pancake fundraiser breakfasts soon. The Hartley Firemen’s Association’s event is slated for this Sunday, Nov. 1, while the Everly Firefighter’s Association will hold its breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 8. See the ads on Page 8 and Page 5 for more details. Local trick-or-treating hours Trick-or-treating hours will be held on Saturday, Oct. 31 in three local communities: Hartley, 5-7 p.m.; Everly, 5-7 p.m.; and Royal, 5:30-7 p.m. The Hartley Chamber of Com...
Vocal students at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School presented a variety of musical genres during their fall concert on Oct. 20. The men of the choir sang "Carry On My Wayward Son" and "Tell My Father" (from "The Civil War: An American Musical"). The women presented "I'm Gonna Sing 'Til The Spirit Moves in My Heart," featuring Jasmine Lux, Jessica Riedemann and Alexa Reed-Clancy; and "Hope is the Thing with Feathers." The senior spotlight featured Kylie Jatho who sang "Someone Like You." The...
United Community Bank has partnered to fight breast cancer with the American Cancer Society through participation in their UCB Pink & Jeans Days for October Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On Oct. 9 and Oct. 23, employees at all five UCB locations joined in the fight against cancer by donating $5 to wear pink and jeans to work those days. In addition to spreading awareness about breast cancer, the funds raised for the American Cancer Society will help in their efforts to save lives from breast...
The State of Iowa recently made rapid antigen testing for the SARS-CoV2 virus, the virus that causes COVID-19, available for PK-12 grade students attending public or private schools in Clay County. Local schools, Clay County Public Health, Spencer Hospital, and Avera Medical Group Spencer have worked together to develop a process to make this testing easily accessible and free for students. This test is available only for students who show signs and symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and are...
Clay Central/Everly third graders recently found inspiration from famous surrealist artist Salvador Dali. "Inspired Birds" were the subject for their Dali project, where the students' artistic talents shined through. Not to be outdone, the CC/E second graders were handy with the brush as they learned of the artist Horace Pippen. They took from Pippen's use of positive and negative space to create beautiful "Autumn Leaf" paintings. Maverick Kindergarteners busied themselves with a fun project...
Diane White is certainly no stranger to managing. Several years ago, she served as the manager of the Casey's General Store in Pocahontas before becoming supervisor of eight Casey's stores in Minnesota. She then followed that with the title of bookkeeper in the Casey's Corporate Office in Ankeny. Marriage brought her back to northwest Iowa, where the business manager position at CC/E was open. "With the Grace of God, I got it! I have been here ever since," White said. This year is her 30th with...
Family graveside services for Georgieann D. Kingery were held on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, at Willow Creek Cemetery in rural Royal, with Pastor Mark Wilms officiating. Casket bearers were Mark Schroeder, Timothy Schroeder, Douglas Bishop, Geoffrey Bishop, Jacob Kingery, Alex Kingery, Michael Kingery, Levi Kingery, Asher Kingery, Joseph Kingery and Nathaniel Kingery. Interment was in the Willow Creek Cemetery. Warner Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Georgieann Dorothy O’Brien was born Dec. 9, 1929 in Cedar Falls, to George and Dora (...
• Oct. 25, 1945 Work was completed on the enlargement of the Hartley Creamery to the north of the building. Additional equipment necessitated the addition. The creamery was constantly improving its facilities to benefit its patrons. A new dryer was installed at the Hartley Dry Cleaners. Passersby were interested in seeing how the large green piece of machinery would get into the building. The feat was accomplished by enlarging the rear door. Happy news to all members of the family was word that shoe rationing had been lifted. It had been a s...
To paraphrase a line from the TV series Star Trek, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn is going boldly where no previous Hawk football team has gone before. Where the Hawks are going is to the third round of the football playoffs. No previous H-M-S team had won a second-round playoff game until last Friday night. With that accomplishment behind them, the Hawks now focus their attention on West Hancock (8-1), who will host Friday night’s Class A Pod A matchup at Britt. “The kids appreciate where they are at,” Hawk coach Tyler Horkey said. “We’re happy we...
Last Friday night's cold and windy conditions were the perfect backdrop for the kind of football Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn wants to play – run the ball and be solid on defense. The Hawks did both as they won their playoff rematch with Gehlen Catholic, 38-6, at Peterson Field in Hartley. The Class A state playoff qualifier banner presented after the game highlighted the fact that for the first time, H-M-S had won a second-round postseason game. "That was H-M-S football. They deserve what they've e...
Another rematch with a War Eagle Conference opponent was Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's challenge in the second round of the Class 1A regional volleyball tournament. Playing Akron-Westfield on Oct. 14 at Remsen, the Hawks were unable to reverse the outcome of the regular season meeting six days earlier at Akron. The result was another loss to the Westerners, who won in three sets (25-19, 25-20, 25-19). The Hawks had more total attacks (92-82) than Akron-Westfield, but they also had more hitting...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country teams have completed their 2020 seasons, running for the final time on Oct. 22 at the 1A state qualifying meet on a cold and rainy day in Holstein. Junior Madison Otto was the top performer for the Hawks, finishing 23rd in the 5,000-meter race. Other finishers for the girls' varsity were freshman Alexis Croatt in 47th, sophomore Ashleigh Vermeer in 63rd, sophomore Jaela Anliker in 67th, sophomore Juliana Pasillas in 70th and senior Hailey Grotluschen in...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's first match in the Class 1A regional volleyball tournament had a familiar feeling to it. The Oct. 19 contest paired them with War Eagle Conference member Harris-Lake Park and it was played in Hartley, as was the regular season match. More importantly, set results mirrored that of the first encounter and so did the final outcome – a 3-1 victory for the Hawks. Set scores were 26-24, 18-25, 25-19, 25-19. H-M-S had a strong night at the net, recording 141 attacks and 40 k...
