Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Iowa Republicans had a lot to celebrate Tuesday night. Not only did incumbent Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds breeze to re-election past Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear, GOP candidates Brenna Bird and Roby Smith knocked off Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller and Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, respectively. Miller was first elected in 1978 and Fitzgerald in 1982. Only one incumbent Democrat holding state office had a chance of surviving as of Wednesday morning. With 97 of 99 counties reporting,...
A decorated soldier with local ties will greet area residents during Hartley's Veterans Day program on Friday. Command Sergeant Major Jeremy Ten Kley, a Hartley native, will give the keynote address during the program, which is slated for 9 a.m. in the H-M-S Events Center. The public is invited to attend. Ten Kley enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard in October of 1995 as a radio telephone operator in HHB 1-151st Field Artillery, in Storm Lake. He has earned numerous leadership honors and gr...
Blink twice and you might have missed it. Thanks to dry conditions, the corn harvest in northwest Iowa blitzed to completion earlier this fall. According to Growmark FS agronomist Alic Mohni, most farmers were out of the fields by Halloween. “I’ve never seen a harvest this fast,” he said. Mohni received varying yield reports during the corn harvest ranging between 140-250 bushels per acre. Around Hartley, averages landed in the 200-220 bushels per acre range, with some numbers skewing sligh...
• Traffic Ali Saeed Arab, Aurora, Colo., Hours of Service Violation. Adam Dale Caviness, Milford, Speeding. Andrew Mark Johnson, Sioux City, No Proof of Insurance. Yamil Salgado Escobar, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License. Michael Robert Monroe, Ashton, Failure to Use Child Restraint Device. Julie Marie Mortenson, Cherokee, Use of Electronic Device; Speeding. Anabel Sarahi Ramirez, Sheldon, Minor in Possession Tobacco. Joseph Peter Fleming, Canton, S.D., Failure to Comply with Safety Regulations. Drew Tanner Klatt, Hartley, Violation of Res...
Meals planned to honor veterans The Hartley American Legion Auxiliary will host a breakfast for local veterans and their spouses or other guests on Friday, Nov. 11 from 8-9:30 a.m., at the Legion building. A meal featuring buscuits and sausage gravy, coffee, and juice will be served. Additionally, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley will hold a Veterans Day supper later that evening for local veterans and their families. The meal will be served from 5-6:30 p.m. Veterans’ dinner Nov. 13 in Royal American Legion Auxiliary Unit 248, of Royal, in...
Ten students at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School were inducted into the National Honor Society during the initiation ceremony on Nov. 1. This year's initiates are senior Cadence Klein and juniors Heather Elgersma, Alexis Grover, Delaney Murphy, Abigail Otto, Adam Schierholz, Kinsey Schirmer, Brennan Stoltz, George Vargas and Emma Vollink. They join a group of 18 other students who comprise the NHS chapter, which was founded in 1933. The initiates were selected from a group of over 20 students...
Six seniors were in the spotlight during the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School fall vocal concert on Oct. 25. A trio comprised of Emma Schmillen, Shelby Kruger and Emerson Griffin sang "When I Look at You." Senior soloists were Bryce Dodge singing "Buy Dirt," Bryanca Holtz performing "Easy on Me" and Juliana Pasillas singing "See You Again." The concert choir performed "America, My Home," "Bring Me Little Water, Silvy," "Let the River Run" and "Regalando Belleza." The final selection...
• Nov. 13, 1947 A good sized crowd attended the dismantling ceremony of the servicemen’s honor roll. Guests of honor were the next of kin of World War II dead. The honor roll had been erected on a site between the Hartley Dry Cleaners and the telephone building during the war. A dinner concluded the Armistice Day festivities. The traveling section of the Hartley High School football team, managers, coaches and the school superintendent were treated to a dinner at the Legion Hall following the Armistice Day game with Sanborn. Hartley won the...
Although they did not have a winning record in 2022, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn volleyball team improved its victory total by six compared to the previous season. The Hawks compiled an 8-17 record this fall, which compares to a 2-17 mark last season. They also improved their win total and finish in the War Eagle Conference by two, moving up to eighth place with a record of 3-7. H-M-S was eliminated from the Class 2A regional tournament by Sibley-Ocheyedan. "I can't say enough about how awesome...
A Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn volleyball player and the entire team have received statewide postseason recognition. Senior Morgan Grooters is the recipient of the E. Wayne Cooley "You Can" Award. She is the daughter of David and April Grooters, of Sanborn. The "You Can" award is given by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association, and is named for the longtime executive secretary of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. According to the IGCA, "The 'You Can' Award illustrates the qualities of...
A total of four Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn volleyball players were recognized with postseason awards from the War Eagle Conference. Three players were named to the 2022 all-conference teams. Senior Elise Haack was named to the first team, sophomore Kylee Schiphoff is on the second team and senior Abby Kunzman received honorable mention. All three were among team leaders in several statistical categories for the season. Joining Haack and Kunzman on the academic all-conference list is Emily Mutombo....
After home playoff wins over North Union and Hinton, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn faced its sternest postseason test: a quarterfinal round matchup with undefeated Woodbury Central with the goal of advancing to the UNI-Dome to play in the Class A semifinals. In the most competitive of the four quarterfinal games, H-M-S fell behind twice in the first half but rebounded to take the lead in the third quarter. Woodbury Central would eventually prevail, scoring in the fourth quarter to earn a 27-24 win on...
