Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Tuesday's snowfall arrived just in time to set the mood for Christmas activities this weekend in Hartley and Everly. Several holiday events are planned in both communities starting Friday and wrapping up on Sunday night. Folks in the Royal area need not wait long – the city's holiday events are slated to take place next weekend. HARTLEY The City With a Heart's big day is Sunday. Things kick off with the Hartley Chamber of Commerce's annual holiday vendor fair at the community center from 10 a...
Plans for a recreational trail in Hartley include a crossing at an existing pedestrian crosswalk near Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School. The Hartley Recreational Trail Committee has been awarded a $20,000 grant by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Committee member Dave Vander Broek told H-M-S board members this month that the grant funds, along with a "half match" of $10,000 by the committee, are earmarked for warning lights at the trail crossing on Highway 18. The warning lights will...
The holiday season brings with it gifts both wanted and unwanted. Cold and flu season is entering its busy months, and along with it comes greater risk of COVID-19 infection. Clay County Public Health Coordinator Colette Rossiter is urging area residents to consider vaccination boosters before holiday parties and family gatherings heat up. Below, Rossiter shares information and insight about current vaccination suggestions. What are CDC guidelines for COVID booster shots? If someone has had...
The giving spirit remains strong and bright in the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District. Now in its fourth year, the H-M-S Giving Tree is once again providing holiday cheer to students in need this Christmas. Organizer Jenna Hemiller reported the gift drive will serve 48 kids from 16 families ranging in age from newborn to age 18. "The community support is always incredible," she said. "The H-M-S Giving Tree is my baby and I love organizing it." Those wishing to donate presents to...
• Hartley man killed in traffic accident Richard Leth, 75, of Hartley, died as a result of a traffic accident which occurred on Highway 4/440th Street at 2:28 a.m. on Nov. 24. The Iowa State Patrol reported that Leth was northbound on Highway 4 when his 2007 GMC Sierra crossed the centerline and collided in the southbound lane with a 2019 Mack driven by Daniel Meyers, 65, of Spencer. Leth was pronounced dead at the scene. Meyers was not injured. The Iowa State Patrol was assisted by the Pocahontas Sheriff’s Office, Pocahontas Fire and Amb...
It won’t be long before empty parking spaces near the Iowa Capitol will be as hard to find as a compromise between Democrats and Republicans. The Legislature returns to Des Moines on Jan. 9, more firmly in Republican control than it was on May 24, when this year’s session ended. With their strong showing in the election this month, Republicans can be expected to pick up where they left off six months ago. For people living in rural Iowa, one issue of deep concern on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ to-do...
To the editor: Summit Carbon Solutions is running large ads to tell us they care. I personally believe someone cares when they show me. Actions speak much louder than Summit’s ads. So far, their actions show they do not care about anyone. They only care about raking in your tax dollars. They are not paying for this hazardous pipeline. Your tax dollars are supporting it. I am a landowner in Kossuth County affected by this hazardous CO2 pipeline. I recently received an increased offer and easement to sign. Landowners receiving these easements n...
Several holiday open houses planned Multiple area businesses will host their holiday open houses in the next week. See ads inside for Treimer’s Insurance, Evertek, State Bank & Insurance, Hartley Municipal Utilities, United Community Bank and Fiesta Foods. Chamber vendor fair is Sunday in Hartley The Hartley Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual holiday vendor fair on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Hartley Community Center. See the ad on Page 6 for more details. Lions Burger Bar slated for Sunday The Hartley Lions Club will h...
Glenn Wehrkamp, 95, of Waverly, formerly of Hartley, died on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, at the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly. Glenn was born Feb. 13, 1927 in Clarinda, the son of Albert Charles and Leila Iola (Shum) Wehrkamp. He was baptized on March 13, 1927 and confirmed in 1941, at St. John Lutheran Church in Clarinda. Glenn graduated from Clarinda High School and then attended Clarinda Junior College, Northwest Missouri State College in Maryville, Mo., Utah State in Logan,...
• Dec. 4, 1947 Clifford Ostrom, of Rock Island, Ill., a former South American sales manager for John Deere, purchased the Hartley Feed Mill from Vern Donnenwerth. A new six-lane bowling alley at May City was preparing for its official opening. Bill Boernsen was the proprietor of the new establishment. The plane of Forest Newcomer, of Rock Rapids, was damaged Thanksgiving Day at the Hartley airport. No one was in the plane when a gust of wind tipped it up on the telephone wires. Damage was done to both wings and the windshield. Mr. Newcomer h...
Winning the second half was a promising sign for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in its girls' basketball season-opener. But visiting Sioux Central had all but settled the outcome by halftime to hand the Hawks a 67-43 loss on Nov. 22. H-M-S trailed 7-0 to start the contest and could get no closer than 10-4. Converting scoring opportunities set up by their defense, the Rebels led 24-8 at the end of the first quarter. That trend continued and Sioux Central increased the margin to 44-17 at half time. The...
