Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Royal's skyline is going through some big changes. Demolition of Ag Partners' main grain elevator complex started Friday at the company's location in the north part of town. The structure suffered a massive explosion in August caused by "a grain dust incident," according to Ag Partners, and has been sitting empty awaiting demolition ever since. The site is expected to be cleared by the end of the month. A single excavator with a multi-processor equipped with demolition jaws methodically has...
The holiday season hit the heart of Hartley last Saturday during the Chamber of Commerce's first-ever light parade. Decorated fire trucks, an ambulance, cars and a few other vehicles snaked their way through town during the event. Santa and Mrs. Claus even made an appearance, waving to adoring onlookers from the back of the fire department's vintage truck. The parade was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the cancellation of traditional events like lap visits with Santa and the holi...
The CDC has announced new quarantine guidelines for individuals who've come into contact with someone infected with COVID-19. The guidance of a 14-day quarantine period is still considered the safest way to prevent the virus' spread; however, two additional time periods have been suggested. Now, an individual can end their quarantine 10 days after contact if no symptoms have occurred during daily monitoring. Additionally, if you get a negative test on day 7 and if no symptoms occur during daily...
After remaining coronavirus-free for the first nine months of the pandemic, Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley on Monday reported the first infection among its residents. Administrator Dr. Janette Simon said the individual is exhibiting no symptoms and is completely isolated from other residents in the facility's containment area. No other residents had tested positive as of Tuesday, and the latest round of staff testing on Tuesday revealed no positive infections. Simon said the staff's...
Operation Christmas meal Dec. 11 at Sutherland The O’Brien County 4-H Youth Council and Sutherland Church of Christ are offering Operation Christmas Meal to area residents on Friday, Dec. 11, from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the Church of Christ parking lot. The organizations are partnering with Iowa Select Farms and the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation to host a free hot pork loin drive-through meal to the first 400 people who attend through the Ignite the Spirit Community Partnership Program. If you would like more information or to find out how you c...
• Hartley woman arrested on drug charges The Clay County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation at the intersection of Highway 18 and 160th Avenue on Dec. 3 at 10:07 p.m. During the investigation it was determined that the driver, Shelly Ohrt, of Hartley, was allegedly in possession of methamphetamine and was placed under arrest. She was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance-3rd Offense Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was held in the Clay County jail to appear before the magistrate. • Dr...
CMHC scholarships awarded to NCC students Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley awards $1,000 scholarships annually to deserving students at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon. Students are selected due to their academic achievement and potential for success in a health-related field. This year's recipients are Innocent Ongaga and Margaret Wariahe, both of Sanborn. They are nursing students at NCC. NCC students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Four students were inducted into Phi...
December usually boasts a myriad of opportunities for youth to gather and celebrate the Christmas season as one, but just like everything else, the pandemic has put a damper on many traditional holiday plans. The wonderful thing about congregations and communities built in lasting friendships is the creativity birthed in their comradery and togetherness. Hope proved that all is not lost and the Christmas story can still be beautifully told, even given these unfortunate times and pandemic...
As if 2020 hadn't thrown enough wrenches into routines and traditions, it had to try its hand at ruining the annual Clay Central/Everly Elementary Christmas program. Luckily, CC/E didn't allow that to happen. The district held its first – and hopefully last – online K-6 holiday musical concert entitled "How to Train Your Reindeer to Fly." The CC/E preschool class opened the show with their version of the song "Tony Chestnut (Toe-Knee Chestnut)," "This musical tells the story of a group of rei...
Diane Ulrich has quite the responsibility at both CC/E and Sioux Central schools. "I keep everything technology related up and running for the staff and students," she explained. "At CC/E I am responsible for everything from the network to the student and teacher devices." To say her job is vital for both districts would be an understatement, especially given the current pandemic climate requiring virtual learning to be ready and present as an option. CC/E is a 1:1 district with students PK-2...
Last week the Clay Central/Everly third grade classroom hosted Clay County Farm Bureau representative Jennifer McCarten as a guest speaker on the wide world of agriculture. The class partook in a web-creating activity in which students used pictures and string to show how daily objects or household items such as towels, clothing, food or even shoes all come from resources derived from the farm. This subject hits close to home since CC/E is nestled in a vast farming community where farmers'...
The use of fences around cemeteries has changed over the years. I’m not sure what the trend is for cemeteries these days, but if you look around, you will see a lot of different kinds of fences. All cemeteries seem to have trees and flowers, but not all are fenced. My wife, Rita, and I both come from large families. Rita was the youngest of five children, and there were six children in my family. My dad had six kids in his family, and my mom had seven. Rita’s dad came from a family of seven kid...
I've never been particularly fond of cats. I had dogs growing up, we have a dog right now, and I greatly prefer their company to the feline variety. Therefore, you can appreciate my recent confusion about the nine-week-old kitten in our house. Kaity brought her home last Wednesday and she's apparently won over the household, including Bo, our German Shepherd. I'm in the minority and the majority is ruling on this one. It should be noted that I did technically agree to the cat, which I've named P...
Anna Marie Klein, 86, of Marion, passed away on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at the Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha. She was born on May 2, 1934 to Arnold and Opal (All) Lundbeck in Clay County. After graduating from the Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa) in 1955, she began teaching in Marengo where she met her husband, Max E. Klein. They married on Sept. 1, 1957 and had four children. Max passed in November 1993. Over the years she worked at various places while raising a young family, including the library at Collins...
A memorial service for Marjorie A. (Margie) Knock was held Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at the American Lutheran Church in Melvin. Pastor Judy Johnson officiated. Honorary pallbearers were Mandy Knock, Stacey Knock, Merron Knock Abbas, Kelli Hartmann Davis and Tyler Knapp. Interment at a later date will take place in Baker Township Cemetery at Melvin. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Marjorie Angeline “Margie” Knock, only daughter of Arthur and Rose (Schemmel) Colling, was born March 31, 1935 at Sanborn. She and her two bro...
• Dec. 13, 1945 Because so many complaints had been registered that numerous foxes were attacking chickens and pheasants, the American Legion decided to sponsor a series of hunts to eliminate as many of the foxes as possible. Embankments were placed around Hartley’s new ice skating rink in the town park and flooding had begun. Art Lage graciously volunteered to take charge of the work until such time that funds were available to make the rink a permanent town project. The American Legion planned to open the east room of the Legion Hall on the...
A highly-competitive boys' basketball game between Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Gehlen Catholic turned into a much different contest during the second half. The Jays led by two points at half time, but revved up their offense in the second half to earn a convincing 76-45 win on Dec. 1 in Hartley. The Hawks overcame an early deficit to tie the score at 15-15 at the end of the first quarter. They led early in the second period before Gehlen Catholic pulled out to a 29-22 advantage. H-M-S used a...
Improvement in some areas was evident as Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn played its second girls' basketball game of the young season. Compared to the opener, the Hawks cut their turnovers in half and shot well (88.3 percent) at the free throw line against visiting Gehlen Catholic. H-M-S also had plenty of looks at the basket, taking 60 shots from the floor. But they made just 25 percent of those attempts while Gehlen Catholic made 44 percent of their 66 field goal tries. That disparity resulted in...
The Okoboji/H-M-S wrestling invitational on Dec. 5 was cancelled, but the Pioneers still competed on the mat as Estherville-Lincoln Central hosted a quadrangular featuring three teams that were to wrestle at Milford. The Pioneers won one of three duals, topping Sioux Central (42-24) while losing to E-LC (51-27) and West Hancock (48-24). Individually, Nick Bronstad finished 3-0 at 285 pounds, including two wins by fall. Chayton Faulkner was 2-1 at 170 pounds, Jonathan Ortiz won a match at 138 and Bryce Dodge added a win by forfeit at 113 pounds....
A big win over Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire and a loss to Spencer by a similar margin were results of Okoboji/H-M-S's opening wrestling duals on Dec. 3 at Milford. The Pioneers defeated GT/RA, 60-18, winning five of the competitive matches by fall while scoring the same number of points on forfeits. Contributing to the dual win were Chayton Faulkner and Jonathan Ortiz who pinned their opponents while Bryce Dodge and Nick Bronstad each received forfeits. The Spencer Tigers turned the...
