Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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And just like that, the sun has set on 2022 and we're on to the New Year. Though the pages of the Sentinel-News were filled with hundreds of stories over the past 365 days, some stood head and shoulders above the rest. They commanded multiple headlines throughout the year and impacted the community in unique ways. With the page about to flip to 2023, it's time to fill the 2022 scrapbook. What follows is a rundown of the biggest stories to grace the pages of the Sentinel-News during past year....
It wasn't so much the snow as it was the wind. An intense winter storm blew through the upper Midwest last week just in time to wreck travel plans and cancel Christmas events throughout the region. Bitter wind chills repeatedly hit -40 degrees in northwest Iowa and visibility on roads dropped to zero as the storm raged last Thursday and Friday. Highways closed and travel was not advised during the blizzard, which stranded motorists who dared tempt Mother Nature's wrath. According to the...
The average value of an acre of O'Brien County farmland is now the highest in Iowa. The annual Iowa State Land Value Survey released this month reported a 20.6 percent increase in O'Brien County farmland prices in 2022 and a 20.3 percent increase in Clay County. O'Brien County's average now sits at $16,531 per acre of farmland, which was high enough to knock Scott County from the No. 1 slot and end its nine-year reign at the top of the survey. The nominal value of an acre of farmland is again...
• Arrested on active warrant Jacob Jepson, 39, (no address given) was taken into custody by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office at 11:04 a.m. on Dec. 19, on an active warrant for Violation of Probation (two charges). Bond was set at $4,000 cash only, and Jepson was held in the county jail for another agency. • Injured in Minnesota accident A Sanborn woman was injured in an accident near Fairmont, Minn., at 12:56 p.m. on Dec. 21. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that a 2021 Peterbilt driven by Joshua Roger Dunn, 30, of Alta Vista, was eastbound...
A significant stretch of a northwest Iowa river has run dry several times in the past seven years as a rural water utility has pumped more water from the ground – at least a quarter of which is sold out-of-state – with the approval of state regulators. A two-mile segment of the Ocheyedan River dried up this year in September amid drought conditions and increased pumping by Osceola County and the Osceola County Rural Water System, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. That led... 
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Funeral services for Joyce A. Muckey will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Spencer, with Rev. Curtis Batschelet officiating. Hudson Jacobs, Tian Jacobs, Spenser Muckey, Kia Grigg, Chance Wiley and Nate Hurst will be casket bearers. Charlie Schultz, Jasper Muckey, Lenora Jacobs, Frankie Jacobs, Bentlee Tewes, Ruxen Tewes and London Tewes will be honorary bearers. Interment will be in Lone Tree Cemetery at Everly. Following the services at the graveside there...
• Jan. 1, 1948 The free mailing privilege which service men and women had enjoyed since March 27, 1942, by simply writing “Free” in the upper right hand corner of the envelope and the name, serial number and address in the left hand corner, ended on Jan. 1. A bill was introduced in Congress to extend the privilege for two more years. J.T. Powell had the misfortune to have his leg broken when he was milking a cow. The cow was startled and jumped, striking Mr. Powell and breaking both bones above the ankle. He crawled to the house and was taken a...
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hartley completed the fall session of English as a second language (ESL) on Dec. 13 by holding a celebration with the students and volunteers. Church leaders expressed gratitude to Pastor Pedro Lopez and his wife, Pacquita, who helped St. Paul's develop and lead the ESL ministry in the Hartley area. The outreach ESL ministry included: meeting new Hispanic families, making many new friends in the Hartley area, meeting their needs for improvement in the English...
For two Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School football players, the 2023 early signing day on Dec. 21 was a family affair. Parents, grandparents and siblings, as well as teammates and friends witnessed Kooper Ebel and Lance Berends sign their commitments to play college football. Ebel is one of 21 high school early signees, including seven from Iowa, to commit to Iowa State University. The listing of Cyclone signees identifies Ebel as a 3-star recruit at the linebacker position. "We are very...
With Unity Christian leaving the War Eagle Conference at the end of the 2022-23 school year, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn had one last chance to earn its first boys' basketball victory against the Knights. Mission accomplished. Scoring on the first possession, H-M-S built an eight-point lead in the first half and made enough shots and defensive plays down the stretch to earn a 67-64 win. The victory on Dec. 20 at Orange City ended a 13-game losing streak to the Knights. Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund was...
Despite having four players score in double figures and leading for three quarters of the game, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn lost in overtime to Gehlen Catholic, 62-59, on Dec. 20 in Hartley. The bulk of H-M-S's scoring came from Kylee Schiphoff with 19 points, Gracie Knobloch with 14, Abby Douma with 12 and Emily Mutombo with 10. Eliza Tewes and Moriah Otto each added two points. The Hawks opened the scoring and except for a 2-2 tie, led for the first 25 minutes of the game. H-M-S enjoyed an early...
Hartley garbage reminder Brommer Sanitation will collect garbage in Hartley on Tuesday, Jan. 3 due to the New Year’s holiday. HCC trivia night on New Year’s Eve The Hartley Community Center will host a New Year’s Eve trivia night on Saturday, Dec. 31. A prime rib buffet will be served, and admission includes a drink ticket and snacks. The bar opens at 5:30 p.m., with supper served from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Cost is $20 for the meal and $20 to enter the trivia contest, which starts at 7:30 p.m. Red’s serving variety of options Jan. 4 Red’s Catering...
