Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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5 will be remembered as the year things got back to normal. Thanks to COVID-19 vaccinations and reduced risk to public health, community celebrations and other gatherings returned full force after a yearlong hiatus caused by the pandemic. Back were crowd favorite events like Hartley Summer Celebration, Everly Community Day, Royal Fun Days and the Clay County Fair. People were able to visit loved ones in nursing homes once again, and mask usage and social distancing were mostly halted. The...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn school board will be one member short soon. Board President Scott Heetland submitted his letter of resignation effective Jan. 1. The May City-area farmer served for 13 years, having first been elected in 2008 after defeating incumbent Merlin Sandersfeld by 20 votes. Heetland said the timing was right to step aside. "I probably wouldn't have ran last time, but wanted to see the facilities projects through because I was heavily involved in that process," he said. "Now...
One snapshot of performance by the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School's attendance centers has district officials smiling. Scores for all three buildings in the 2021 Iowa School Performance Profiles fall in the "Commendable" category. Overall results are based on scores in several categories, including assessment participation, average school achievement, conditions of learning survey, graduation rate, proficiency growth, actual proficiency and a post-secondary readiness index. Buildings...
• Sentenced in connection with incident in Royal Matthew Alan Young, 25, of Spencer, has pled guilty to two charges in connection with an incident that occurred in Royal. Young was arrested on Oct. 24 after stabbing Cassandra Bicking, 26, multiple times at a residence in Royal. He was originally charged with Attempted Murder, a class B felony; Willful Injury Causing Bodily Injury, a class C felony; and Going Armed with Intent, a class D felony. He entered an initial plea of not guilty to all charges. Records indicate that Young changed his p...
Blood drive to be held at Spencer LifeServe Blood Center is conducting a drive at Southpark Mall, 901 11th Street SW in Spencer, on Monday, Jan. 3 from 1-5 p.m. Appointments are required. Schedule a donation appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call (800) 287-4903. Hot beef at Red’s Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will be serving a hot beef dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 5 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. See the ad on Page 3 for more details. Enjoy the Prairie Heritage Center this winter The Prairie Heritage Center is bustling with fun activitie...
Funeral services for Ferne M. Toft were held Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal, with Pastor Mark Wilms officiating. Casket bearers were all of her grandchildren. Interment was in Willow Creek Cemetery at Royal. Warner Funeral Home in Spencer assisted with the arrangements. Ferne Mae Toft was born in the Sioux Rapids vicinity on Sept. 6, 1927. She was the youngest child born to Fred and Anna Tielbur Lohof. She had two older siblings, Ray Frederick Lohof and Ruth Ina Brugger. Ferne grew up in Clay and Palo Alto counties...
• Jan. 2, 1947 Missing from the files. • Dec, 30, 1971 Lawrence Bethke expanded his shelling business with the purchase of a new John Deere No. 6 sheller mounted on a truck. Darrell Negus, Glen Peters and Duane Kunkel purchased a truck and auger from Emil Hennings. They were equipped to do custom grain hauling. The U Chain Co., owned by Elmer Neebel, planned to hold a grand opening at its location on First Street, in the first building west of the Hartley fire station. The town council met to discuss the blanket insurance policy with Don...
The "Where are you Christmas" song was playing in my head as I sat in my living room, looking at the debris from Christmas. New gifts sat freshly played with and game cards were left unshuffled by their box. Wrapping paper brimmed from garbage bags by the window. Gene Autry's Christmas album filled the room with Christmas classics from the record player in the dining room. The tree was still lit, but no gifts laid underneath. And then my eyes slowly moved to what was placed perfectly in front...
Facing the No. 1-ranked girls' basketball team in Class 3A with a full roster would have been a daunting task for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. But to do so with a depleted team was even more challenging. Hawk coach Lester Tessum thought he might only have one starter available for the Dec. 21 game with Unity Christian in Hartley. While a second starter was able to play, injuries and other factors resulted in three freshmen in the opening lineup and two others seeing significant court time during the...
There was no lack of defense for either Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn or Unity Christian in their War Eagle Conference basketball game on Dec. 21 in Hartley. But the visiting Knights were best able to advantage of available scoring opportunities, helping them earn a 58-42 win. The Hawk offense was consistent but not high-scoring in the first half. They were held to seven points in each quarter while Unity Christian's offense was doubly productive, giving them a 27-14 half time lead. "I thought they...
