Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Northwest Iowans hoping for a white Christmas got their wishes answered with a vengeance on Dec. 23. A blizzard immobilized the region with freezing rain, snow and high-speed winds. Travel was not advised and many vehicles were stuck stranded after going in the ditch. On Thursday morning, there were six vehicles including one semi ditched along Highway 18 between Hartley and Everly. The day started with a freezing drizzle that gradually transitioned into snow. According to the National Weather...
Though in-person events may have been few and far between this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 still had plenty of storylines. The biggest ones revolved around buildings – Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's new elementary school opened, Clay Central/Everly sold its former 7-12 grade building and a grain elevator exploded in Royal. Also gracing the pages of the Sentinel-News were more heartwarming stories, like the one detailing a viral video of the late Bonnie Linder's wave to school children i...
Anyone planning to change their properties in Everly will enjoy a streamlined permitting process if the city council gets its way. Mayor Brad Behrens on Dec. 21 proposed removing the requirement that makes building permit applicants submit a sketch of their project to scale. Behrens said several people have had issues with trying to draw out their plans on graphing paper, and he didn’t feel like it was necessary. “It’s the same problem all the time,” he said. “This policy was not made for a town of 600. It was made for a town of 10,000....
With more than 300,000 Americans dead and millions sickened, there's no denying the biggest story of 2020. The first local COVID-19 story to grace the pages of the Sentinel-News ran in the March 5 edition. Eventually, the virus shut down schools, canceled countless events and affected local residents in numerous ways, be they personally, economically or otherwise. The following timeline focuses on some of the biggest local headlines from the pandemic during the last nine months. • 'Prepping for...
• Vehicle struck from behind Whiteout conditions contributed to an accident that occurred on Dec. 23 at 1:35 p.m. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported that a 2021 Hyundai driven by Jeri Wescott, 61, of Hartley, was stopped in the 1200 mile of Highway 18 due to whiteout conditions. Her vehicle was struck from behind by a 2018 Toyota driven by Luis Martin Cota, 43, of Sibley. No injuries were reported. Damage to the Hyundai, owned by Kirk Wescott, was estimated at $5,000 and damage to the Toyota, owned by Dethmers Manufacturing, was lis...
4 was the year of "un's." Unprecedented. Unheard of. Unreal. It's redundant at this point. Whatever hopes people had for this year, 2020 promptly crushed them. It's futile to list everything that stunk during the last 365 days. The only positives this year were the silver linings. We were forced to be closer to our loved ones "thanks" to quarantine while simultaneously being reminded what's important. Nothing should be taken for granted – even the simplest of things like going to a high s...
To the editor: “Getting a Message to Garcia” is an essay written by Elbert Hubbard in 1889. The article praised a man named Rowan who was given a letter to be delivered to a Cuban general named Garcia. Rowan promptly took the letter without asking, “Where is he?” or “Why do you need him?” Hubbard writes, “People need a stiffening of the vertebrae which will cause them to be loyal to a trust, to act promptly, concentrate their energies – do the thing.” Rowan’s actions parallel employees at Community Memorial Health Center as COVID-19 protocols...
New Year’s is my favorite holiday. There’s no real point to it and I get the day off, plus the football is great. This year brings a bit of dread. I look forward to the change from ’20 to ’21, but I’m not necessarily sure things will get better. Coronavirus is king and I’m not one to speculate on how it will affect our lives in the New Year. Nonetheless, I am looking forward to some things in 2021. They aren’t resolutions, per se, but they will be watermarks. • Marriage Most folks around these parts think Kaity and I are married. We are...
It only seems appropriate that Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School musicians should go to Music City USA for their upcoming music trip. Nashville, Tenn. is the destination for the music department's trip that is scheduled for March of 2022. The announcement was made by vocal director Kristi Wingert during the holiday concert on Dec. 13 and the school board gave its official blessing on Dec. 21. It will be the third consecutive time that high school instrumental and vocal students will head to...
GroundeD reopens Monday GroundeD in Hartley will reopen following a holiday break on Monday, Jan. 4. See the ad on Page 6 for more details. New hours at Pass It On Consignments in Hartley Pass It On Consignments in Hartley is implementing new hours through March 31. See the ad on Page 6 for more details. Blood drive scheduled at Spencer Monday A blood drive will be conducted by LifeServe Blood Center at Southpark Mall, 901 11th Street SW in Spencer on Monday, Jan. 4, from 12:30-6:30 p.m. Donors should pre-screen themselves for fever prior to...
Iowa DNR plants more than 100,000 trees on public lands in 2020 The Iowa DNR reached a milestone goal to plant at least 100,000 trees on state-managed lands in 2020. The tree plantings commemorate the 100th anniversary of the National Association of State Foresters, as well as the 100th anniversary of Iowa state parks. Native Iowa trees are being supplied by the State Forest Nursery and planted in Iowa's four state forests, dozens of wildlife management areas and 23 of its state parks. The...
Private family funeral services for Loueen S. Huberg were to be held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal, with Pastor Mark Wilms officiating. Casket bearers were Travis Santage, Mattie Larson, Emma Larson, Ethan Huberg, Kate Holtz, Tyler Prescott, Amber Leonard and Caleb Huberg. Interment was in Willow Creek Cemetery at Royal. Warner Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Loueen Sylvia Huberg, daughter of Merrill and Ruth Smith Mohr, was born Oct. 11, 1937 in Spencer. Loueen grew up on the farm south of Spencer and attended the country...
Memorial services for Miles B. Rohan will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, at the Warner Chapel in Everly, with Pastor Michael Hyde officiating. Honorary pallbearers are Leo Appel, Doug Clarke, Denny Davids, Jay Davis, John Davis, Meredith Johnston, Dale Hanna, Tim Lynn, John Schneider, Paul Sipes, Gene Sorbo and Bruce Dunning. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery at Spencer. Warner Funeral Home in Everly is assisting with the arrangements. Miles Bruce Rohan, the son of LaMont Edward and Donna Jean (Irvine) Rohan, was born Sept....
• Jan. 3, 1946 Jay Meiske received a $50 War Bond for having the most perfect 4-H record book in the county. Lela Mae Baumeister won the second prize of a $25 bond. Ted Henning leased the Bartelson Oil Co. and was operating it under the name Henning Oil Co. Mr. Bartelson continued to operate his garage and Dodge-Plymouth agency. Frank Patch, 87, prominent Hartley resident, passed away on Dec. 30 after suffering a stroke. Born in a log cabin in Illinois, he came to O’Brien County in 1878 and took his first position as a teacher near Sut...
The girls' basketball matchup between Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and South O'Brien on Dec. 22 proved that it doesn't matter how long a team leads during the game; it only matters who's leading at the end. The Hawks lost the lead late in the first half and trailed by seven during the third quarter and again early in the fourth. Still down one with 15 seconds to play, H-M-S got its chance to pull out the win after a South O'Brien player was unable to rebound a missed free throw. The Hawks ran a play...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn had the advantage in attempts and made baskets from the field, but South O'Brien was more efficient offensively and had a big advantage at the free throw line. Those factors led to the Hawk boys' 54-46 loss on Dec. 22 at Paullina. H-M-S attempted 54 shots from the field compared to 32 by the Wolverines. But the Hawks only finished with two more made field goals, and only made 31.5 percent of their attempts compared to 46.9 percent by South O'Brien. "Overall we played...
