Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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O'Brien County Tourism continues to encourage the public to enjoy our great county while maintaining safe social distancing with their new day trip itineraries. The Glacial Trail Byway Day Trip is the first in this series. The Glacial Trail Scenic Byway is a pleasant 36-mile loop through O'Brien and Clay counties. To begin the journey, follow Highway 10 east from Sutherland to county road M12. Turn onto M12 or stay on Highway 10. The loop will bring you back to where you started. Watch for the b...
Royal Vision Board President Josh Toft and Secretary Lynn Cronk recently received a $5,000 check from Royal Telephone Company general manager John Noah to use on Phase 2 of the Royal Vision Board's Trail Project. Phase 1 was recently finished at the Royal Triangle Park, which provided sidewalks and handicap accessibility throughout the park....
IMT Insurance recently collaborated with its independent insurance agents to support COVID-19 relief efforts in their communities. Agencies made donations across six states ranging from $250-$1,000. Through IMT's Month of Giving program, Agency donations were matched by IMT, dollar-for-dollar, totaling more than $37,000. IMT's donation match supports a shared commitment to supporting local businesses, food banks, non-profits and programs aimed to help relieve the stress thrust upon us by the...
• June 28, 1945 Charlie Roberts, of Lake Park, purchased The Dugout in Hartley. He had farmed south of Lake Park before moving into that town where he was employed at Skeet’s Place. Surveys by the Public Buildings Administration indicated that Hartley was eligible for consideration as the site for a new post office building, the proposed limit of cost being $85,000 for the site and structure. The proposal would only receive consideration if Congress authorized funds for the resumption of federal building construction after the war. Sheriff Lee...
ISU announces spring 2020 dean’s list More than 12,500 Iowa State University students were recently named to the spring semester 2020 dean’s list. Students must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 9 credit hours of graded course work to get named to the list. Students listed below are from this area. Everly: Joseph Alan Langner, 2, Horticulture; Benjamin Allen McClain, 4, Animal Science. Hartley: Seth David Morphew, 2, History; Jennifer Anne Vander Lee, 4, Animal Science. Royal: Rac...
Tourism tours continue in O’Brien County During the past two months, O’Brien County Tourism has promoted four different tours that families can enjoy locally while maintaining a safe social distance from others. If you missed information about the tours, you can find it at www.obriencounty.com. The O’Brien County trivia treasure hunt will take you on a search through the county, looking for answers to the questions you can find in a downloadable format on the website. Look for Tour O’Brien County on the homepage slider. We’ll See You Outside b...
The O'Brien County Community Foundation (OBCCF), an affiliate of the Siouxland Community Foundation, awarded grants totaling over $106,000 to nonprofit organizations and local government groups in support of projects throughout O'Brien County. Due to social distancing restrictions a grant presentation was not held this year. Local advisory board members presented grant checks to the individual organizations. Since the first grants were made in 2006, over $1.3 million has been awarded. "These gra...
• June 21, 1945 The supply of Coca-Cola in Hartley and community would definitely be affected by further curtailment of the supply of sugar, because the manufacturer of the popular drink would not compromise with the use of substitutes. However, an equitable system of rationing would be maintained. The Hartley Public School tentatively set up three bus routes to be operated during 1945-46, to service chiefly non-resident high school students. In the event a rural school was unable to secure teachers or was closed, those grade students could b...
• June 14, 1945 The Smith Hamburger Shop, which had been under the ownership and management of Mrs. Carrie Smith, was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fletcher, of Kingsley. Mrs. Smith’s plans for the future were undecided. K.G. Rasmussen, of May City, sold 49 head of Hereford cattle to Art Johnson, of Smith and Co., at the highest price ever paid for any cattle by Mr. Johnson at the local stockyards. The cattle averaging 1,508 pounds sold at 17 cents. They were shipped to New York. Torrential rains caused the flooding of basements in many Hartley r...
Evertek recently celebrated the longevity, talent and tenacity of their General Manager Roxanne White and newly-retired Board Member Bud Meyer. White has been with Evertek for more than 35 years. "I was the fourth employee of Evertek when I started as an accountant in 1985," she recalled. "To this day I love accounting, but I also have loved the many opportunities I've had there. I've enjoyed working in many different areas – switching, driving equipment, staffing and more." White became o...
Clay Central/Everly's can cages had a brief hiatus, but they're back and ready to be filled. CC/E encourages can and bottle donations to be left in the three can cages. Funds from donations help support the afternoon snack program, Mavpack backpack program and school field trips. Can cages can be found at three locations: Royal, north of the Royal Museum; Everly, south of the CC/E ag building near the Little League field; and Rossie, at the Rossie Store. The Clay Central/Everly can cages...
Food pantry at Hope Lutheran The food pantry at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly is still open. Temporary hours are Mondays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and Wednesdays, 1-5 p.m. Please knock on the church door and food will be brought out to you. McCarty shower is June 13 A drive-by bridal shower for Katrina McCarty will be held Saturday, June 13 from 9-10:30 a.m., at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal. Curbside treats will be available. McCarty and her fiance, Austin Bostwick, are registered at Target, Menards and Amazon. Kelsey Holtz graduates from BVU...
Adults and kids alike will find something to love during this year's summer library program at Hartley Public Library. This year's theme is "Imagine Your Story." Some changes will be implemented to ensure all patrons will remain safe and healthy as they enjoy reading and activities to do at home during the six-week summer program. No in-person activities or events will be held at the library. Registration will begin on June 15 at the library or participants can register online by emailing...
O'Brien County is home to 21 graduating senior 4-H members. As social distancing and these unprecedented COVID-19 times continue, the graduates remind us what 4-H, as well as life, are all about. The following are the responses from the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn seniors who were involved in 4-H. Paige Dagel: "My favorite memory of 4-H is meeting so many new people and networking in the agriculture industry. My advice to younger 4-H members is to try to do one of everything before your last year!...
Karla Rinehart retired from State Bank effective June 1, 2020. She has served in many capacities and was the bank's cashier, where she handled the financial and regulatory reporting for the bank. Rinehart served on the bank's management committee for many years and is also on the bank's Board of Directors. State Bank will be having a retirement celebration for her at a later date due to COVID-19 restrictions. "Karla has been an instrumental part of State Bank for 35 of the 40 years that the bank...
Rieck graduates from Morningside Two hundred ninety-six undergraduate students and 375 graduate students earned their degrees from Morningside College in the spring of 2020. Included in the group was Kenna Rieck, of Hartley, who earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude. Summer camps offered as take-home virtual activities Even though COVID-19 threw them a curveball, ISU Extension and Outreach staff in Lyon, Osceola, Sioux, O’Brien and Cherokee counties say that their 2020 summer camps will go on, just i...
• June 7, 1945 Fifty years to the day, members of the local chapter of the Eastern Star celebrated the anniversary of the founding of Golden Sheaf chapter. Officers of the organization were gowned in costumes of the colonial period. Construction of the new Foley furniture store building on the corner lot east of the Sentinel plant was to commence as soon as materials arrived. The building was to be one story and constructed of ceramic tile. Pete’s Café closed its doors until further announcement. Because of OPA regulations, Mr. Chri...
• May 31, 1945 Mrs. L.G. Newel, president of the American Legion Auxiliary, announced that gross receipts of the poppy sale totaled $230.83, the largest amount taken in for poppy sales in the history of the organization. Proceeds aided World War I and II veterans and their families. The new super market for the Council Oak store was going up nicely. The front was being put on and the plate glass windows had been installed. The new Bartelson building, on Highway 18 at the end of Main Street, was also rapidly taking shape. Mrs. Irene Meier and M...
Public Health can help with shopping Officials at O’Brien County Public Health are encouraging the public to reach out if they or someone they know needs help with grocery shopping, picking up medications or running any other errands. Staff members at O’Brien County Public Health are willing and eager to do the errands so residents can stay home and be safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Call (712) 957-0105 for assistance. Food distribution May 20 at Trinity UCC The Food Bank of Iowa’s mobile pantry program will be conducted on Wednesday, May 2...
• May 17, 1945 A very novel and important experiment was being carried out at the Fairmont Creamery Co., where Mr. Mohr and his employees were demonstrating the value of proper egg care from the time the eggs were laid until they arrived at the Hartley plant. Good news came to three Hartley families who received word that Lt. Kermit Hansen, Corp. William J. Byers and Staff Sgt. Ernest Nonneman were liberated from the German prison camps in which they were interred since their respective captures. An organization known as the Veterans I...
School may not be in session, but Clay Central/Everly Elementary is still making things fun and interactive by holding an online Spirit Week. Monday was Pajama Day, Tuesday celebrated Crazy Hair Day, Wednesday featured Mismatch Day, Thursday is Beach Day and Friday is Spirit Day. Families and students are encouraged to participate in the fun online event, keeping engagement alive and school spirit high while school is dismissed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured here, CC/E Elementary...
ide photography project started last Friday night in Royal when citizens took the opportunity to have their personal, family, business or community group photo taken during a night of Pandemic Porch Portraits. Four local photographers canvassed the town and took pictures for a community photo album. The album will hold the pictures with a paragraph alongside each describing the business, family or organization and their affiliation to Royal, as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected...
Royal library to offer curbside delivery The Royal Public Library will be offering call and curbside delivery beginning on Tuesday, May 19. Temporary hours are Tuesday and Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; and Thursday, 2-4 p.m. Please call (712) 933-5500 during those hours. The Everly Public Library is also conducting curbside service during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can request books by calling (712) 834-2390 or by contacting [email protected]. You may also contact library director Amy Byro through the facility’s Facebook page. The l...
