Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Iowa confirmed its third case of the highly pathogenic bird flu last Friday at a Taylor County egg-laying facility. Approximately 920,000 laying hens were destroyed following the discovery. Earlier this month, a backyard flock in Pottawattamie County and a 50,000-bird commercial turkey flock in Buena Vista County were found to have the virus. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is extremely contagious and deadly among birds. The virus wreaked havoc in Iowa in 2015, leading to the...
Commercial and property insurance proposals were considered by the Royal City Council at its meeting on March 9. Spencer Insurance Services submitted quotes from two insurance companies. The quote from EMC Insurance Companies, the current carrier, is $15,468; coverage through Iowa Communities Assurance Pool was quoted at $11,927 plus a maximum of $2,603 for worker’s compensation insurance, bringing the total to $14,530. Community Insurance in Spencer submitted a quote from Iowa Municipal Insurance, Ltd. for $13,221. According to discussion, t...
• Traffic Daniel Kenneth Vander Pool, II, Paullina, Registration Violation; No Proof of Insurance; Careless Driving. Shaun Michael Fox, Sheldon, Safety Regulations Violation. Adolfo Fredy Francisco Martinez, Los Angeles, Calif., Speeding; No Valid Driver’s License. Sherman Lee Plank, Oronoco, Minn., Axle Weight Violation, 3 Counts. Morgan Leigh Huls, Sibley, Registration Violation. Laura Ann Kremer, Sheldon, Registration Violation. Nyden Thompson, Sutherland, Speeding. Corbith David Steele, Sheldon, Minor in Possession of Alcohol. Joshua Ogh...
Students at Clay Central/Everly Elementary may find themselves on candid camera soon. The school board on Feb. 28 discussed the installation of cameras in hallways and other locations. According to Superintendent Kevin Wood, the devices would help with behavior interventions and are already in use on the district's buses. The camera system will be paid for by Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, which are federal dollars that were made available to schools during the...
Work at Hartley's new pool is forging ahead at full speed as winter transitions to spring. Passersby on South Central Avenue will notice the bathhouse is up while construction of the pool itself continues on schedule. According to Hartley Superintendent of Public Works Jaron Benz, things are in line for the facility to be open by June 1. "There are probably a few items that are going to be nip and tuck before opening, but they aren't things that are going to hold up the actual opening," he...
A menace that crashed the poultry industry in 2015 has returned to the Hawkeye State. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the USDA on Monday announced a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Buena Vista County. The virus was found in a commercial 50,000-head turkey flock, which was destroyed. "[We] are working diligently with producers to trace back, control and eradicate this disease from our state," Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said in...
What is there for youth to do on an early spring Saturday afternoon? For over 40 area youth, showing up at Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn to bowl is the answer. A youth bowling program was in existence at the Sanborn bowling center before Bert van Dam became owner in 2019. But his background, as well as interest by area adults, has prompted a more concerted effort to build enthusiasm for bowling. "I've always bowled. It's a family thing," van Dam said. "You can do it with your kids." According to...
• Traffic Montana Lynn Folven, Primghar, Registration Violation. Joannabie S. Christensen, Sheldon, Speeding; Driving While Suspended. Geovani Gabriel Rohlfsen, Paullina, Minor Using Tobacco. Breanna Renay Watters, Ashton, Registration Violation. Laura Isabela Caceres Cardova, Paris, Texas, No Proof of Insurance; No Valid Driver’s License; Speeding. Brian Louis Dobrich, Waukesha, Wis., Speeding. Anthony Charles Smith, Akron, Speeding; Seatbelt Violation. Reid McClaren, Primghar, Speeding. Darwin Jon Hohbach, Sheldon, No Proof of Insurance. Bry...
The Everly Heritage Museum has recently gained attention from far beyond the confines of northwest Iowa. The local museum played a role in a recent Sports Illustrated story about Connie Kunzmann and the Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL). The WBL was the first professional women's basketball league in the United States and Kunzmann, a former Everly Cattlefeeders basketball standout, was one of its early stars before her murder in 1981. The story, which appears in the March edition of SI,...
The Clay Central/Everly school board on Monday discussed ways to potentially reduce the number of students who open enroll out of the district. According to discussion, at least one open enrollment application on the agenda came from a student who will be in sixth grade next year and wanted to begin the transition to Spencer, where CC/E has a tuition-out agreement for grades 7-12. Director of Student Services Michelle Huntress said the parents of the student want their child to get acquainted wi...
Information presented to the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn school board on Feb. 21 highlighted the percentage of students who tested proficient in a series of literacy and math assessments known at FAST. Elementary and middle school students generally showed improvement compared to results of the screenings conducted last fall. Sixty-six percent of elementary students tested proficient in literacy this winter compared to 57 percent in the fall and 48 percent in the spring of 2021. Math proficiency...
• Traffic Burdell E. Klaassen, Sheldon, Failure to Obey Stop Sign. Zeniah Ahmaniki Wallace, Nitro, W.Va., Registration Violation. Doris Yvette McClain, Little Rock, Seatbelt Violation. Daniel Dwayne Henry, Sioux City, Failure to Obey Stop Sign. Corey Trevonne Dean, Primghar, No Valid Driver’s License. Kalley Kay LaVerne Leithauser, St. Paul, Minn., Speeding. Kendall James Schick, Stewartville, Minn., Speeding. Jeffrey Scott Hookom, New Ulm, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License. Gary L. Malishewski, Pierce, Neb., Hours of Service Violation. Natha...
With interest in the sport continuing to rise, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn will establish its own bowling program starting with the 2022-23 season. The decision came after information presented to the school board on Feb. 21 indicates student numbers would justify ending the bowling sharing agreement with Sioux Central. Superintendent Patrick Carlin had met with Bert van Dam, owner of Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn, and Eric Mastbergen, who are working to build interest in the sport among area youth....
Approval of the 2022 Royal code of ordinances moved one step closer toward completion as the council approved the second reading on Feb. 9. As has been the case during much of the revision process, the only matter of concern during the public hearing was semi-tractor/trailer parking. Language under consideration prohibits semis from being parked on city streets in the restricted residential area, and only tractors may be parked on private property. “This should help save the streets,” said Mayor Josh Toft. “The way it’s written, it covers the i...
A chunk of change that previously perplexed the Everly City Council will be able to move more easily soon. City Clerk Kristi Fliss reported Monday that restrictions on funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) would be loosened soon. Previously, rules stipulated that local governments could only use the funds for pandemic-related losses, which were low in Everly. Fliss said that new rules have been announced for cities that received $10 million or less. In all, Everly’s sum will amount to just over $80,000. “We can use it however we wan...
A bill that would have effectively killed a controversial pipeline project in Iowa died last week in Des Moines. Senate File 2160, which would have gutted the Iowa Utilities Board's (IUB) power to grant eminent domain for projects of private companies, failed to pass out of committee last Thursday. Though it received bipartisan support in the subcommittee and was supported by many landowners across the state, the Commerce Committee canned it during "funnel week," when the Legislature cuts off...
• Traffic Sarah Ann Robinson, Sioux City, Speeding. Vicente Neaves, Sioux City, No Valid Driver’s License. Austen John Gonnerman, Sanborn, Safety Regulations Violation. Benjamin Scott Abel, Lincoln, Neb., Use of Electronic Device. Tiffani Rose Bergstrom, Marcus, Registration Violation. Karey Jean Williams, Calumet, Speeding. Brock Allen Hofland, Remsen, Speeding. Kristine Allyn Scanlon, Boise, Idaho, Speeding. Heather Dionne Sangster, Sioux Falls, S.D., Speeding. Donald M. DeBoer, Archer, Speeding. David Allan Scanlan, Elk Point, S.D., Spe...
Residents in northwest Iowa and across the Midwest might wince when they remember their gas bills from a year ago. Thanks to a polar vortex that froze the middle of the country, natural gas use surged as folks huddled in their homes to stay warm. At the same time, the record-setting cold snap caused gas wells in Texas to freeze up and limit supplies. Natural gas prices subsequently skyrocketed and utilities were left to foot the bill. Demand increased so much in February of 2021 that Hartley...
A Calumet man is behind bars following a domestic violence incident on Sunday that led to an attempted murder charge and brief standoff with authorities. According to the O'Brien County Sheriff's Office, a woman reported that her husband, Paul Long, used the butt of a shotgun to strike her in the side of the head during a domestic altercation. The victim reported that when she broke free and ran out of the house, Long fired the shotgun at her. An O'Brien County Deputy responded immediately and...
A discussion about fencing material garnered the most significant debate on Monday during the Hartley City Council meeting. A resident recently submitted an application to the planning and zoning commission to install a 6-foot fence made of pro-rib steel paneling trimmed with treated wood. The material is not one that is allowed in the city's zoning code, and the application was denied. Due to the high cost of building materials right now, the option was the least expensive for the resident, who...
Alliant Energy's main electrical power lines in Royal will be placed underground during a major project that is expected to be completed by late summer. Local residents were given the opportunity to hear more about the project and visit with representatives of Alliant Energy and the construction company on Feb. 9 at the Royal Community Center. In September of 2018, the city council accepted a letter of intent from Interstate Power and Light Co. (Alliant Energy) which stated the utility's...
• Traffic Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, South Sioux City, Neb., Speeding. Matthew Michael Schoneman, Primghar, Use of Electronic Device. Estella Marie Lopez, Claremont, Minn., Speeding. Jane Elizabeth Maitland, Frazee, Minn., Registration Violation; Permitting Unauthorized Driver. James Edward Jacobson, Fairbury, Neb., No Valid Driver’s License; Speeding. Isaac Norton, Sanborn, No Valid Driver’s License. Corey Trevonne Dean, Primghar, Registration Violation; No Valid Driver’s License; No Proof of Insurance. William Sean Gidden, Millington, Tenn.,...
The Clay County Fair last week announced all nine nights of Grandstand events – including the six shows that are part of SRG Concert Series – for the 2022 Clay County Fair powered by SMU, Sept. 10-18. "We thought we would change things up a bit this year and announce the entire line-up at once," fair manager Jeremy Parsons said in a news release. "This gives our enthusiastic fairgoers more time to plan their entire fair visit, plus it gives us all something to look forward while we still 'enjoy'...
A state-ordered pandemic declaration will end next week, one month shy of its two-year anniversary. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Feb. 3 signed the final extension of the state's public health disaster emergency proclamation, announcing it will expire at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15. It was first issued in accordance with the governor's executive authority on March 17, 2020 to enable certain public health mitigation measures during the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over time, it...
A bill proposed by O'Brien County's representative in the Iowa Senate would halt the use of eminent domain to complete privately-funded projects. Sen. Jeff Taylor, R-Sioux Center, last week introduced Senate File 2160, which would gut the Iowa Utilities Board's (IUB) power to grant eminent domain for projects of private companies. Taylor said the bill is in response to complaints from farmers and local governments in northwest Iowa regarding two proposed carbon dioxide pipelines by Summit...
