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Horses as helpers
A rural Hartley woman is using her four-legged friends to help local children gain trust, confidence and friendship. Darcy Morphew founded T Time Equine Assisted Coaching this fall and has been...
From one problem to another
The demolition of one downtown Hartley building has revealed significant issues with another. Real Reflections owner Tricia Elgersma last month was forced to move operations of her business across...
Royal Telephone Company preps for ownership change
A local telecommunications company is about to change hands. Royal Telephone Company (RTC) was sold to Premier Communications, of Sioux Center, in late October. According to RTC officials, the...
Jerry Olson bids farewell to Hartley council
Jerry Olson will now have a little more free time on the second Monday night of each month. The longtime Hartley City Council member logged his final meeting Monday. Olson served 16 cumulative years...
CC/E board discusses small class sizes
Ongoing discussion about combining certain grade levels into one classroom topped discussion Nov. 30 at the Clay Central/Everly school board meeting. School officials have been studying operations at...
Dance Attack takes home several awards
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Dance Attack last week added to its growing trophy chest. The team won fourth place finishes in Class 1 Hoopla and Class 1 Novelty, and also third place in the Lights category a...
Onto the next year
With the harvest season now a memory, area farmers are wrapping up groundwork and eyeing the 2024 growing season. According to the Iowa Department of Agriculture, the corn harvest concluded statewide...
Pedley's Ponderings
‘Tis the season to be busy. It feels like I’m constantly doing something, yet accomplishing nothing – more so than usual. I still haven’t put Christmas lights up outside. I’m in a bit of a cold war about it with my wife, who has asked me to scale...
Happiness and cheer
Recent snow accumulation may have melted already, but local residents won't need the white stuff to get in the Christmas spirit this weekend in Hartley and Everly. Several holiday events are planned...
Paying it forward
There may be a new face at the helm, but the mission remains the same for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Giving Tree. Debra Henderson, of rural Hartley, took over organizing efforts this month from...
Iowa's skyscrapers
The subject matter may be tall, but visitors to a new exhibit at the Everly Heritage Museum won't need to strain their necks to get a good look. "Silos: Our Rural Skyscrapers" will debut Dec. 1-2 duri...
Pedley's Ponderings
We added a new member to the family on Tuesday night. Puppy Tucker, a Border Collie mix, was picked up from People for Pets in Spencer. He was found abandoned near Primghar recently and was brought to the shelter for adoption. He’s a friendly pup. G...
Everly council fields ISU study update
A handful of Everly residents will be able to share their views on the town's quality of life with officials from Iowa State University as part of a special study. Representatives from the Rural...
H-M-S Dance Attack heading to state
Members of H-M-S Dance Attack are hunting down some hardware. The team will perform at the 48th annual Iowa High School and College State Dance Team Championships in Des Moines Nov. 30-Dec. 1. More...
Pedley's Ponderings
I’ve felt a bit stupid this week speaking with advertisers about the upcoming winter sports tab. After wrapping up the conversation with more than a few of them, I’ve ended with, “Have a Merry Thankgiving!” It seems rather apt that my brain is alre...
'There are ideals worth sacrificing for'
Patriotism and gratitude were bursting from the gym at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School last Friday. Students, staff and community members gathered to pay homage to America's bravest during the...
Snider passes the torch
A longtime Hartley business has changed hands, but you won't see any new faces under the hood. Robert Young purchased Snider Auto Care Center from founder and owner Kevin Snider this month. The move...
A crossing here, a crossing there, a crossing nowhere
Frustration over a proposed crosswalk on Highway 18 resulted in a contentious Hartley City Council meeting on Monday. Members of the Hartley Recreation Trail Committee engaged in a heated debate with...
Pedley's Ponderings
My good friend, Brenden, is an avid cyclist. He races bikes professionally all over the country and has done so for the better part of the last decade. He’s good at pushing pedals. All that success comes from extensive training, both indoors and o...
Contested city council elections decided Tuesday
There will be a couple of new faces when city councils in Everly and Hartley meet for the first time in 2024. In Hartley, Matt Dolphin received 162 votes while Greg Cotter tallied 151 to lock up the...
Valero donates $25K to local children's groups
Three Hartley-area programs were recent benefactors of generous contributions from Valero Renewables. The Hartley plant donated to the H-M-S Kids Backpack Program, Grace Fellowship Community...
Bird flu confirmed in Clay County
State officials last week confirmed the presence of bird flu in Clay County. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on...
Hartley pool to open next year
It may have taken more than a year longer than expected, but Hartley is going to have an open pool next spring. City Administrator Roxann Swanson reported that the new facility passed its recent...
Down it goes, sort of
The front still remains, but most of a problematic downtown Hartley building was removed last week. A crew from Schmillen Construction, Inc., of Marcus, removed the building on Nov. 2. It formerly...
2023 City/School Election: Who's running, where to vote, what to bring
Voters in two local cities will have some choices to make when they enter the voting booth next Tuesday. Everly has the most competitive ballot on the Nov. 7 slate. Five candidates – incumbents T...
