Articles from the January 19, 2023 edition
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Bids to be received for parking lot, diamond upgrades
Bids for several improvements at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School are scheduled to be opened next month. The school board approved the scope of the project on Monday. According to John Hight, of...
Moving up the ladder
The leader of the World's Greatest County Fair is heading to the big show. Clay County Fair CEO/Manager Jeremy Parsons will officially be named CEO and manager of the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines....
Everly council approves wage increases
The Everly City Council handled a variety of New Year business during its meeting Monday. Wage increases for city employees garnered the bulk of discussion. The council in previous years had approved wage increases based on a percentage; however,...
01/19/23: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic William J. Crosby, Kirtland, Minn., Speeding. Isaias Munoz Yanez, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License; Failure to Use Child Restraint Device. Bryand Danny, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License; Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device; No Proof...
Garbage contract continues to raise questions
Although they approved a new solid waste collection contract with Town & Country Disposal, Royal council members on Jan. 11 still questioned the meaning of some of its language. The main sticking poin...
01/19/23: Community Calendar
ECHO Apartments annual meeting ECHO Apartments in Everly will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the fire station in Everly. See the ad on Page 6 for more details. Hartley snow ordinance reminders The City of Hartley is reminding...
01/19/23 Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Fall honor list announced at NCC Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon has announced the honor list for the fall semester. Students on the honor list are full-time and have achieved an average grade point of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. The...
Evans: Iowa GOP 'trifecta' drops the ball with vets
In politics, having a “trifecta” in government is a good thing for a political party – until the trifecta’s inaction on some popular issue starts to haunt the party. Iowa Republicans served up an e...
Rural America deserves real solutions to opioid epidemic
Between July of 2021 and June of 2022, more than 107,000 Americans tragically died from a drug overdose, cementing opioids as the leading cause of death among people ages 18 to 45 in the United...
Dorothy Jeanne Hein, 99, Hartley
A funeral service for Dorothy Jeanne Hein was held Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. Pastor Chris Nitzel officiated. Pallbearers were Michael Foley, Trevor Martin, Jeff Durst, Kelvin Edmundson, Brent Peterson and T...
Donald Glaser, 85, White Bear Township, Minn.
Donald Glaser, 85, of White Bear Township, Minn., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023 surrounded by family. Don was born Aug. 6, 1937 in Hartley. Don is preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Agnes Glaser; and brother-in-law, Pete Flick. Don...
John F. Sindt, 52, Everly
Memorial services for John F. Sindt were held Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at the Warner Funeral Home in Everly, with Dave Hoye officiating. Interment will be at a later date. Warner Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. John Frederick Sindt, the...
From Our Files
• Jan. 22, 1948 L.W. Anderson, Mike Colling, Carl Rahn and Harry Ketelsen were elected to terms of two years on the Hartley Chamber of Commerce board. A committee was appointed to get action started on a skating rink. Chamber members were less e...
Starting the year with a bang
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's bowlers opened 2023 in historic fashion, as both varsity teams earned their first wins of the season and the first meet victories in program history. Competing at Hawarden on...
Opponents extend girls' losing streak
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn was on the road last week for three girls' basketball games and came up short in all of them. The Hawks ended the week with a 55-45 loss to MMCRU in War Eagle Conference play...
Siouxland Sweep
Wins over Sheldon/South O'Brien and Sibley-Ocheyedan gave Okoboji/HMS an undefeated start to the Siouxland Conference dual wrestling season. The Pioneers needed a late win by fall to edge the Orabs...
2 wins and a cold shooting night
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn followed up a pair of boys' non-conference basketball victories with a cold shooting night that ended the Hawks' winning streak at five games. Early offensive success was the...
