Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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BY NICK PEDLEY Just like last year, education reform proved to be the main dish during the first Eggs & Issues legislative forum held last Saturday in Spencer. Reps. Megan Jones and John Wills, along with Sens. Lynn Evans and Dave Rowley, answered a smorgasbord of questions regarding the governor's plan to reform the state's nine Area Education Agencies (AEAs). The proposal has been the headlining piece of legislation thus far in the 2024 session. Evans, a Republican from Aurelia, served more th...
The Clay Central/Everly school board on Jan. 24 approved the resignations of three elementary teachers effective at the end of the current year. Tierny Rutt, Joan Kimball and Melissa Loving submitted their resignations to the board. Rutt teaches first grade, Kimball teaches fifth grade and Loving teaches fourth grade. Rutt applied for early retirement, which was approved by the board. She was the only CC/E teacher who applied for the board's package this year. Kimball and Loving are also retirin...
Iowa House District 5's freshman representative announced his bid for another term earlier this month. Rep. Zach Dieken will run for another two-year term representing the district, which includes all of O'Brien and Osceola counties as well as parts of Cherokee and Buena Vista counties. The Republican from Granville was first elected in 2022 after defeating Dennis Bush and Tom Kuiper in the GOP primary election. "I am thankful for the honor and opportunity to represent [District 5] in Des...
• Traffic Majdi S. Daifa, Columbus, Ohio, Hours of Service Violation. Travis Linn Souder, Russellville, Ohio, Speeding; Following Too Close. Wade Aaron Ulmer, Fremont, Neb., Speeding. Marcus David Ballou, Spirit Lake, Failure to Obey Stop Sign. Shelby Marie Case, Primghar, Speeding. Maria Petronilia Morales Lopez, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License; No Proof of Insurance. Robert Scott Wilson Carson, Sutherland, Failure to Maintain Control. Reid McClaren, Primghar, Seatbelt Violation. Arthur Lewis Grives, Hartley, Registration Violation. Cry...
Summit Carbon Solutions has reached an agreement to nearly double the number of ethanol facilities that will connect to its proposed carbon dioxide pipeline system in Iowa, the company announced Monday. The agreement with POET – which says it is the world's largest biofuel producer – would add 17 ethanol plants to the proposed system in Iowa and South Dakota, including Ashton in Osceola County. A dozen of those are in Iowa, which gives Summit a total of 25 in the state. Those sites would ext... 
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With warm temperatures forecast for the next week, Iowa DNR officials are reminding people to be aware of deteriorating ice conditions. Last week several events at Winter Games at the Iowa Great Lakes had to be moved off the ice out of an abundance of caution. Ice conditions rebounded last month during a cold snap, however, recent warm temperature are expected to make thickness fluctuate. The DNR recommends a minimum of four inches of quality ice for fishing and at least five inches for...
Regret is an inescapable fact of life. Lately, I’ve been internally gnawing at a decision I made three years ago. I was a Detroit Lions fan for more than 20 years of my life. This ill-fated decision was based on one man and one man only: The great Barry Sanders. I loved watching the star running back juke and jive all over the field during his heyday racking up both yards and touchdowns for Detroit. He was good role model, too, and someone a scrawny kid like me could look up to – Sanders was only 5’8” and proof that little people could do big t...
Q: What should taxpayers keep in mind for tax filing season? A: The IRS will start accepting and processing individual tax returns on Jan. 29 for the 2023 tax year. As taxpayers across America gather financial information to document employment, investment and retirement income, as well as receipts and invoices for medical, childcare, education expenses, charitable donations and property deductions, it’s important to be wary of tax scams. Every year the IRS reports on the so-called Dirty Dozen to alert the taxpaying public about trending f...
A funeral service for Otto Junior Wagner was held Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at the Hartley Funeral Home in Hartley. Dr. Lynn Dau officiated. Pallbearers were Clayton Pyle, Steve Lux, Kelly Lux, Roger Vander Veen, Scott Van Houten and Craig Van Houten. Interment was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Otto Junior Wagner, the son of Otto and Lillie (Meiske) Wagner, was born Nov. 10, 1935. His only sibling was Dean Wagner. Junior attended school in Hartley and graduated from Hartley High...
New hours at Fiesta Foods in effect As of Monday, Jan. 29, Fiesta Foods in Hartley will be open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. all seven days of the week. May City firemen hosting soup supper The May City Fire Department will host its annual soup supper on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 5-7 p.m., at the fire hall. A variety of soups will be on the menu. See the ad on Page 2 for more details. Hartley snow ordinance reminders The City of Hartley is reminding residents of snow removal and street parking ordinances during winter. See the ad on Page 6 for complete infor...
Area students named to UNI dean's list Two area students were named to the fall 2023 semester dean's list at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. To be included on the list, a student must earn a grade point of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, while taking at least 12 hours of graded work during the semester. The following students were named to the dean's list. Everly: Jorgan Rustad. Hartley: Lance Berends. Audit report released on CC/E school district Schnurr & Company, LLP, Certified...
• Feb. 3, 1949 For several weeks the younger set of the Hartley community was plagued by a run of three-day measles. The disease seemed to be of a mild form, and discomfort its only feature. The school asked parents to keep their children at home at the first signs of illness. Displaying the best basketball of the season, the Hartley Hawks upset a favored Sheldon team to win the O’Brien County tournament for the second straight year. Hartley pulled into an early lead and was never behind. Calumet won consolation honors by defeating a str...
The hard work that Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn’s bowlers are putting in during practice continued to pay off last week, starting with a home meet against Sioux Central on Jan. 26. The girls’ team was victorious, 2067-1573. Individual scores were Heather Elgersma 161-155, 316; Jordan Lux 156-138, 294; Keyanna Brower 144-139, 283; Annika Overmire 144-133, 277; and Lexi Croatt 129-124, 253. Baker game scores were 151, 117, 98, 135, 143 – 644. “The girls’ practice and efforts at the meets are paying off. They have increased their single scores ea...
Amelia Sirola will represent Okoboji/HMS at the 2024 girls' state wrestling championships. The Okoboji athlete earned the trip to state by placing third at the regional qualifier on Jan. 26 at Mason City. Wrestling in the 235-pound bracket, Sirola lost by fall in the semifinals to Aniyah Smith of Mason City (5:12). In consolation action, Sirola won by fall over Kinley Stambaugh of North Central Trailblazers (1:03) and Eden Lamborn of Nashua-Plainfield (0:40). In a rematch with Smith for third...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's winning streak came to an abrupt end in a rematch with MMCRU on Jan. 23. The Hawks scored the same number of points as they did in a win on Jan. 20 in Hartley, but the Royals scored 14 more points at Marcus to earn a 56-45 win. The game got away from H-M-S midway through the first half. Already trailing 14-11 after one quarter, the Hawks faced a 33-23 deficit at halftime. The second half was a stalemate despite the fact that H-M-S had its best point output in the final...
Point production improved for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in each quarter but MMCRU consistently outscored H-M-S throughout the game to win, 76-39, Jan. 23 at Marcus. H-M-S stayed close in the first quarter and had an opportunity to get to within four or six points. Instead, the Royals scored to increase their lead to 14-8. MMCRU broke the game open late in the first half and built a 41-17 advantage. "I thought we struggled more than we did in our first game with them against their pressure. Give MMC...
Two Okoboji/HMS wrestlers were runners-up in their weight classes during the 2024 Siouxland Conference tournament. Sioux Center hosted the meet on Jan. 25. H-M-S wrestler James Gellerman finished second at 175 pounds. The junior won his opening round match by fall over Cozyn Rozeboom of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (2:26) and edged Dominic Marco of Sibley-Ocheyedan in the semifinals (6-5). Reid Hulshof of Sioux Center defeated Gellerman in the title match (9-5). Sophomore Nathan Stofferan placed...
