Articles from the February 4, 2021 edition
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COVID-19 variant confirmed in Iowa
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Monday confirmed three cases of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7., in Iowa. The virus variant is often referred to as the U.K. variant because it...
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Feenstra swings thru the Fourth
Fresh off his appointment to the House Agriculture Committee, Fourth District Rep. Randy Feenstra has pledged to make Iowa farmers a priority during his first term in Congress. The Hull Republican...
A passion for pigs
There's nothing prettier to Paige Dagel than a nice pig. The 2020 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School alumnus admits that she's been "infatuated with pigs" since she was a little girl. That passion...
Check it out
Big changes are underway at the Everly Public Library. Jeannett Palmer and Christie Seivert have taken the reigns at the local institution following the resignation of former librarian Amy Byro. The...
COVID-19 positivity rates still dipping
COVID-19 positivity rates decreased in O'Brien and Clay counties over the past week. As of Wednesday morning, O'Brien County's 14-day positivity rate was 6 percent, down from 8.6 percent a week ago....
02/04/21: Community Calendar
CMI annual meeting is Feb. 10 Century Mutual Insurance will hold its annual meeting for all policyholders on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 1 p.m., at the Hartley Community Center. Masks are required and social distancing will be in place. See the ad on...
H-M-S students' short film earns I at speech contest
The Large Group District Speech Contest was a little different this year, but that didn't stop five Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School students from finding success. The short film team consisting of...
02/02/21: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Named to Dean’s List at N’Western College Erik Vander Laan and Abby Vander Laan, students at Northwestern College in Orange City, have earned a spot on the Academic Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester. The Dean’s List is comprised of student...
02/04/21: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Kristy Sue Russell, Spencer, Contempt. Dawson Kory Blum, Schaller, Speeding. Jean Ann Allen, Sioux City, Failure to Maintain Control. James Arthur Ahlquist, Montrose, S.D., Seatbelt Violation; Use of Electronic Device. Marissa May T...
The Writer's Pen
We live in an age of digital cameras and smart phones. It has become easier to record history, both with pictures and videos. Gone are the days of clipping articles from the newspaper, photo albums...
Over Morning Coffee
On Jan. 20, within hours of entering the Oval Office, President Biden signed an executive order halting further development of the Keystone XL pipeline. In doing so, he set in motion a series of...
Social emotional learning ongoing at CC/E
The pandemic has everyone reassessing what is truly important. The same goes for teachers and faculty faced with instructing students dealing with social and emotional imbalances that can't be...
Remember When: Local teacher impacted countless lives
Editor's note: This piece originally ran in the November 14, 2019 edition of the Sentinel-News. Marilyn Meyer died on Jan. 31, 2021, at the age of 89. Have you ever spoken with someone and a cascade...
1946: Lightning strike kills May City chickens
• Feb. 7, 1946 Adolph Gosch received a painful injury when a horse kicked him, tearing the ligaments in the right knee. He was in a stall putting the harness on a team of mules when the horse in the next stall kicked him. Lawrence Clark, the light p...
Conference finale for O/H-M-S wrestlers
Okoboji/H-M-S closed out the Siouxland Conference dual portion of its 2020-21 schedule at Sibley on Jan. 25. The Pioneers defeated Sibley-Ocheyedan (52-30) and lost to Sheldon/South O'Brien (54-21) to...
02/04/21: Sports Briefs
Wrestlers head to sectional at Spirit Lake Okoboji/H-M-S wrestlers will compete in the Class 2A sectional meet scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6, at Spirit Lake High School. Competition begins at noon....
A thing of beauty
Wins against South O'Brien in boys' basketball haven't come often for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, so when one does you can't blame the Hawks for admiring the result. Fast starts in both halves, balanced...
Tough competition for O/H-M-S at Siouxland meet
Nine Okoboji/H-M-S wrestlers placed in the Top 6 in their respective brackets at the 2021 Siouxland Conference tournament, on Jan. 29 at Sioux Center. The best finishes for the Pioneers came from...
Failing to hit the mark
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team failed to generate much offense in three losses last week. After struggling to get shots to fall early in the game, H-M-S made a run at South O'Brien...
