Articles from the March 10, 2022 edition
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1 year after bond passage, Hartley's new pool is barreling towards finish line
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...
Bracing for the bird flu
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...
Local youth bowling program is growing
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...
03/10/22: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• 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. L...
03/10/22: Community Calendar
Legion fish fry is Friday in Hartley The American Legion Family of Arthur W. Kirchhoff Post #288 will host the first of three fish fries on Friday, March 11. See the ad on Page 8 for more details Summer rec program needs volunteers The summer...
03/10/22: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Trever Dodd graduates from Morningside Trever Dodd, of Hartley, was one of 43 undergraduate students at Morningside University in Sioux City to graduate in December 2021. Dodd was awarded a Bachelor...
Dance Attack members perform in Des Moines
A pair of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Dance Attack members performed on the big stage March 5 in Des Moines. Senior Anna Vander Veen (left) and sophomore Heather Elgersma (right) were selected to the...
The Writer's Pen
My earliest memories of the farm always involve livestock. There were always chores to do, no matter what time of the day or what day of the week. The earliest chore I remember was washing disks for...
S-N Editorial
The world witnessed the largest act of military aggression on European soil since WWII in February when Russian troops invaded Ukraine. After months of escalating chest pounding, Russian President Vladimir Putin called everyone’s bluff. What f...
Spencer Hospital recognized among Top 20 rural hospitals in country
For the seventh consecutive year, Spencer Hospital has been recognized as one of the Top 100 rural and community hospitals in the United States. Spencer Hospital is the only mid-sized Iowa hospital...
From Our Files
• March 13, 1947 Hartley radio fans were startled to hear a familiar name on the “Queen for a Day” broadcast. Lizzie Bierschenk, who was vacationing in Hollywood, Calif., was selected as one of the judges on the popular daytime program. A light...
Ribbon finally cut at 300 Acres, LLC
Members of the Hartley Chamber of Commerce headed north on March 1 to cut the ribbon on 300 Acres, LLC's, new building at Business Corner. Officially open since 2020, the building sits just west of...
Emerald ash borer discovered in Ida and Sioux Counties
Emerald ash borer was recently confirmed in Ida and Sioux counties for the first time. The invasive, ash tree-killing insect from Asia has now been confirmed in all but 13 of Iowa's 99 counties since...
