Articles from the April 14, 2022 edition
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Boardman takes the bar
Rich Boardman has a succinct way of describing his new job. "I have my own man cave that I get to invite people over to every night, and that's pretty cool," he said. The Hartley man took over...
Cutting into a new career
Josh Paskert knows he's in the right place. Thanks to a passion for meat and a strong entrepreneurial spirit, the rural Everly man recently took a leap of faith by purchasing Nelson Locker in Hartley...
Hartley council sets pool rates, discusses lifeguard needs
The Hartley City Council made clear on Monday that if more lifeguard applications weren't received soon, the brand new pool would have a hard time opening the doors this summer. The council signed...
Hartley approved for Silver Jackets study
Hartley officials are hoping it was worth the wait to be picked for a study that will analyze the city's flooding issues. Superintendent of Public Works Jaron Benz on Monday informed the city council...
Digging deep downtown
An infrastructure improvement project in downtown Hartley yielded quite a hole on Monday. A crew from the city spent the better part of a day removing cement and digging out a sewer main under a...
04/14/22: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Harold Lee Moerman, Jr., Orange City, Registration Violation. Geremaniko Manirakiza, Syracuse, N.Y., Safety Regulations Violation; No Valid Commercial Driver’s License; Hours of Service Violation. Michael Lynn Groen, Little Rock, Spe...
The Writer's Pen
I have taken a lot of road trips in my life, and some of them were even enjoyable. I was watching TV the other night and saw a movie advertised that starred Chevy Chase. He has some interesting and fu...
Jones: Closure of Glenwood Resource Center
Last week, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that the Glenwood Resource Center will close in 2024. GRC is one of two state-run resource centers in Iowa to serve Iowans with intellectual disabilities. GRC...
Taylor: Senate GOP backs maternal support programs
The Senate advanced a bill this week to create more options for maternal support programs in Iowa. State funding would be earmarked for nonprofit organizations that have "a primary mission of...
04/14/22: Community Calendar
Grill-out at Red’s Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will be serving up grilled favorites on Wednesday, April 20 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Pick up in the front. See the ad on Page 5 for more details. Hartley clean-up day The City of Hartley has rel...
04/14/22: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Summer rec program needs volunteers The summer baseball and softball program in Hartley is need of coaches and umpires for the summer season. The rec department is also in need of a director. See the...
Dozens enjoy Easter egg hunt in Royal
Last Saturday was a beautiful day to enjoy an outdoor hunt for Easter eggs. More than 60 children from near and far ranging in age from 1-12 years old participated in Royal Community Action's annual...
Holy Week
Sunday was the commencement of the annual Christian observance of Holy Week. Holy Week starts on the Sunday before Easter with Palm Sunday, the celebration of Jesus' arrival into Jerusalem. The...
Bits 'n Pieces
Hello, friends! I thought maybe now was as good a time as any to rebirth my grandma Arlene's locally-famous column, "Bits 'n Pieces." If there is one thing that I know to be true, it's that we have a...
Cloy W. Hirt, 97, Hartley
Cloy William Hirt, the son of Walter and Anna Goering Hirt, was born at the farm of his grandparents, George and Bertha Hirt, near Hartley in O’Brien County, Iowa, on June 10, 1924. Cloy passed away at the Hartley Community Memorial Health Center o...
Byron A. Niewendorp, 97, Sanborn
A funeral service for Byron A. Niewendorp was held Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. Pastor Chris Nitzel officiated. Pallbearers were Joseph Niewendorp, James Year, Fred Year, Adam Hibbing, Terry DeGraaf and Mark S...
Sandra L. "Sandy" Pearson, 68, Granville
Services for Sandra “Sandy” Pearson were held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at New Hope Evangelical Free Church in Orange City, with Pastor Jeff Whitt officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Prairie View Cemetery in Paullina. The Eldridge Fam...
From Our Files
• April 17, 1947 Baseball was a popular sport in Hartley. The high school team won its opener against Sutherland, 9-7. The American Legion Post announced plans for a Junior Legion team, with boys from 10 area towns eligible to participate. The Hartle...
New coach likes 'team approach' at H-M-S
This spring has been a change of adjustment for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team as Kirsten Taylor joins the program as head coach. She succeeds Nicole Dorhout who had led the...
Wonderful day at Sioux City Relays
During an early-season preview of postseason-caliber competition, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track athletes outpaced the best in two events and nearly won a third at the Sioux City Relays. The...
Running fast against the best
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team made a name for itself during the 2022 edition of the Sioux City Relays on April 9. Competing at Elwood Olson Stadium, H-M-S won the Class C...
