Articles from the April 15, 2021 edition
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Drill time!
Local emergency personnel got to test their mettle last week during a special exercise aimed at improving their response to a hazardous material situation. The scenario involved a multi-vehicle...
Iowa pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollout
Administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been suspended nationwide following news of a rare blood clotting disorder potentially associated with the shot. According to the Centers...
Over 700 vaccinated Saturday in Clay County
More than 700 people received sore arms in Clay County last Saturday during a mass vaccination clinic at Spencer High School Fieldhouse. According to Clay County Public Health Coordinator Colette...
O'Brien County records 1 more COVID-19 death
COVID-19 positivity rates remained low in O'Brien and Clay counties during the past week. O'Brien County's seven-day positivity rate decreased from 5 percent on April 6 to 4 percent on April 13. Clay...
Water tower paintjob decided once and for all
There will be no complete makeover this summer for one of Hartley's most well known structures. The city council on Monday voted to keep the water tower's design as-is. It will be repainted later...
O'Brien County joins flood insurance program
O'Brien County is a new participant in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Over the past few years, O'Brien County has been working through the steps to establish a new floodplain management...
04/15/21: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Ethan Anderson, Sheldon, Dark Windows. Eric John Schwager, Sheldon, Registration Violation; Snowmobile Stop Sign Violation. Roberto Barraza Campuzano, Cherokee, Speeding. Wyatt Joseph Kraft, Cherokee, No Proof of Insurance. Hunter Joseph P...
Pedley's Ponderings
There's a magic hole in our backyard that's been spewing riches beyond anyone's wildest dreams this spring. That is, if you're a 3-year-old boy obsessed with animals. We've got a magic toad hole. The...
The Writer's Pen
It has been a while since I've written anything. My writers' group, one stimulus for writing, has been on hold due to COVID-19 precautions and the busy holiday season. Fresh ideas for stories to tell...
Evans: Reynolds should remember Bob Ray before casting away migrant children
It’s hard for those of us of a certain vintage to realize it has been 39 years since Robert Ray was Iowa’s governor. In spite of the passage of so much time, his name was on the minds of many peo...
04/15/21: Community Calendar
Blood drive is April 21 LifeServe Blood Center will be conducting a blood drive in Hartley on Wednesday, April 21, from 12:30-5:30 p.m. at the Hartley Community Center, 820 2nd Street NE. New donors are especially needed. All donors are asked to...
04/15/21: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Adopt a Pot in Hartley this spring The Adopt a Pot program will once again return this spring in Hartley. Participants can contribute to the beautification effort in a variety of ways, be it through...
Maverick March Madness
Students in grades 4-6, along with Clay Central/Everly teachers and staff, were given the opportunity to participate in an NCAA bracket challenge during the month of March. Each participant completed...
Community State Bank employees donate to Clay County 4-H
Community State Bank recently donated $263 to the Clay County 4-H Youth Development Program. The funds were raised by local staff members who were able to wear blue jeans if they donated to the...
Everly egg hunt draws 80
Members of the Clay County Countrymen 4-H Club on April 3 put together a Easter Egg Hunt in Everly. The members of the club filled eggs and set them out in the city park area. The weather was...
Beatrice A. 'Bea' Currier, 80, Spirit Lake
Beatrice "Bea" Ann (Wills) Currier, 80, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021 at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. Beatrice Ann Currier was born to Harold and Irene (Magee)...
Lavon A. Kephart, 96, Spencer
Services for Lavon A. Kephart were held Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Pastor Paul Kaldahl officiated. Pallbearers were her grandchildren. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery at Spencer. Warner Funeral Home in...
Craig M. Kolb, 70, Spencer
Craig Martin Kolb, the son of Thomas and Joyce (Wiard) Kolb, was born Dec. 12, 1950, in Berkley, Calif. He was the second of eight boys. They lived in several states and found a family home in Woodland Hills, Calif., where Craig graduated from Taft...
From Our Files
• April 11, 1946 The O’Brien County Co-op Wool Growers’ Association pooled their first load of wool for the 1946 season. Approximately 5,000 pounds of wool were shipped to the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers’ Cooperative in Des Moines. O’Brien County was...
Mixed results in opening girls' golf meets
Hinton defeated Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, 204-221, to win a War Eagle Conference girls' golf meet on April 6 at Sanborn Golf and Country Club. Elise Haack finished fourth on the leader board with her...
Sprints lead the way at Dutch Relays
Two first-place finishes and a pair of runner-up efforts led the way for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team during the MOC-Floyd Valley Dutch Relays, on April 6 at Orange City. Conn...
Showing signs of promise
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team continued its early-season meets by competing at the MOC-Floyd Valley Dutch Relays on April 6 and the Tomahawk Relays on April 9. At the Dutch Re...
Rough starts determine boys' golf results
The 2021 boys' golf season began on April 6 with Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn hosting Hinton at the Sanborn Golf and Country Club. The Blackhawks held off a late charge by H-M-S to earn the 196-199 win in...
