Articles from the April 29, 2021 edition
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J&J vaccine given go-ahead, again
The Centers for Disease Control last Friday resumed rollout of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following an 11-day pause. Administration of the vaccine was halted April 12 so the CDC c...
Iowa keeps 4 House seats
For at least the next decade, Iowa will retain four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Data released this week from the U.S. Census Bureau showed Iowa was one of 38 states that didn't gain or...
Pool progress on pace for May bid-letting
It will be a while before dirt churns, but the start of construction for Hartley's new pool is inching closer. City Administrator Erica Haack said design plans are being fine-tuned for a May 25 bid...
Iowa nears 1M-shot marker
The number of completed COVID-19 vaccinations in Iowa are about to hit a big one. As of Tuesday evening, 999,451 Iowans had received either their second shot of the two-dose vaccine or the one-dose...
Where to even start?
A report released to the Hartley City Council on April 12 detailed what many local residents already know too well. Design engineer Wes Boyer, of Bolton & Menk, reviewed a report on flooding issues...
Ryan Hurd added to Clay Co. Fair lineup
The Clay County Fair on Tuesday announced Ryan Hurd with special guest Big Time Grain Co., has been added to the 2021 Clay County Fair Grandstand lineup. Hurd has garnered more than 385 million...
04/29/21: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Jacob Canales, Sioux City, No Proof of Insurance; Registration Violation. Charles S. Roseland, Sutherland, Speeding. Sallee Nicole Counce, Brooklyn Park, Minn., Speeding. Easton Lee Van Meeteren, Sheldon, Dark Windows. Joshua William Stanle...
H-M-S school audit report is released
Nolte, Cornman & Johnson P.C., of Newton, has released an audit report on the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District. According to the report, the district’s revenues totaled $11,486,078 for the year ended June 30, 2020, which represents a...
04/29/21: Community Calendar
Everly community meeting is May 3 A special planning meeting for Everly Community Day will be held on Monday, May 3 at 6 p.m., at the Hap Ketelsen Community Center. Planning will be discussed, and anyone from the community interested in helping out...
04/29/21: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Over 120 lives impacted by blood donors LifeServe Blood Center collected 38 products during a blood drive held at the Hartley Community Center on Wednesday, April 21. Those blood products can help...
S-N Editorial
It's often said that all politics is local. While true, it could also be argued that our democracy is rooted in the individual. Two recent examples drive home that participation certainly matters. On...
Pedley's Ponderings
I wouldn’t say my job offers many opportunities at humor. Save for a few stories each year about dumb criminals – or in 2019, an escaped cow – there aren’t many laughs to find in most things I cover. Council meetings, local elections and everyth...
St. Paul's Lutheran Church observing National Day of Prayer
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hartley will celebrate the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 6, from 7-7:30 a.m. The service will provide a brief time of prayer, song and praise. All Hartley and...
4 H-M-S Middle School students named to Honor Band
Four Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School band members were selected to the 2020-21 NWIBA MS/JH Honor Band through video auditions earlier this school year. They include: Lillian Van Loon, seventh...
Subsoil moisture levels improved for 2021 crop production
Iowa State University has completed its spring survey of subsoil moisture in northwest Iowa. The amount of subsoil moisture is sampled in the fall and spring in six northwest Iowa counties. Soil...
H-M-S junior earns 2nd place in FCCLA competition
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn junior Anissa Bush competed in Iowa's Family Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) state contest on Thursday, April 1. She completed a "Promote and Publicize FCCLA"...
'A Whale of a Tale'
Last Sunday was another step in the "normal" direction as Bethlehem Lutheran's King's Kamp children gathered for their first in-church program in more than a year. The morning may have been...
From Our Files
• May 2, 1946 Dr. C.E. Radcliffe, who had been discharged from the Armed Forces after serving as a surgeon, was joining the staff of the Hand Hospital. His family would join him as soon as living quarters could be secured. O.E. Lester officially t...
H-M-S girls heading in the right direction
The team scores were not low enough to earn a win, but there were noteworthy individual accomplishments for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' golf team in a pair of War Eagle Conference golf meets....
H-M-S boys win 5 events at home meet
Five first-place finishes highlighted the performance of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team at the 2021 edition of the Hawk Relays, on April 23 at Peterson Field. Connor Dodd swept...
Moving up the standings
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' track and field team continues to show improvement, finishing fourth of nine teams at their own Hawk Relays on April 23 in Hartley. The Hawks scored 65 points....
Little things pay big dividends
The little things are starting to pay off in a big way for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in War Eagle Conference boys' golf play. H-M-S earned its second straight conference meet win by edging South...
