Articles from the June 4, 2020 edition
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Feenstra crumples King in Fourth District GOP race
Tuesday's primary election made national headlines following the defeat of a longtime northwest Iowa congressman. Randy Feenstra, a Republican from Hull who represents District 2 in the Iowa State...
Everly council boots dog from city
Deeming it a potential threat to local children, the Everly City Council voted to uphold a removal order issued to owners of a pit bull that injured two people last month. The council voted unanimously to remove the dog May 28 during a special...
Fill 'er up
Pending several repairs, Hartley's swimming pool will open in a limited capacity this summer for lap swimming and lessons. The city council last week voted to open the pool once the repairs are...
New police officer hired in Hartley
The full-time staff at the Hartley Police Department has grown by one, again. The city council on May 27 voted to hire Josh Petrich, 21, of Graettinger, as the squad's third full-time officer. He...
Shoring up the sewer
Everly Mayor Brad Behrens probably never thought he could be so happy about a sewage pond. Thanks to a relatively dry spring, an improvement project at Everly's wastewater treatment ponds is...
Crime, courts, accidents and incidents
• Traffic Austin Douglas Mitchell, Sioux Rapids, Seatbelt Violation. Mark Donkersloot, Sanborn, Speeding. Brooklyn Ann Grady, Sheldon, Failure to Maintain Control. Whitney Yvonne Anderson, Hull, Minor in Possession. Andrea Grace Sandbulte, Rock V...
Editorial: American carnage
If you've ever wondered what it would feel like to live through the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, Great Depression and civil unrest of the 1960s all at once, 2020 is just the year for you. The last...
Editorial: The Fourth goes with Feenstra
The embarrassment is over. Iowa's Fourth Congressional District no longer has to worry about its representative spouting off racist remark after racist remark. National media outlets will no longer...
Pedley's Ponderings
Never once in my life have I thought the word “ceremony” was difficult to spell. I was apparently wrong. Each week on Wednesday night I skim through the fresh edition of the Sentinel-News to see if any errors jump out and bite me. Last week, I was...
The Writer's Pen: Remembering Betty
Betty started the Hartley Writers Group at the library several years ago with a few local friends. Over time, it grew to include experienced and novice writers from northwest Iowa, Minnesota and...
Reflections of the school year
As Clay Central/Everly Elementary classrooms are swept clean and the Zoom classes cease, the district's teachers reflect on the twists and turns that made this year an interesting, yet rewarding, one...
Congratulations and salutations
Clay Central/Everly teachers recently closed the book on the 2019-20 school year with a group breakfast. It was held "COVID-style" this year, with acai fruit bowls and rolls served while teachers and...
Toft's Thoughts
Goodness. Where do I begin? Is COVID-19 even a threat now that we have mass marches and riots all over America? I'm no conspiracy theorist, but when the puzzle pieces start taking shape, a bigger and...
Rinehart retires from State Bank
Karla Rinehart retired from State Bank effective June 1, 2020. She has served in many capacities and was the bank's cashier, where she handled the financial and regulatory reporting for the bank. Rine...
Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Rieck graduates from Morningside Two hundred ninety-six undergraduate students and 375 graduate students earned their degrees from Morningside College in the spring of 2020. Included in the group was Kenna Rieck, of Hartley, who earned a Bachelor of...
From Our Files
• June 7, 1945 Fifty years to the day, members of the local chapter of the Eastern Star celebrated the anniversary of the founding of Golden Sheaf chapter. Officers of the organization were gowned in costumes of the colonial period. Construction o...
Jerry D. Hillegas, 60, Everly
Jerry Dean Hillegas, 60, died unexpectedly at his home in Everly, on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. He was born on Jan 12, 1960 in Spencer, to Harlin and Karen (Jordan) Hillegas. Jerry was an Everly...
It's going to be a short, strange summer
June 1 was a big day for high school athletes at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and schools across Iowa, as it was the first time they could participate in organized activities since the start of the...
