Articles from the July 21, 2022 edition
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A Safari in Royal
The number of youngsters housed at Clay Central/Everly Elementary is about to grow. Safari Child Care & Preschool, of Milford, is in the process of opening a new branch inside the Royal building. Owne...
Dealing with conditions beyond their control
Increased costs and limited availability are impacting some of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School's purchases. A bus ordered earlier this year will cost more than the original bid price. Scho...
H-M-S board approves amended PPEL resolution
An amendment to the resolution calling for an election to extend the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School’s Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) was approved on July 15. The original resolution was authorized by the board on July 11 and was s...
An outstanding effort
Royal's elected officials spent a good part of the July council meeting praising volunteers who helped clean up the community following the derecho on July 5. Mayor Josh Toft and council members...
07/21/22: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Fornatio Frank Costilla, Sr., Spencer, Texting While Driving. Nailah Imani Robinson, Beaufort, S.C., Open Container. Adonias Velasquez Escalante, Windom, Minn., Speeding; No Valid Driver’s License. Kendall Joe Parish, Ratliff City, Okl...
H-M-S Middle School students meet with Grassley during Capitol visit
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) met with students from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, Hinton and Moville Middle Schools during their school trip to Washington, D.C. on Monday, July 18, 2022. Grassley and the...
Junior golfers hack it at Meadowbrook
The Junior Golf Academy at Meadowbrook Golf & Country Club near Hartley had 26 junior golfers this year. The academy was held each Wednesday in June with the fourth week being a three-hole...
07/21/22: Community Calendar
No pool, no problem Beat the heat Thursday, July 21 (tonight) from 6-8 p.m. at Fanning Field for an evening of fun for all ages. Plan on getting wet. Activities include youth water fights, water balloons and sprinklers, as well as slip and slides...
07/21/22: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
NCC nursing students awarded scholarships The Emma R. and Oscar Miller Scholarship is awarded to students pursuing a career in the healthcare field at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon....
Letters: R Town
To the editor: One could assume that ever since I became Mayor of Royal things have really gone to the wayside. Starting with the failure of the year 2020, then our elevator exploded, and most recently on July 5 our town was seriously compromised by...
Letters: A funny thing happened last week
To the editor: A summer storm hit our town, a derecho (a word I’d never heard until a couple years ago) made quite a mess. Had never seen such a wind – tree limbs and debris everywhere. Powerlines were down so I started clearing streets so the pow...
S-N Editorial
The scorching heat and oppressive humidity can only mean one thing in late July – it's fair time in O'Brien County! This year's installment features multiple events for the whole family. The forecast...
Bits 'n Pieces
Happy Thursday to all! I hope this article finds you well and enjoying the summer as it whizzes by, seemingly at the speed of light! Can you believe July is nearly over? How can this be?! I write you...
From Our Files
• July 17, 1947 Dennis Clausen, Sonny Reinke, Ernest Verdoes and James Wichman, carriers of the Sioux City Journal, enjoyed four days at a lake cottage. They were accompanied by Mr. Hammer of the Journal. The wing of the Fairmont Creamery Co. w...
3 Hawks earn initial WEC softball recognition
The three Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn softball players named to the 2022 All-War Eagle Conference teams have something in common: they are all first-time selections. Freshman Gracie Knobloch was named...
Hardballers receive all-conference recognition
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn baseball player Jacob Cates was named to the All-War Eagle Conference first team for the 2022 season. The sophomore, who was honorable mention all-conference in 2021, led H-M-S...
