Articles from the July 23, 2020 edition
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Paige Dagel takes home fair queen crown
The culmination of Sunday's O'Brien County Fair royalty contest was a dream come true for Paige Dagel. The rural Sanborn teen was picked as the 2020 fair queen from a field of eight other...
Milestones reached in H-M-S facilities project
The construction, renovation and removal phases of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District's facilities project are reaching important milestones as the 2020-21 school year approaches....
Non-profit firm interested in closed Everly school building
There's a glimmer of hope for new life at the former Clay Central/Everly 7-12 grade building. The Everly City Council on Monday reviewed a proposal from Guardian Education and Athletic Services (GEA)...
Crime, courts, accidents and incidents
• Traffic Juan Manuel Alamillo Guzman, Dakota City, Neb., Safety Regulations Violation. Cassidy Marie Vant Hul, Hull, Use of Electronic Device. Jennifer L. Peterson, Sibley, Use of Electronic Device. Fernando Angel Campuzano, Cherokee, Speeding. J...
Hartley water tower design to get tweaked next year
Hartley's water tower will look slightly different sometime next year. The council on Monday agreed to proceed with plans to tweak its design. Council Member Jerry Olson proposed changes last month,...
Torn from the wreckage
What was once a sturdy school is now a mere pile of bricks, cement and metal. Demolition of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School was completed last week. The process of removing the rubble...
Letters: 2 people can make a big difference in a small town
To the editor: When you live in a small town, it is always easy to find things to complain about. We often recognize what is wrong rather than what is being done right. I would like to acknowledge two men in Everly who are making a positive...
Sentinel-News Editorial
In addition to a COVID-19 vaccine, reopening schools is a lynchpin in getting the economy back on track. Parents need to work, and that's difficult to do when kids are stuck at home forced to learn...
Tractor pulls return to Royal
COVID-19 has struck a blow to many rural events and Royal Fun Days was no exception. This past weekend was supposed to mark the town's 7th annual celebration. Typically, the Fun Days Committee along w...
Toft's Thoughts
How is everyone holding up out there? I'm remaining rather joyful amidst summer's ever-present chaos. We are finding normalcy in boating outings, pool dips and visits with family between running from...
07/23/20: Community Calendar
Children’s reading program at Royal library Children of all ages are welcome to participate in Royal Public Library’s reading program which will be held from July 14-Aug. 15. Books may be checked out when the library is open or children can read book...
07/23/20: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Final writing prompt for HPL summer program The writing prompt for the sixth and final week of the Hartley Public Library’s summer library program is “Imagine your story in the next five years. Write about one goal you would like to achieve.” Submi...
RiseFest is postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19
RISE Ministries in Sheldon has announced that RiseFest 2020 is postponed until 2021. RiseFest is a two-day Christian music festival that features thought-provoking speakers, seminars, Kids Zone,...
From Our Files
• July 26, 1945 There had not been as much comment about anything on Hartley’s main street as there was in the case of the “missing bench.” Before it was put on the missing list, the bench was situated just north of the entrance to the new post of...
Iowa pheasant population survey begins Aug. 1
The positive impact Iowa's mild winter and reasonably dry spring have had on pheasant nesting success will likely be seen when the Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducts its annual roadside...
Dry conditions prominent across Iowa
Although crop progress in Iowa remains ahead of last year, corn and beans could use a drink. According to the latest crop progress and condition report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture, rain...
Jochims leads Hawks at the plate during shortened 2020 campaign
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn concluded the 2020 softball season with a 5-4 loss to River Valley in the quarterfinal round of the regional tournament. The Hawks' final record was 3-10 in a season shortened...
Graves' bat is tops for H-M-S hardballers this season
The abbreviated 2020 high school baseball season ended for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on July 11 with a 12-0 loss to Remsen St. Mary's in the first round of the Class 1A district tournament. H-M-S...
One out away
"You deserve to win this game. Let's go!" When Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn coach Carissa Post said that the Hawks were playing their best softball when it counted most – in postseason play against a s...
Hawks overcome early missteps to defeat WB-M, 11-8
After overcoming early struggles, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn fashioned a strong finish to defeat West Bend-Mallard, 11-8, in first-round regional softball action July 13 in Hartley. The win was H-M-S's...
