Articles from the July 27, 2023 edition
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O'Brien County Fair royalty crowned
New royalty assumed their thrones Monday at the O'Brien County Fair in Primghar. Crowned were King Jayson Stamer, Queen Ellen Hunt and Princess Kourtney Dekker. The trio were part of a field of 10...
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'I've felt very at home'
Father Kevin Richter is home. The O'Brien County native this month returned to the area to serve Catholic parishes in Spencer, Hartley and Primghar. He's been getting acquainted with the new faces in...
Remembering the Cattlefeeders
The yellowed clippings in scrapbooks at the Everly Heritage Museum may be frail, but they carry the weight of a significant period in the town's history. More than a dozen books filled with news clipp...
Getting ready for the new school year
en completed at Clay Central/Everly Elementary, but there have been delays in getting other work done in the Royal building. According to reports presented at Monday's board meeting, Site Services...
07/27/23: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Joshua J.N. Warner, Waverly, Neb., Speeding. Joshua D. Logan, Primghar, Dark Windows. Damaris Anareth Acuna Rodriguez, Rock Valley, No Valid Driver’s License. Clinton Ross Larson, Sutherland, Seatbelt Violation. Jose H. Virula Mejia, Sio...
07/27/23: Community Calendar
H-M-S registration Online registration for the 2023-24 school year at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn is open now through July 31, with in-person registration slated for Aug. 3. See the ad on Page 3 for more details. Electricity to be shut off in Hartley...
S-N Editorial
Ronald Reagan famously said, “Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican.” Apparently the late president’s 11th Commandment doesn’t apply in the Hawkeye State. Just as summer’s heat is about to peak, so too is the mudslinging from river to...
Letters: New daycare needed in Hartley
To the editor: It’s getting time to put our mindset to school days coming. We need to look at helping the Hartley Community Daycare Center with a new building for the safety of the children and workers! When people are looking at our town to move t...
The Writer's Pen
g up in school, I showed some talent in writing essay questions, or even small story answers, but really never considered myself a writer. Poetry was much more significant as I literally hated the...
From Our Files
• July 29, 1948 Plans for the 1948 O’Brien County Fair and Future Farmers Livestock Show were virtually complete. The festivities were to last two days instead of three, but organizers promised they would be two days filled with attractions for the...
Douglas E. Geerdes, 70, Everly
A funeral service for Douglas E. Geerdes was held Monday, July 24, 2023, at the Warner Funeral Home in Everly. Pastor Dan Taylor officiated. Honorary pallbearers were Lilly Geerdes, Taylor Siems,...
David L. Van Oort, 56, Sanborn
A memorial service for David L. Van Oort will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 28, 2023, at the Christian Reformed Church in Sanborn. Pastor Phillip Westra will officiate. Burial will be in Roseland Cemetery at Sanborn. Sanborn Funeral Home is...
Register for Summer Celebration parade
Everyone loves a parade, especially in downtown Hartley. Registration is now open for the Hartley Summer Celebration parade slated for Saturday, Aug. 5. Line up starts at 9:30 a.m at Growmark, with...
