Articles from the August 6, 2020 edition
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Coronavirus outbreak hits Sanborn nursing home facility
A nursing home in Sanborn is attempting to mitigate the spread of a COVID-19 outbreak inside the facility. Fourteen cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed at Prairie View Campus as of Monday, according...
'New' middle school opens in Hartley
An old school building in Hartley is ready to host a new group of students. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School moved 11 miles east to the old elementary in the City With a Heart. With the former...
Ag officials warn of mysterious Chinese seeds
Mysterious packages of seeds have put ag experts in Iowa on high alert this summer. Thousands of American households began receiving unsolicited seed packages from China last month. Recipients are...
Grandstand acts rescheduled for 2021 Clay County Fair
The Clay County Fair announces the rescheduling of all announced concerts as part of the SRG Concert Series in the Grandstand at the 2021 Clay County Fair. Events rescheduled to 2021 include: • S...
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Drought conditions creep into region
Northwest Iowa could use a drink. Dry conditions have expanded across the region in recent weeks thanks to a lack of rain in July. Though the situation isn't dire for local crops right now, precipitat...
Cleanup nearly complete at H-M-S Middle School site
There are few traces left of the old Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School. Cleanup work at the Sanborn site is nearly complete. On Monday, only the basement area under the old gym needed the...
Crime, Courts, Accidents and Incidents
• Traffic Jeffrey R. Sauter, Jackson, Minn., Failure to Obey Stop Sign. Carol L. McClain, Sanborn, Open Container. James Allen Kobold, III, Primghar, Speeding. Trey James Blochowitz, Little Rock, Seatbelt Violation. Tonya Elizabeth Schonrock, S...
Toft's Thoughts
Who else is loving this fall-like weather we are having? I know the summer lovers are going to sharpen their pitch forks and come after me with a vengeance, but I am ready for fall! Tuesday will mark...
Over Morning Coffee
On March 16, a bomb dropped on Iowa when Gov. Kim Reynolds recommended all schools close for four weeks. It wasn’t a surprise as we’d been expecting it in light of the dire COVID-19 warnings at the...
08/06/20: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Over 200 graduate at NCC Two hundred and four students graduated from Northwest Iowa Community College on Friday, May 8, during virtual commencement ceremonies. The following are area students who received diplomas and degrees. Everly: Meghan S....
08/06/2020: Community Calendar
HFD to hold water fights The Hartley Fire Department will host community water fights on Thursday, Aug. 13 on Central Avenue. Hotdogs will be served starting at 6 p.m., and the water fights will begin at approximately 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome...
From Our Files
• Aug. 9, 1945 Sylvan Ewoldt, of Hartley, purchased the R.C. Sawyer grocery store at Sanborn. Mr. and Mrs. Ewoldt planned to move to that community in the near future. They had been farming near Sanborn and Hartley for a few years. Goals for the H...
Duane L. Barnes, 69, Independence, Mo.
Duane Lyle Barnes, 69, of Independence, Mo., passed away at home on April 4, 2020, surrounded by his family. Duane was born on July 28, 1950 in Fairmont, Minn., to James and Ardis (Winkelhaus) Barnes...
COVID-19 pandemic shortens high school football season to 7 games
Iowa's spring sports seasons were cancelled and baseball and softball schedules were abbreviated due to COVID-19. Now high school football teams will have their regular seasons shortened as a...
No livestock, no problem: O'Brien County Fair non-livestock results
Clothing Clothing Event / $15 Challenge / 12301: Jr. $15 Challenge Abby Woodall Blue Kate Dau Blue, Outstanding Junior, Outstanding Model Clothing Event / Clothing Selection / 12201: Jr. Clothing...
