Articles from the August 12, 2021 edition
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'A labor of love'
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary students are in for a surprise when they return to school this month. Librarian Vella Smith recently completed the finishing touches on a 70-foot mural in the...
Lift station replacement delayed a month
The start of an infrastructure improvement project in east Hartley has been delayed, but the lull isn't expected to affect the completion deadline. Engineer Wes Boyer reported to the city council on...
Playground project completed at HCDC
Children at the Hartley Community Daycare Center are seeing green. Brown's Lawn & Landscaping completed the second part of a two-phase improvement project at the facility over the past week,...
08/12/21: Community Calendar
Next Hartley blood drive scheduled for Aug. 25 A blood drive is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 25, from 12:30-5:30 p.m. at the Hartley Community Center. New donors are especially needed. Appointments are required. To schedule your appointment, text...
PDF08/12/21: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Sarah Rose Mauk, Howard Lake, Minn., Speeding. Michael Monroe, Jr., Sheldon, Failure to Yield. Carol L. McClain, Sanborn, Speeding. Jose Angelio Rodriguez Perez, Worthington, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License; Speeding. Bryce J. Cook, Har...
O'Brien Co. Fair non-livestock results
Communications Communication / Educational Presentations / 11100: Educational Presentation / 11100: Select This Class Blaine Finster Purple, Clay County Fair Communication / Pride of Iowa / 11501:...
Pedley's Ponderings
I'm no gardener. The only thing I'm good at growing is weeds, and I don't even try to do that. Nonetheless, our yard does feature a garden. It's under Kaity's charge, but she's taken a rather...
Ernst: A crisis of many sorts
A humanitarian crisis. A national security crisis. A public health crisis. That’s the reality at our southern border. We’re nearly seven months into the Biden Administration, and they are ref...
Norm Borlaug and Dolly Parton: Two peas in a pod
It is hard to imagine Norman Borlaug ever joining in singing “Jolene” or “9 to 5.” I can’t picture him harmonizing in a heart-tugging rendition of “I Will Always Love You.” This is not a knock again...
Barbara R. Campbell, 75, Hartley
A memorial service for Barbara R. Campbell will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Tonna Parsons will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Warner Funeral Home. Serving as...
Lola M. Glover, 97, Sanborn
Visitation and fellowship in memory of Lola M. Glover were held on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, at the Sanborn Funeral Home in Sanborn. A family graveside service was held on Aug. 11, in Graceland Cemetery at Sioux City. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted...
Robert Rasmussen, 66, Fort Dodge
Robert “Ras” Rasmussen, 66, of Fort Dodge, died on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, at home surrounded by family. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12, at Grace Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge. Inurnment will be at North Lawn Cem...
From Our Files
• Aug. 15, 1946 Members of the park board met with a representative from a Minnesota nursery and approved the plan for Hartley’s park. A section of the park was set aside for tennis and badminton courts in the summer and a skating rink in the win...
08/12/21: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Named to academic all-state team The 35th all-academic team has been selected by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Named second team academic all-state was Samuel Heyn, of...
