Articles from the August 18, 2022 edition
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Ready to get started
The 2022-23 school year at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn will begin next Tuesday and the district is ready to welcome students to their classrooms. Initial indications are that H-M-S will have more students...
Water tower painting bids are confusing
"It's not apples to apples. It's confusing." That was Royal Mayor Josh Toft's comment during the August city council meeting as he passed out bid sheets for painting and repairing the water tower. As...
Yoga & You
A Hartley woman is gearing up to spread her love of yoga to the masses. Julie McCarty will open Authentically You Yoga and Wellness Studio on Saturday, Aug. 20 in Sanborn. The business is located...
Dumping issues
Problems at Everly's dump sparked considerable discussion during Monday's council meeting. According to Council Member Shaun Iske, the area has been littered with untagged toilets, appliances, wood...
08/18/22: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Ethan Anderson, Sheldon, Failure to Obey Stop Sign. Michael James Davis, Rock Rapids, Speeding. James Allen Redbird, El Reno, Okla., No Valid Driver’s License. Mandy Lee Palm, Atlantic, Speeding. Waldina Casanova, Las Vegas, Nev., Spe...
S-N Editorial
Where’d it go? Challenges and triumphs highlight summer of 2022 The calendar hasn’t flipped to September yet, but Labor Day is certainly in sight. That only means one thing: The summer of 2022 is experiencing its final flickers of sunlight. What a s...
Pedley's Ponderings
August typically provides a rude awakening from the summer slumber here at the newspaper. Activity on the news front picks up with increased activities like town celebrations and other happenings, and internal items like our fair results and fall...
Evans: Iowa gives too little attention to care of its elderly population
People in the health care field have worked their tails off since the COVID pandemic hit Iowa with a vengeance in 2020. Doctors, nurses and all manner of technicians and support staff have performed h...
The Writer's Pen
What a lucky childhood! The South Dakota State Fair was the star attraction of my hometown, Huron. Each visit was a sensory overload to grade school and junior high kids who weren’t at all excited about the beginning of school. (These were the days b...
Around Everly & Royal
CC/E menus Wednesday, Aug. 24: Breakfast – Biscuits with sausage, cold cereal, toast, fruit, juice, yogurt; Lunch – Crispito, corn, pears, rice. Thursday, Aug. 25: Breakfast – French toast sticks, col...
Virginia A. Christensen, 91, Spencer
A funeral service for Virginia A. Christensen was held Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal. Pastor Mark Wilms officiated. Pallbearers were Christie Weeg, Curt Sparks, Tyler...
Caley Boone, 51, Gold Hill, Ore.
Caley Ann Bridget Boone, 51, of Gold Hill, Ore., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, after a courageous battle against cancer. Caley was born on March 2, 1971 in Cherokee, to Dr. Paul and Patricia...
Marion J. Roghair, 91, Spencer
Services in memory of Marion J. Roghair will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Pastor Paul Kaldahl will officiate. Pallbearers are Ben Roghair, Nick Roghair, Ryan Postma, Ryan VerMulm, Darwin...
Jeanne L. Olhausen, 92, Hartley
A memorial service for Jeanne L. Olhausen was held Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. Pastor Chris Nitzel officiated. Interment was in Roseland Cemetery at Sanborn. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements....
Football teams to scrimmage at Spirit Lake
The football teams from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Spirit Lake will give fans a taste of the upcoming season during a scrimmage on Friday, Aug. 19. The scrimmage will be held at Hafer Field in Spirit...
Splashin' around downtown!
Hartley's pool may be out of commission, but that didn't stop kids and adults alike from finding a creative way to cool down on Aug. 11. The Hartley Fire Department hosted water fights on Central...
