Articles from the September 3, 2020 edition
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Dry enough for ya?
You don't need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind is blowing, and you don't need one to tell you when it's too dry out. A quick drive outside city limits will reveal crunchy cornfields and...
Not your average fire call
Royal firefighters didn't have a hard time figuring out where the problem was Aug. 25 when they responded to a call about an explosion at Ag Partners. A gaping hole at the top of the cement structure...
Fowl situation or blue-ribbon idea?
Everly officials are reviewing a proposal that could make local backyards resemble barnyards. The city council on Aug. 17 discussed a suggestion from a resident to allow a limited number of chickens...
Lift station upgrade to cost between $960K-$1.3M
Hartley officials have a clearer picture about the scope and cost of a future infrastructure project on the city’s east side. The council on Aug. 25 reviewed specs for lift station and force main improvements planned at the city’s facility loc...
Tallying up the total
If you haven't filled out the 2020 census yet, somebody is looking for you. Census takers started hitting the streets recently to tally residents who haven't completed the decennial survey. According...
09/03/20: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Dakota James Allen Clark, Ashton, Speeding; Driving While Suspended. Julie Ann Marr, Spirit Lake, Illegal Passing. Bailey Mae Anderson, Everly, Speeding. Arturo Nieves, Northfield, Minn., Speeding; No Valid Driver’s License. Aaron Mic...
Late-summer paint project at Patch-Eeten barn
Kelley Peters and Mel Gilmore, of Kelley Peters Painting, got to work this week giving a fresh coat to the new Patch-Eeten House barn. Peters said the paint job will match the residence. The new barn...
09/03/20: Community Calendar
Garbage pickup changes in Hartley The Labor Day holiday will force changes to the garbage pickup schedule in Hartley. Instead of Monday, it will be Tuesday. Fall clean up day in Hartley The City of Hartley will hold a clean up day on Monday, Sept....
09/03/20: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
CMI holds 28th Annual Firemen's Benefit Century Mutual Insurance Association, a northwest Iowa farm and residential insurance company, had to make adjustments to its Annual Firemen's Golf Benefit...
S-N Editorial: Where's the common sense?
The pandemic has reached its eighth month, but it feels like eight years. There's still no end in sight and hope is admittedly hard to come by these days – it's just one thing after another. C...
Ernst: The Iowa Way
Doesn't it just seem like one thing after another? We're in the midst of a global pandemic, which has taken the lives of more than one thousand Iowans, and then we get hit by a derecho. It's been a...
Over Morning Coffee
Two months from today, Americans will vote in what is arguably the most important election in our lifetime. Yet, 62 days out, the ballot is awash in a sea of controversy. Due to safety concerns...
Pedley's Ponderings
Parenthood is an exercise in fruitless repetition. I was reminded of that recently by our energetic 3-year-old, Oliver. As he’s prone to do, the boy was bouncing off the walls one day and climbed atop our living room couch. He grinned wildly and f...
Corona Royale royally delivers
Royal Fun Days may have been postponed to 2021, but the 7th Annual Royal Lions Club Horseshoe Tournament lived on last Sunday at Memorial Park in Royal. Lions Grove's officially-sanctioned horseshoe...
Meet a Maverick: Joan Kimball
Editor's note: As we enter a new school year, we will be introducing you to new and returning Clay Central/Everly staff, celebrating their passion for teaching and contribution to the CC/E school...
Clay County Fair & Events Center announces September "Un-Fair" activities
The Clay County Fair & Events Center announces a number of September "Un-Fair" activities to help fair fans get their "fix" in 2020, including Fair In a Box and two nights of IMCA Auto Racing. Fair...
Kenneth P. Snyder, 97, Terril
A graveside service for Kenneth P. “Kenny” Snyder was held Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at the Roseland Cemetery near Sanborn. Rev. Ken Carlson officiated. Pallbearers were Christy Welp, Mary Johnston, Kenneth Magby, Joshua Snyder, Kyle Snyder and Michae...
Rose Marie Shockey, 91, Sanborn
Rose Marie Gilliland Otcheck Shockey, 91, of Sanborn and formerly of Grinnell and Newton, passed away at Prairie View Home in Sanborn on July 29, 2020. Graveside memorial services will be held at a later date at Union Cemetery in Newton. Rose Marie,...
From Our Files
• Aug. 30, 1945 Gene Chase returned to Hartley and was reopening his Standard station on Highway 18. He was giving away 50 gallons of ethyl gas. Due to ill health, Roy (Bud) Pheteplace retired as manager of the Huntting elevator after many years o...
Hot start to cross country season at Cherokee
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country teams started their competitive season Aug. 27 at the Deb Hankens Invitational, held at Cherokee Golf and Country Club. The weather was hot and the course...
Zeroing in on the Pioneers
The total number of yards Okoboji gained Friday night against Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's defense would not have covered half a football field. Okoboji rushed for 34 yards and passed for six to finish...
H-M-S finishes 1-2 at West Lyon volleyball tourney
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn posted a 1-2 record in its 2020 volleyball season debut at the West Lyon tournament on Aug. 25 The Hawks swept West Sioux (21-17, 23-21) and were swept by West Lyon (21-11,...
