Articles from the September 23, 2021 edition
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A long time coming
There was no ribbon cutting or parade, but a massive and important infrastructure upgrade project in Everly is now finished. Work on the city's sewage treatment ponds is finished after more than a...
Hartley course wants to host HS golf meets
One of the golf courses in the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn School District is interested in hosting high school meets again. Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club board President Rodney Ahrenstorff asked the...
Ballots set for local elections
Residents in Hartley will actually have a choice to make when they hit the polls Nov. 2. For the first time since 2017, voters in the City With a Heart will be handed a contested ballot. Incumbent...
Everly council mulls federal ARPA funds
The Everly City Council on Monday debated what to do with $40,981 in free money, but answers were few and far between. The chunk of change came courtesy of the federal government as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which was passed by...
Up and down
ISU Extension & Outreach field agronomist Joel DeJong says farmers are in for a wild ride when they harvest their crops this fall. With a growing season marked by hot temperatures and sparse...
Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Daniel Henning Marso, St. Cloud, Minn., Dark Windows. Apolinario Aguilon Orozco, Worthington, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License; Speeding. Kevin Dale Mesman, Sioux Falls, S.D., No Proof of Insurance. Jonathan Casas, Storm Lake, Spe...
09/23/21: Community Calendar
Campground trick-or-treating at Mill Creek Park O’Brien County Conservation invites trick-or-treaters and campers to Mill Creek Park for a ghoulish night of fun. The conservation board is offering free camping to patrons who camp on the night of S...
09/23/21: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Fall enrollment at NCC increases 3 percent Enrollments at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon are up slightly for the fall of 2021 at 1,716. This represents about a 3 percent increase from a year ago when the headcount was 1,666. “When you lo...
Letters: Tie red ribbons to trees to honor U.S. troops
To the editor: As a young lieutenant, my father, V. LeRoy McCarty, led his men off the D-Day beach and on, behind enemy lines. During the Battle of the Bulge, three of Dad’s men were captured by the Nazis. Fortunately, Dad and his men later l...
Pedley's Ponderings
I'm not an overly adventurous guy. I enjoy experiencing new things once in a while, but I generally stick to what I know. With that in mind, you can imagine how out of my element I was earlier this...
S-N Editorial
Expansion was Big 12’s only choice Sometimes you’re against the wall and the only way out is through it. Just ask the Big 12 Conference. The league, of which Iowa State is a member, was thrown into turmoil this summer when Oklahoma and Texas ann...
World's Greatest Comeback
We waited, somewhat impatiently. We kept going, sidetracked with finding a new normal amidst the whirlwind of daily life. Two years. Then all of a sudden, the musky summer air turned into a crisp,...
Meet a Maverick: Gillian Herrera
Clay Central/Everly's new sixth grade teacher is Mrs. Gillian Herrera. A first-year instructor, Herrera graduated from Wayne State with a degree in Elementary Education with an ESL endorsement. She...
Creativity flows at EPL
The Everly Public Library has been abuzz lately with numerous events, workout classes and craft nights. The schedule continues to fill as the institution promotes community gatherings within its walls...
Sharlene R. Dodge, 73, Hartley
A memorial service for Sharlene R. Dodge was held Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Grace Fellowship Church in Hartley. Pastor Lynn Dau officiated. Pallbearers were Turner Soden, Bryce Dodge, Damian Dodge, Ignatius Kirby, Kevin Soden and Greg Kirby....
LaVonne J. Kramer, 87, Spencer
Services in memory of LaVonne J. Kramer were held Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer. Officiants were Pastor Jeff Geiger, Pastor Deb Mechler and Deacon Lynn Egesdal. Interment was at Lone Tree Cemetery of rural Everly....
Shirley J. Prentice, 83, Broomfield, Colo.
Shirley Jean Prentice, 83, a longtime resident of Royal, passed away on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, while in hospice care in Denver, Colo. Private family services were held in Colorado on Monday, Sept. 13, and a graveside service was held at Riverside...
Mark E. Donkersloot, 64, Sanborn
Mark Elon Donkersloot “Maven”, the fourth of five children born to Ed and Alma (Rons) Donkersloot, entered the world on July 14, 1957 in Sheldon. He grew up on the family farm on the east edge of Sanborn along with his siblings Lyle, Leanne, Mary and...
From Our Files
• Sept. 19, 1946 Numerous complaints had reached Mayor P.A. Leese’s office that drivers were disobeying the speed laws, especially in the vicinity of the schoolhouse, were failing to stop at stop signs and were driving with cut-outs open. The may...
Playing with their hair on fire
Contributions in all three phases provided Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn with the winning formula in a 66-14 win over MMCRU. In addition to eight offensive touchdowns, the Hawks scored on an interception...
The competition doesn't get any easier
Fast starts in each set propelled Hinton past Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, 3-0, in a War Eagle Conference volleyball match on Sept. 14 in Hartley. The Blackhawks, who entered the Iowa Girls High School...
Battling the course and the conditions
Six was the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country team's number at the West Lyon Wildcat Invitational on Sept. 13. The Hawks had one individual place sixth and both varsity teams were No. 6 in their...
