Articles from the September 24, 2020 edition
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Let's go, Hawks!
The routine might be a little different, but Homecoming festivities are heading full steam ahead at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. The schedule runs Sept. 28-Oct. 2 and concludes with Friday's football game...
New middle school building begins to take shape
With the elementary and high school projects nearing completion, the main focus is now on the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School being constructed in Sanborn. Progress has been visible in recent...
Everly council ends fowl debate
Any hopes of revamped livestock rules in Everly were put out to pasture by the city council on Monday. Following a brief debate, members agreed to keep the city's ordinance prohibiting chickens from t...
Royalty visits Royal
Clay Central/Everly may no longer celebrate Homecoming in the traditional sense, but luckily it has a former student who can share her crown. Emma Larson, of Royal, used to wear the Red and Gold...
09/24/20: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
O'Brien County has Top 10 COVID-19 positivity rate O'Brien County reached a dubious milestone this week when it locked down the state's 10th-highest COVID-19 positivity rate. According to the state's...
09/24/20: Community Calendar
Book signing in Everly this Friday Local author David Hoye will be signing copies of his new book, “Bits and Pieces” at Everly Community Park on Friday, Sept. 25 at 5 p.m. The collection of poems is the Everly man’s fifth published book. Find a tre...
Council moves forward with water tower changes
A revamped look has been selected for Hartley's water tower. Council members on Sept. 14 agreed to move forward with a design that features the city's name in black writing over top of the familiar...
Letters: Legion Auxiliary celebrating 100 years
To the editor: Can you believe the American Legion Auxiliary has been in existence for 100 years? Yes, the auxiliary is celebrating 100 years this year. You see, there is something going on in 2020...
Running Wild
When I hear people mention that election season is approaching or that we are just now in the midst of it, I can almost feel the air from the commentary going over my head before it rolls down my...
The Writer's Pen
A triple play in baseball or softball is a very rare occurrence. Though I don’t have the statistics to prove it, I believe it is more likely for a punt to be returned 90 yards for a touchdown in a f...
Clay County Exclusive keeps fair alive
The Clay County Fair may have been canceled, but that didn't stop the county's 4-H and FFA youth from showing up in full force to the barns. Participants, families, judges and volunteers alike came...
County naturalist visits CC/E
Thursday presented itself as a fun day for Clay Central/Everly Elementary students thanks to a visit from Clay County Conservation's Naturalist Brianne Blom. Classes went outside to be briefed on...
Royal hosts Clay County Invitational
Last Sunday the Memorial Park "Lions Grove" horseshoe pits hosted players from across the state and as far as North Dakota. The Iowa Hawkeye Horseshoe Pitching Association (IHHPA) threw their annual...
Meet a Maverick: Tayla Coady
Ms. Tayla Coady readily joined the Clay Central/Everly family because it fulfilled her desire to teach somewhere small, local and family-oriented. "I am most excited for all the great progress our...
Alvena S. Koehnk, 97, Everly
Memorial services for Alvena S. Koehnk will be held at a later date, with Pastor Dan Taylor officiating. Interment will be in Lone Tree Cemetery at Everly. Warner Funeral Home is assisting with the arrangements. Alvena Susan Koehnk, the daughter of...
Doris E. Nagel, 99, Hartley
Funeral services for Doris E. Nagel were held Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, at Trinity United Church of Christ in Hartley. Pastor Lynn Dau officiated. Casket bearers were Kyle Ebel, Korey Ebel, Mitch Ahrenstorff, Shane Ahrenstorff, Chad Ahrenstorff and...
Memorial service for Betty Taylor Sept. 25
A celebration of the life of Betty Taylor will be held Friday, Sept. 25, at the Hartley Community Center. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. with the service to follow at 2 p.m. Hartley Funeral Home is assisting with the arrangements. Betty died at...
From Our Files
• Sept. 27, 1945 The board of directors of the Hartley Chamber of Commerce elected W.R. Wagner to fill the unexpired term of Gerald Goetsch as secretary of the local business group. Goetsch had ably served in that capacity since the induction of I...
Running like they never have before
Running their best overall meet of the season, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country teams brought home two individual medals from Sioux Central's Chris Smith Invitational on Sept. 17 at the...
Runners take on the elements at West Lyon Invite
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn’s Madison Otto earned her third medal of year by placing in the Top 20 at the West Lyon Invitational, on Sept. 14 at Lake Pahoja State Recreation Area near Inwood. Otto ran 24:33 to place 17th in a tough field. The course is a...
Let's play football
After consecutive disappointing losses, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn football players and coaches made a concerted effort to move on and focus on the next opponent. The results of Friday's game at LeMars...
H-M-S wins 2-of-3 at S-O volleyball tourney
BY MIKE PETERSEN Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's second trip in a week to Sibley to play volleyball was almost as successful as the first. Competing in a tournament hosted by Sibley-Ocheyedan on Sept. 14,...
