Articles from the September 28, 2023 edition
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High spirits for 2023 H-M-S Homecoming
Rain might have dampened Friday's schedule, but school spirit still soared high last week for Homecoming at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. Friday's parade was shelved due to an ongoing rainstorm. However,...
Ballots set for local city, school board elections
Residents in Hartley and Everly will have choices to make when they hit the polls Nov. 7. Voters in both cities will be handed a contested ballot. In the City With a Heart, Greg Cotter, Matt Dolphin...
Not what it appears
The new paint scheme on Royal's water tower looks good from a distance, but close-up inspection indicates there may be problems. The recent paint job came under scrutiny during the city council...
New program could benefit school, cities
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School is exploring implementation of a School Resource Officer program with the cooperation of two cities in the district. A draft 28E agreement with the City of...
09/28/23: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic James J. Wright, Plainfield, Ill., Speeding. Dewayne Dwayne Jackson, Archer, No Valid Driver’s License. Braden Layne Graff, Sioux City, Minor in Possession, Tobacco. Jeffrey Ross Maddux, Denver, Colo., Speeding. Andrew K. Portis, Oma...
09/28/23: Community Calendar
CC/E Homecoming parade is today Alumni and community members are invited to the Clay Central/Everly Homecoming parade slated for Thursday, Sept. 28 (today) at 1:30 p.m. in Royal. The event will take place on Main Street near the post office and...
09/28/23: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Selected for academic awards at BVU Nine business students and nine science students at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake have been selected for the Clifford A. Rae Academic Achievement Award for...
Pedley's Ponderings
My coaching portfolio grew this fall with addition of flag football. This wasn’t exactly by choice, but my stint on the sidelines has been an interesting one nonetheless. I coached my son’s T-ball team here in Hartley for the past two summers. Whi...
S-N Editorial
Accentuate the positives when you can Progress comes in all shapes and forms. Just look around at our local communities. In Hartley, progress took the form of demolition last month when city’s never-opened new pool had its never-used deck torn up. Th...
Evans: Misguided government proposal targets 'vexatious' people
Many decades ago, Mrs. Gentry and Mr. Halferty put up with an inquisitive kid’s classroom questions about American democracy and the workings of government. I did not imagine back then how the meaning...
33 trillion reasons to restore fiscal responsibility in Congress
Roughly three months after our country exceeded $32 trillion in debt, we have surpassed another grim milestone and broken another unfortunate record. Our national debt has officially eclipsed $33...
Q&A with Sen. Chuck Grassley
Q: What’s your take on the budgeting process in Washington? A: It’s broken. As a taxpayer watchdog and ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, I continuously look for ways to protect taxpayer dollars and ensure the government is working eff...
From Our Files
• Sept. 30, 1948 The new lunch room at the Hartley Public School was able to seat from 125 to 150 people. The building was brought to the school grounds in sections and was assembled by the farm shop students. It had a modern kitchen with electric s...
Delmer D. Dahnke, 92, Hartley
A funeral service for Delmer D. Dahnke was held Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Trinity United Church of Christ in Hartley. Dr. Lynn Dau officiated. Pallbearers were Mark Sickelka, Joel Sickelka, James Sickelka, Douglas Sickelka, Loren Starr and Aaron...
CC/E Homecoming underway at elementary school
This week the Clay Central/Everly Mavericks are stepping out in style for Homecoming week. The week holds many fun events including poster contests, hallway decorating, flag football and an...
Bags fly at Hartley Community Center fundraiser
Fifteen teams competed for the top spot last Saturday during the Hartley Community Center's Second Annual Bags, Brew & Food Trucks Too fundraiser. Inclement weather moved things inside during the...
Could not quite push through
Set scores kept getting closer but Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn was unable to overtake Remsen St. Mary's in a War Eagle Conference match on Sept. 21. St. Mary's (1A No. 10) swept H-M-S by scores of 25-16, 2...
Just out of reach
Sioux Central runners were just a bit too fast for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to catch in the boys' team race of the H-M-S cross country meet. The meet was held Sept. 18 at Sanborn. The Rebels won the mee...
Playing the game the right way
When an athletic team is struggling to win games, any "firsts" are important. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn achieved some of those during its Homecoming game on Sept. 22. H-M-S scored the initial touchdown,...
