Articles from the December 1, 2022 edition
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Tuesday's snowfall arrived just in time to set the mood for Christmas activities this weekend in Hartley and Everly. Several holiday events are planned in both communities starting Friday and...
School board hears trail crossing proposal
Plans for a recreational trail in Hartley include a crossing at an existing pedestrian crosswalk near Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School. The Hartley Recreational Trail Committee has been awarded a...
A boost before the holidays
The holiday season brings with it gifts both wanted and unwanted. Cold and flu season is entering its busy months, and along with it comes greater risk of COVID-19 infection. Clay County Public...
Branches of generosity
The giving spirit remains strong and bright in the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District. Now in its fourth year, the H-M-S Giving Tree is once again providing holiday cheer to students in...
12/01/22: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Hartley man killed in traffic accident Richard Leth, 75, of Hartley, died as a result of a traffic accident which occurred on Highway 4/440th Street at 2:28 a.m. on Nov. 24. The Iowa State Patrol reported that Leth was northbound on Highway 4 w...
Evans: Rural Iowa should brace for school 'vouchers'
It won’t be long before empty parking spaces near the Iowa Capitol will be as hard to find as a compromise between Democrats and Republicans. The Legislature returns to Des Moines on Jan. 9, more f...
Letters: Be wary of pipeline agreements
To the editor: Summit Carbon Solutions is running large ads to tell us they care. I personally believe someone cares when they show me. Actions speak much louder than Summit’s ads. So far, their actions show they do not care about anyone. They o...
12/01/22: Community Calendar
Several holiday open houses planned Multiple area businesses will host their holiday open houses in the next week. See ads inside for Treimer’s Insurance, Evertek, State Bank & Insurance, Hartley Municipal Utilities, United Community Bank and F...
Glenn Wehrkamp, 95, Waverly
Glenn Wehrkamp, 95, of Waverly, formerly of Hartley, died on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, at the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly. Glenn was born Feb. 13, 1927 in Clarinda, the son of...
From Our Files
• Dec. 4, 1947 Clifford Ostrom, of Rock Island, Ill., a former South American sales manager for John Deere, purchased the Hartley Feed Mill from Vern Donnenwerth. A new six-lane bowling alley at May City was preparing for its official opening. B...
Early deficit determines the winner
Winning the second half was a promising sign for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in its girls' basketball season-opener. But visiting Sioux Central had all but settled the outcome by halftime to hand the...
