Articles from the December 7, 2023 edition
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CC/E board discusses small class sizes
Ongoing discussion about combining certain grade levels into one classroom topped discussion Nov. 30 at the Clay Central/Everly school board meeting. School officials have been studying operations at...
Dance Attack takes home several awards
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Dance Attack last week added to its growing trophy chest. The team won fourth place finishes in Class 1 Hoopla and Class 1 Novelty, and also third place in the Lights category a...
12/07/23: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Schuyler James Warren, Salix, Minor in Possession, Alcohol. Kolbi John DeRocher, Sioux City, Dark Windows; Minor in Possession, Alcohol. Rose Marie Hulstein, Sibley, Dark Windows. Lucas James Tovar, Sheldon, Violation of Restricted L...
Onto the next year
With the harvest season now a memory, area farmers are wrapping up groundwork and eyeing the 2024 growing season. According to the Iowa Department of Agriculture, the corn harvest concluded statewide...
12/07/23: Community Calendar
Several open houses planned Several Christmas open houses will held throughout the area over the coming week, including: United Community Bank and Fiesta Foods in Hartley, and Home State Bank in Royal. See the ads inside for more details. Santa to...
S-N Editorial
Shopping has become an exercise in convenience over the last two decades. Everything we could ever need or want is a simple click away on the internet, and you don’t even have to leave your house to shop for the holidays. Sure, it’s nice to avo...
Pedley's Ponderings
‘Tis the season to be busy. It feels like I’m constantly doing something, yet accomplishing nothing – more so than usual. I still haven’t put Christmas lights up outside. I’m in a bit of a cold war about it with my wife, who has asked me to scale...
Evans: Government should face up to growing list of care center concerns in Iowa
A few months ago, I bumped into a former aide to Gov. Robert Ray. As we reminisced about the governor, our conversation turned to his nearly daily meetings with journalists. The aide said yes, those...
Expand behavioral health services for our farmers and rural communities
Agriculture is the economic engine of Iowa, the livelihood of farmers and their families, and the lifeblood of our rural communities across the 4th Congressional District. Our producers work long...
Casino gambling down, sports betting up in October
Revenue to the State of Iowa from legalized gambling is taking divergent paths in the new fiscal year. While casino gaming receipts are falling, sports wagering continues to grow. In October, the stat...
From Our Files
• Dec. 9, 1948 William Heitritter, 48, was taken to a Hull hospital after being gored by a two-year-old bull at his farm near Melvin. His injuries included two broken ribs and several cuts and bruises. He was testing cattle in a barn when the bull b...
12/07/23: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
NWI fishing report Most area water levels are a few inches below crest. Most smaller lakes are covered in a thin layer of ice. Until the ice thickens more, fishing access is hard to find. East...
Hitting the mats
Okoboji/HMS defeated Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire for its first dual wrestling win of the season but found the going tougher against Spencer on Nov. 30 at Milford. The Pioneer topped GT/RA, 42-...
Too much to overcome
Playing George-Little Rock in basketball for the first time as members of the War Eagle Conference, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn got off to a good start in the girls' game. But G-LR would gain the momentum...
Looking for points
A lengthy scoring drought turned Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's early lead into a 20-point deficit against Trinity Christian. The result was a 65-31 loss in boys' basketball action on Dec. 1 in Hartley. An...
A formidable opponent
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn opened the 2023-24 girls' bowling season with a pair of meets at Locomotion Lanes at Sanborn. H-M-S lost to a strong MMCRU team during the opener on Nov. 28. The Royals...
An early test
The home alleys were conducive to good scores for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' bowling team, but they were not quite enough against a quality opponent. The Hawks faced a good MMCRU team on Nov....
Different margins but same result
The margins of victory were dissimilar but the end results were what counted most for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team last week. Hosting Woodbury Central on Nov. 30, the Hawks took...
