Articles from the December 14, 2023 edition
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From one problem to another
The demolition of one downtown Hartley building has revealed significant issues with another. Real Reflections owner Tricia Elgersma last month was forced to move operations of her business across...
12/14/23: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Austin Lee Meier, Bingham Lake, Minn., Speeding. Adonay Ayala Sanchez, Wills, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License. Enrique Chavez Salazar, Washington, No Proof of Insurance. Michael John Genrich, LuVerne, Registration Violation. John Pen...
Royal Telephone Company preps for ownership change
A local telecommunications company is about to change hands. Royal Telephone Company (RTC) was sold to Premier Communications, of Sioux Center, in late October. According to RTC officials, the...
Jerry Olson bids farewell to Hartley council
Jerry Olson will now have a little more free time on the second Monday night of each month. The longtime Hartley City Council member logged his final meeting Monday. Olson served 16 cumulative years...
Vivek Ramaswamy stumps in Primghar
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy said he is no longer a Libertarian – but told a crowd in Primghar Saturday afternoon that he still holds many of the same values as some Libertarians, including o... 
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Letters: Iowa 'cannot afford to support Trump'
To the editor: I have always heard we are “Iowa Nice!” But if that is true, how can we support Mr. Trump and his MAGA Republicans? Trump’s behavior of lying, cheating, calling people names and threatening them is not an example of “Iowa Nice....
12/14/23: Community Calendar
Several open houses planned in Hartley Christmas open houses will held in Hartley this Friday at United Community Bank, Fiesta Foods and Savings Bank See the ads inside for more details. Grounded to close for holidays Grounded in Hartley will be clos...
Gaudian re-elected president of state fair board
During the annual State Agricultural Convention, held Dec. 10 in conjunction with the Association of Iowa Fairs Conference, elections were held for positions on the Iowa State Fair Board of...
12/14/23: 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. Recent warm conditions have deteriorated any ice that has set up. Until the ice thickens more, fishing access is hard to...
Richard H. Slawson, 72, Spencer
Funeral services for Richard H. Slawson were held Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Pastor Dan Taylor officiated. Casket bearers were Roger Ott, Al Peters, Laef Lundbeck, Josh...
Sheril A. Getting, 93, Sanborn
A memorial service for Sheril A. Getting was held Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, at First Reformed Church in Sheldon. Pastors Paul Van Maaren and Taylor Getting officiated. Pallbearers were Andy Getting, Derek Keizer, Brittany Keizer, Taylor Getting, Josh...
From Our Files
• Dec. 16, 1948 A special election was held at Moneta regarding a proposed $45,000 bond issue to be used to build and furnish an addition to the Moneta school building. The proposition carried by a vote of 72-6. A blazing fire at the Shouse pool h...
Packed house at CC/E Elementary Winter Concert
Last week Clay Central/Everly Elementary hosted its 2023 Winter Concert on the Royal stage. The music room was packed, with more rows of chairs needing to be set up due to the largest attendance in ye...
Clauses make pit stop in Royal
No one-horse open sleigh or Rudolph was needed for Santa and the missus to arrive in Royal last Saturday. Instead, the pair arrived at The Great Hall of Royal via Royal Fire Department's ambulance,...
Student Lighthouse leads 'First Things First' assembly
Clay Central/Everly Student Lighthouse members hosted a school-wide assembly last week that covered the Leader in Me habit of putting "first things first." Bentlee Tewes (above) gave a demonstration...
Close seconds
Both bowling teams from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn were right on the heels of MMCRU for top spots at the Sioux Central Invitational. Four teams competed in the meet at Spencer Bowl on Dec. 5. The H-M-S gi...
Warriors dominate opening Siouxland mat dual
The Siouxland Conference wrestling dual season started with some tough competition for Okoboji/HMS. Sioux Center won nine matches by fall to earn a commanding 58-21 win on Dec. 7 at Milford. H-M-S...
Pioneer girls roll to first Siouxland dual win
The Okoboji/HMS girls' wrestling team earned a quick 60-0 varsity dual win on Dec. 7 at Milford. Only two matches were wrestled, so the Pioneers scored most of their points against Sioux Center due...
Flexing their muscles
Four players scoring in double figures and an advantage on the boards helped send Remsen St. Mary's past Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, 61-19, in a War Eagle Conference boys' basketball game on Dec. 8 at...
Winners in every way
Remsen St. Mary's was on the plus side of almost every statistical category against Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn during a War Eagle Conference girls' basketball game. St. Mary's (1A No. 4) used that...
