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Hartley, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Hartley! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Hartley entrepreneur just named an outstanding Iowa Lakes alum
- How did Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn stack up in this week’s games?
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Partly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.
- Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; breezy, temps: high: 77, low: 50.
- Sunday: Stiff winds in the morning, with a high of 74 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hartley business owner is ILCC Outstanding Alumni Award winner (hartleysentinel.com) — A Hartley business owner, Melissa Studer, has been honored with Iowa Lakes Community College’s 2026 Jim Hall Outstanding Alumni Award for her wide-ranging service in health care and community leadership. Alongside her regional healthcare role and advocacy work, she owns the Six Eleven Company event space in Hartley and manages two Airbnb properties while raising her family. 
• Softball and Baseball Scores: 6/10/26 (northwestiowanow.com) — Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn teams had a tough outing in recent War Eagle Conference play, falling 10–2 and 18–0 to Akron-Westfield. The roundup also shares softball and baseball scores from across the broader KICD nine-county area, giving Hartley fans context on how neighboring schools are performing.
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Upcoming Events in
Hartley
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Baseball: West Sioux vs Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Varsity)
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School
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Softball: West Sioux vs Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Varsity)
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School
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Softball: Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn vs Remsen St. Mary's (Junior Varsi
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District Sunrise Park
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Baseball: Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn vs Remsen St. Mary's (Junior Varsi
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District Sunrise Park
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Softball: Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn vs Remsen St. Mary's (Varsity)
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District Sunrise Park
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Baseball: Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn vs Remsen St. Mary's (Varsity)
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District Sunrise Park
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Softball: Emmetsburg vs Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Junior Varsity)
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School
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Baseball: Emmetsburg vs Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Junior Varsity)
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School
5:30 pm
Friday June 12
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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VB Setter Pracitce
Sheldon Comm School District Sheldon, IA 51201
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RiseFest - Day 1 →
Sheldon Country Club, 3040 Nest Ave, Sheldon
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Live music featuring Neon Live! →
The Barefoot Bar at Okoboji, 24457 Stake Out Road, Okoboji
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Youth Baseball Tournament
Sheldon Comm School District Sports Complex Fields 1/2
8:00 am
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Employee -All states except MN or IL in Sanborn. Apply here.
- McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Spencer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hartley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Spencer
- $8 million in FEMA funding coming to NW Iowa for 2024 flooding (kwit.org)
- Mennonite volunteers rebuild home for Spencer family nearly two years after historic flooding (ktiv.com)
- All the Grandstand Shows For 2026 County (wearedubuque.com)
Sheldon
- Northwest Iowa Community College To Start Scholarship Fund With Toolbox Raffle (kiwaradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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