When you think about it, the cost of electricity is pretty cheap. Think about its importance to us in everyday life. The Hawley City Council, together with the Hawley Public Utilities Commission, has always strived to provide power to the citizens of Hawley at a fair price.   To find out what is happening with…

The silver bell fascinated on the ape hanger handle bars dings as a freckled face boy slinging newspapers, races through the neighborhood on his banana seat bike. He was aiming for the porch, but more times than not, it landed in the Marigolds, the bird bath, or in the bushes. Delivering the newspaper was a…

The Hawley Family, Molly, Pamela and Greg had a great time in the area and wanted to stop by and check out the town of Hawley. The family said there are quite a few families in Iowa with the last name Hawley. We suggested to check out the Hjemkomst in Moorhead and they said they…

The New Law Enforcement Center is now up and running. It wasn’t part of the master design, but the street address for the new joint law enforcement center (LEC) is 911. On the sunny morning of Tuesday, July 24, Clay County Commissioners cut the ribbon on a new LEC that will house the Clay County…

Jason Hicks grew up in Clay County and currently resides in rural  Hitterdal. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from Minnesota State University Moorhead and completed law enforcement skills training at Alexandria Technical College. His service in the U.S. Army from 1989 to 2007 included 15 years as a non-commissioned officer.…

A native of Clay County, Scott Steffes graduated from Glyndon-Felton High School. After receiving an associate degree from Alexandria Tech, Steffes was hired by Clay County Sheriff Jim Fischer as a part-time bailiff for the county court. He later accepted a full-time position in the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Department as an undercover narcotics agent. Steffes…

Mark Hendrickson first lived in Clay County in 1992 as a student at Concordia College. There he received a degree in political science. He spent 20 years in direct law enforcement as an investigator with the narcotics task force in Stutsman County, N.D. Hendrickson was also an investigator for the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal…

A Dilworth, Minn., native and life-long Clay County resident, Mark Empting has been in law enforcement for 21 years, the last 16 with the Clay County Sheriff’s Department as a full-time deputy. He presently holds the rank of lieutenant and serves as commander of the Patrol Division. “If elected, I would like to continue to…

“We had 600 plates and by the end of the night we were serving food on napkins,” Chief Backland commented and went on to say, “Each year, we try to build off the last year.” “It is great to see how many businesses in town support this and how much it has grown. The park…