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On the threshold of a wet fall, the Hawley Cooperative Elevator Company went up for auction. The auction through Steffes Group, Inc. opened Tuesday, August 27 and closed Tuesday, September 3 at noon. All three locations sold to three different buyers. To find out more, read the Herald …

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You are never too young to learn how important it is to look out for others whether it is kids at your local playground or kids in an orphanage 1,900 miles away, and that is something the twelve little Nuggets are learning at Danielle Becker’s Little Nuggets Childcare. How can you help these Little Nuggets?…

Let’s kick off the new school year with the 2019 Outstanding Student of the Year. At last spring’s annual Hawley Community Awards Banquet, the top three finalists: Kelso Anderson, Nathan Sperr and Matt Thompson were introduced to the audience, but only one would receive the Outstanding Student of the Year award, an award presented by…

Nathan Sperr and Derian Gerdes used strong runs and good blocking to move the chains, picking up a first down. Read all of the excellent football stories by Ben Lofgren all season long in the Herald!!!

Running a household in the 21st Century is a lot different than it was in the 20th Century. What we once called Home Economics—decorating cakes and sewing aprons has evolved with the times. In 1994, the class was renamed FACS (Family and Consumer Science) and the curriculum was changed to better prepare students for the…

Polish the brass, wet the reed, and tune the piano as the percussion sets the rhythm under Hawley High School’s new band director, Arlo Baratono’s lead. Last year, Mr. Baratono came to Hawley as a student-teacher and worked with Mr. Wander. “I’m super fortunate to have worked with him. My high school band director recommended…

The boys from Scouts BSA Troop 656 have been busy this summer! The troop has always been busy doing service projects for the community and earning merit badges to move themselves up the ranks toward Eagle Scout. However, this summer they added some fun activities.  Seven scouts kicked off the summer by taking a canoe…