The Spencer girls wrestling club had 14 girls, grades 3-12, compete at the Iowa AAU Girls State Wrestling Tournament, March 7-8, in Cedar Rapids. There were 290-plus clubs/teams that were represented ...

A Spencer man was found dead in Pete’s Pond after he was reported missing and a search ensued. According to a press release issued from the City of Spencer on Tuesday morning, “On March 8, 2026, at ...

A Spencer man is facing felony charges for giving a gun and marijuana to an area teen earlier this year. Court documents show that Austin Turner, 19, was arrested in January after police found a ...

The Clay County Countrymen 4-H club hosted a 5-cent can drive in January. All proceeds of this can drive were then donated to the Hap Ketelsen Community Center in Everly and the Everly Firefighters ...

The Iowa Lakes Community College softball team split two games with Cloud County Community College Saturday, Feb. 28. The Lakers were strong behind Katie Kvigne’s pitching, winning game one 9-5. The ...

Joe Potosi had two strikes against him while growing up — an alcoholic mother and father. It seemed only natural that he should fall victim to the same demons. But somehow, with a caring wife, ...

A Michigan woman is facing multiple felony counts in Clay County after police say she passed nearly $12,000 in fraudulent checks at multiple branch locations of an Iowa-based federal credit union ...

Marlene Westphalen, 89, of Spencer, passed away Feb. 10, 2026, at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services are Friday, Feb. 20, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Visitation is one ...

These Tigers were not afraid to get their fur wet. Five Spencer swimmers competed in a school record eight events at the 2026 State Swimming and Diving Meet on Friday and Saturday in Iowa City, ...

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation unveiled its 2025 Annual Report of Activities at its recent Business Recognition Luncheon. The Corridor’s 2025 Annual Report outlines many ...

I joined a virtual book club during the COVID-19 lockdown, and it was a lifeline. It was also the first time I’d ever joined a book club. Odd thing for a book lover/word nerd/writer/librarian to say, ...

A rough, emotional five-hour day of wrestling concluded with Sioux Central advancing two seniors — Nichole Hart and Nataley Frerk — from Friday’s State Qualifying Meet at Western Christian to the ...