Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following statement after the Trump administration made a new trade announcement regarding China, which includes China’s commitment to purchase 12 ...

The term Saint is used in the New Testament 55 times to represent a believer who lives a sanctified life for Christ. In the vernacular, it may refer to any person of exceptional consecration or set ...

SIOUX CENTER — Sioux Center closed the match out in three games, bringing a close to the Spencer girls volleyball season at 16-27. The Warriors, now 24-7, scored a 25-16, 25-18, 25-15 win in dominant ...

Last Saturday, downtown Spencer transformed as ghosts, goblins, superheroes and princesses took over as Spencer businesses welcomed costumed trick-or-treaters for Main Street Maskerade. Families made ...

Hull, officially launched his campaign for governor of Iowa. Feenstra said, “I’m excited to officially launch our campaign to take Iowa to new heights. Born and raised in the small community of Hull, ...

The Iowa Lakes Community College softball program is excited to host its annual Softball Academies. The program will host a four-week academy that will serve kindergarten through 12th grade students.

“The Creature Creeps” — a humorous look at the old horror classics — opens the 2025-26 Spencer Community Theatre Mainstage ...

The upcoming Tuesday, Nov. 4, city and school statewide elections are scheduled from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. at seven polling locations throughout the county based on city and township designations.

I’d started my opening day pheasant hunt in a funk I just couldn’t shake. For starters, I’d gotten an intolerably late start, due to circumstances beyond my control. So it was well after 1 p.m. before ...

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Unless there’s a political breakthrough in Washington, D.C., soon, citizens in Spencer, Clay County and throughout the nation will begin to lose access to critical food assistance. Funding for the ...

Vivian June was born Oct. 25, 2025, at Spencer Hospital, to Greg and Ally Vellema, of Harris. The baby girl weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at birth. Sorry! An active online subscription is required to ...