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First Eggs & Issues Of 2023 Legislative Session To Be Held This Saturday, Jan. 28th
January 24, 2023
(Spencer)– The Spencer Chamber of Commerce will hold its first Eggs and Issues forum of the 2023 legislative session this Saturday, January 28th. It will be held in the council chambers at Spencer City Hall from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. The doors will open at 8:30 am. Area lawmakers are scheduled to be on […]
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Officials Continuing To Assess Damage From Sunday’s Fire In Downtown Spencer
January 24, 2023
(Spencer)– No word yet on a possible cause into that fire Sunday in downtown Spencer. It broke out in a building at 221 Grand Avenue around 12:30 pm. Heavy fire damage was reported to several apartments on the upper level, while several businesses on the lower level sustained considerable smoke and water damage. Three people […]
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Iowa’s Real Estate Market Feeling Impacts Of Higher Interest Rates
January 24, 2023
(Undated)– Rising interest rates are affecting Iowa’s real estate market. The Iowa Association of Realtors says the rising rates have made buyers less likely to sell their homes to keep their current low mortgage interest rates. The hesitation to sell their homes has also led to a low market inventory.
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School Choice Bill Passes Iowa Legislature
January 24, 2023
(Des Moines)– Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ school choice bill passes through the state legislature, on the first day of the third week of the session. Monday, both chambers passed the educational savings account proposal, giving parents the option to get nearly $7,600 dollars per child annually, if they enroll their kids in private school. After […]
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Orleans City Council Reviews Proposed 28E Agreement With Iowa Lakes Regional Water
January 24, 2023
(Orleans)– Meeting in special session Monday evening, the Orleans City Council voted to authorize city officials to negotiate terms of a proposed 28E agreement with Iowa Lakes Regional Water to eventually supply water to the city. As we’ve reported previously, the current water supply contract with the city of Spirit Lake runs out this coming […]
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Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department to host Show and Jazz Choir Festival January 24-26
January 23, 2023
(Estherville)- Hundreds of area students will participate in The Show and Jazz Festival at Iowa Lakes Community College. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department will hold the 2023 Show and Jazz Choir Festival January 24-26. Vocal Music Professor Brett Fuelberth says, hundreds of area students will be participating. “We […]
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Head Of Spencer Chamber Elected To Leadership Position On IACC
January 23, 2023
(Spencer)– The Executive Director of the Spencer Chamber of Commerce has been elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Iowa Association of Chambers of Commerce for 2023. Sheriffa Jones will now join the 11 member IACC board of directors. The Iowa Association of Chambers of Commerce was founded in 1916 with the purpose of enhancing the professional development […]
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Traffic Stop Results In Arrest
January 23, 2023
(Spencer)– A traffic stop January 15th in the 4700 mile of Highway 71 in Clay county resulted in the arrest of a Spencer man on drug charges. The Sheriff’s Office says a deputy discovered the driver, 40-year-old Joseph Hartzell, had a revoked driver’s license. A subsequent search of Hartzell turned up a marijuana pipe with […]
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Single Vehicle Crash Injures Milford Man
January 23, 2023
(Spencer)– A single vehicle crash this past Wednesday in Clay county injured a Milford man. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says 75-year-old Dennis Abel was driving a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado northbound in the 2700 mile of Highway 71. Deputies say the strong wind and icy road conditions caused Abel to lose control of the vehicle, […]
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