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 ...

Wilma “Jayne” Hallcock, 86, of Kimberling City, Missouri, passed away at her home Sunday, March 1, 2026. Graveside services will be held Monday, March 9, at 11 a.m., at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer.

The Clay County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday got an early look at what it’ll take to build the new countywide emergency medical services system set to be funded by the EMS levy approved by voters ...

Gary Holck has been named the recipient of the 2025 Spencer Citizen of the Year. His selection was made by previous winners of the award, which is sponsored by the Spencer Reporter. Holck is the 57th ...

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 ...

Connor Brown of Sioux Central won his opening match before losing the next two in the 175-pound bracket of the Class 1A State Wrestling Tournament last week in Des Moines. Brown was trailing in his ...

Iowa Lakes Community College and the Iowa State Patrol on Thursday confirmed that Carter “Tater” Johnson, a 19-year-old freshman from Rapid City, South Dakota, was the student athlete who died when ...

Iowa is one of two states that allow victims of child sexual abuse to be forced into a deposition and questioned by their alleged abuser’s defense lawyers before trial. In such cases, young victims ...

Spencer Hospital has been named a 2026 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, marking an exceptional milestone of 11 consecutive years of national recognition and ...

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, ...

Iowa Lakes Community College officials were still working with emergency personnel Wednesday night after a bus carrying the Laker baseball team crashed in Calhoun County. Iowa State Patrol confirmed ...

Clay County was honored at the recent Northwest Iowa Awards Ceremony hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, receiving one of the six top awards. The Clay County Extension Council was ...