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The city of Spencer’s retailer recruiter says there is more interest in 2025 than there was in 2024. Kyle Cofer says a hotel group that previously said “no”, is now “very” interested in a Spencer location.

The Okoboji Police Department has made an arrest after a string of burglaries on North Shore Drive late Saturday night and early Sunday morning.

A former math and science teacher has been selected as the new Superintendent for Estherville Lincoln Central. Andrew Armstead has experience in both Iowa and South Dakota’s education system.

A truck and the garage in which it was parked are total losses after a Monday afternoon fire in Spencer.

Some portions of Iowa are expected to set record lows this week. National Weather Service Meteorologist Jen Hacker form the Sioux Falls forecast office tells us we’ll be lucky to see zero over the next couple of days.

Sioux County Law Enforcement were called to a residence on Saturday morning around 2:45 a.m. for reports of a man kicking the door and trying to get inside the residence, and he did not live there.

The Estherville Lincoln Central has extended a contract offer for Superintendent and it has been accepted. The district announced this morning (Friday morning) that their new top administrator will be Andrew Armstead – the current High School Principal at MVAOCOU in Mapleton. Prior to that Armstead worked in South Dakota.

Iowa has one of the fasted growing cancer rates in the country, and this Friday, February 21, Iowa lawmakers will be at the Clay County Events Center for a listening session.

This weekend an older male subject was reported missing to the Clay County Communications Center. Around 10:15 Sunday night on 2400 Mile of Highway 18.

Northwest Iowa Ag Outlook celebrates 40 years tomorrow. Spencer Area Chamber Program Director Blake Goss says the professional speakers is what sets the event apart from others.