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The annual Spencer Rotary Book Sale is this week. Club President Joe Weber says there are approximately 30 thousand items!

Storm Lake police located a wanted subject on Friday and took her into custody on an Ida County warrant

The Spencer city council tabled action Monday night on hiring a new City Manager.

On October 19th at around 3:00 AM the Emmett County Sheriff’s Deputy observed a vehicle pulled into a farmstead driveway in the 1800 block of 350 Ave.

The average price for corn on the spot market in Iowa in September was $4.09 per bushel, up 7 cents from August but down $1.13 from September of 2023. Nationwide average was $3.98, up 14 cents for the month but down $1.23 year over year.

Spencer Family Physician Dr. David Keith is a crusader for prevention and early detection of diabetes.

– The Iowa Great Lakes Board of Realtors – the Multiple listing service for Clay, Dickinson, and Emmet Counties – is out with sales figures for the third quarter of 2024.

– The construction barricades on Highway 71 through the Iowa Great Lakes are down. A ribbon-cutting was held Friday afternoon, where Arnolds Park Mayor Jim Hussong expressed thanks to planners for their cooperation.

Emmet County residents tomorrow will vote on switching some township positions from elective to appointive.

Several key positions in local government could be decided this week in the broadcast area.