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The city of Spencer’s municipal government consultant believes the City Manager should have more control over his staff.

Monday was Dan Gifford’s last regular city council meeting as City manager. After three years at the helm in Spencer he’ll retire September 30th.

Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon says they’ve set another record for the number of students enrolled for fall classes.

Spencer IA, (Northwest Iowa now) at a recent Clay County Board of Supervisors meeting the topic of improving the county’s emergency services communication service was discussed.

Supervisor Allen Batschelet spoke with Northwest Iowa Now about the county looking into approving its communication services.

The post-mortem on the 2024 Clay County Fair has already begun. Board Chairman Greg Lear says employees and volunteers pulled off another great event.

A Sheldon teenager has been charged for driving without a license after two-vehicle collisions between Sheldon and Sanborn Friday evening on highway 18.

The three publicly funded colleges in Iowa released their fall enrollment figures just ahead of this week’s meeting of the Board of Regents.

The Republican nominee for Sheriff in Lyon County is challenging the incumbent Sheriff’s status on the general election ballet.

– Iowa State Fair Queen Elli Blackford visited the Clay County Fair over the weekend.

A fire in a large tree pile in Sheldon Sunday morning is considered to be suspicious in origin.