Painting party

Approximately 30 people learned to paint tulips during Arts on Grand's painting party at Del's Garden Center Thursday evening. The event was the...

OB unit expansion plans see changes

When Spencer Hospital originally drew up plans to expand its obstetrics unit in 2015, the end goal was to add an operating room suite onto the...

Hospital to purchase 1st surgical robot

Spencer Hospital will be the third hospital in Iowa to purchase the "state-of-the-art" da Vinci Xi surgical robot. The surgical robot will be the...

'The Toughest Show on Dirt'

People are probably familiar with the term, "the greatest show on earth" but possibly not as familiar with the phrase "the toughest show on dirt."...

Titans top Mustangs, advance to substate

EMMETSBURG ― The Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire boys basketball team is one win away from a state tournament berth after defeating...

Spirit Lake outlasts Tigers 74-66 in double OT

SHELDON -- Spencer's boys, led by a game-high, 28-point effort from Jake Kluender, played one of their best games of the season Thursday night in the...

Music Review: 'Just Kids'

Mat Kearney fits in many categories of music. His latest album, "Just Kids," contains some spoken word poetry, and would belong in some smoke-filled...

Book Review: 'Finding Jake'

In the same vein as "We Need To Talk About Kevin," Bryan Reardon's "Finding Jake" revolves around a school shooting. Simon Connolly is a stay-at-home...

Randy's Review: 'McFarland USA'

Hollywood does a great job of sniffing out sports films based on true stories that had they not actually taken place, they would be too unbelievable...

Ambassadors tour new Southern Archery location

Ted Bruning welcomed the Spencer Ambassadors to the new Southern Archery location at 325 11th St. SW in Spencer. The business has been part of...

GCN celebrated a year of Widows & Infants Village

EAGLE GROVE -- On the five-year anniversary of the magnitude-7.0 earthquake that devastated Haiti, Global Compassion Network celebrated the one-year...

Weather tendencies look mild for spring

Despite the sub-zero temperatures of this winter, Harry Hillaker, climatologist with the Iowa Department of Agriculture, noted April through July...

Branstad signs 10-cent fuel tax increase

The 2015 Iowa Infrastructure Report Card contains grades for 11 infrastructure categories: Aviation (C-), rail (C), roads (C-), bridges (D+), inland...

Breath and stretch

In an attempt to offer new unique events, Arts on Grand, in partnership with the Spencer Family Y, hosted its first Yoga in the Gallery session...

Morning fire destroys machine shed

An early morning fire Tuesday destroyed a machine shed at 2905 180th Ave. northwest of Spencer. The building, located on the property owned by Jim...

Inmate allegedly threatens correction officer

An inmate at the Clay County Jail was charged with first-degree harassment Monday night following an incident with a correctional officer. The Clay...

Heelan ends Tiger girls run

CHEROKEE -- For the third straight season Bishop Heelan ended the Spencer girls basketball season Tuesday night, besting the Tigers 56-30 in an ugly...

Volunteer Network of Clay County

Tooling along on the information super highway, I came across an entry informing me of the Top 10 Volunteer Opportunities for Retirees. Being...

CAASA sponsors help make Women's Night Out possible

Tonight CAASA will celebrate its annual Women's Night Out celebration and fundraising event at Legends in Spencer. Jacquie Kehoe, executive director...