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Rare Boeing 40C crashed in Oregon in 1928 (07/26/08)
By Jim Camden Spokesman-Review staff writer When the big Boeing biplane lifts off from Felts Field this afternoon, its open cockpit and wood-paneled passenger cabin will carry the history of American aviation back into the skies. It will fly again after nearly 70 years on a mountainside, a few years in a horse trailer, and nine years in a hangar at Felts, where some 61 volunteers spent about 18,000 hours meticulously restoring it to life...

Aquila service rates could go up 10.3 percent (07/18/08)
The Iowa Utilities Board has made a Spencer location available to Aquila customers who would like to address the company's plan to increase its natural gas service rates in Iowa. Comment hearings will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, throughout the state using the Iowa Communications Network...

Carriers gather food for the UDMO pantry (05/14/08)
Spencer postal worker Ron Hanson loads his vehicle with food items collected Saturday as part of the community's annual Postal Carriers Food Drive. This year, the Spencer and rural carriers collected over 3,000 pounds of non-perishable food items and home products in rainy conditions. ...

Briefs 5-10-09 (05/12/08)
Johnson Elementary School and the Spencer Middle School are collecting pop cans to help defray medical costs for Beth Snow-Ketchum, a teacher at Johnson Elementary School. She has recently been diagnosed with cancer. Her husband, Mick is a wrestling coach and English teacher at Spencer Middle School. ...

Briefs 5-9-08 (05/09/08)
Johnson Elementary School and the Spencer Middle School are collecting pop cans to help defray medical costs for Beth Snow-Ketchum, a teacher at Johnson Elementary School. She has recently been diagnosed with cancer. Her husband, Mick is a wrestling coach and English teacher at Spencer Middle School. ...

Briefs 5-8-08 (05/08/08)
The Spencer Area Concert Association will present "Simply Sinatra" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, at the Clay County Regional Events Center. Free transportation is available for both the concert and the pre-performance dinner for Spencer members who need it thanks to the Regional Transit Authority (Rides) and Spencer Municipal Utilities...

Briefs 5-7-08 (05/07/08)
All area women are invited to the "Jee-purse it's Spring" Prayer Connection beginning at 11 a.m. at Santee Crossing in Jackson, Minn., today. It's a time of sharing, and supporting each other with prayer and fellowship. We know everyone is not comfortable praying out loud so bring your concerns, someone will pray for you and you will feel spiritually stronger as you continue your week...

TRIFECTA! (03/20/08)
-Local KFC namedthe 'Best of the Best' for third straight year- The KFCŽ Restaurant at 913 S. Grand Ave. in Spencer has been named "Best of the Best" in KFC operations and customer service. The award-winning restaurant is managed by Bryan Sebastian and Amy Beck...