Stories from Saturday, December 29, 2007

Jaycees planning tree pick-up The Spencer Jaycees are offering a Christmas tree pick-up service today. The charge is $5 per tree, which is probably cheaper than the gas to drive it out to the grass dump. Proceeds to be used for Easter Egg Hunt. n Contact Susan Staples, Spencer Jaycees treasurer at 264-8718 or go to the website info@spencerjaycees.org to reserve a timeslot...

Mark Holmer, Kiwanis Nebraska-Iowa District Governor for 2007-08, held a honorary dinner at the Wild Rose Bed & Breakfast Inn in Okoboji recently. Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to helping children of the world, one child and one community at a time. ...

By Randy M. Cauthron Managing Editor Russ Mitchell Daily Reporter Staff The most recent poll figures have former U.S. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina in a dead heat with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the presidential popularity contest that is the Iowa Caucuses...

By Russ Mitchell Daily Reporter Staff You've watched the right ad. You've gotten the right phone call. You've attended the right event. You're ready to support your candidate in the Jan. 3 precinct caucuses. So, now what do you do? The process is fairly accessible, according to the chairmen of Clay County's two major parties...