Stories from Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Everly First Responders transported a female driver to Spencer Hospital with unknown injuries following a single-car rollover at 4:50 p.m. Monday along Highway 18 near the "Barb's Corner" intersection of M27. Members of the Iowa State Patrol and Clay County Sheriff's Office were at the scene and were in the process of determining the cause of the crash...

Permilla "Pam" Farmer, 91, of Friendship Village passed away at Cedar Valley Hospice Home, at Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009 following a brief illness. Funeral services for Pam will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Westminister Presbyterian Church in Waterloo...

The March 6 deadline is quickly approaching for contestants to enter and compete for the title of Clay County Fair Queen. The winner, to be crowned Sunday, April 19, will reign over this year's Clay County Fair Sept. 12-20, and will also compete for the State Fair Queen title...

The 2009 Miss Shamrock Pageant will be held at 7 p.m., Sunday, March 8 at Corrigan Hall in Emmetsburg. There are six contestants in the pageant. Competition in the Miss Shamrock Pageant includes an interview with the panel of judges, introduction in casual wear, talent performance, formal wear and an on-stage question...

Spencer school officials plan to unveil a new motto at the start of next school year. A majority of the 1,214 people casting votes on the matter selected "Learning Today...Leading Tomorrow" as the district's new maxim. Focus groups consisting of businesses, students, parents and school staff reviewed 19 potential district mottos this fall. Spencer school board members narrowed the list down to four on Nov. 24...

The third Eggs & Issues meeting in a four-session plan that spans the winter took place before a full audience Saturday morning in council chambers at Spencer City Hall. With President of the Senate, Jack Kibbie unable to attend; Sen. David Johnson, Rep. Mike May, and Rep. Marcie Frevert spent the early portion of the gathering updating the northwest Iowa participants on the past week's activities...

William DePue, 65, Cylinder, driving a 2004 Ford F150 and flatbed trailer, at 2:28 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, pulled out of the Sale Barn, located on Highway 71, south of Spencer, with a truckload of hay, entering the highway at a slower speed than traffic at that time, causing Sami Jo Londgren, 20, Milford, driving a 2004 GMC Envoy, to overcorrect and panic break leading to her losing control of her vehicle, at which point she collided with a parked 2004 Ford F350 and cattle trailer, owned by Dean Schlinz, 48, Cleghorn, who was at the Sale Barn conducting business. ...