Stories from Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Spencer school board members committed $1.5 million in physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL), city and state sales tax revenues for 31 capital projects over fiscal year 2009, which ends June 30, and fiscal year 2010 Monday night. As Superintendent Greg Ebeling noted Spencer is one of a few districts in the state to have city sales tax revenues to draw funding from, he also indicated the district took out an approximately $2.4 million loan against this specific source of funding to pay for the Energy Service Group facility improvements it has undertaken districtwide over the last few years. ...

A Boone County native has earned the prestigious 2009 Russell Award, awarded to a Military Intelligence Noncommissioned Officer who has shown leadership and meritorious service to the Military Intelligence Corps. United States Army Sgt. Julian M. Jones, a 2003 graduate of Spencer High School, was presented the award March 3, in Fort Huachuca, Ariz., by retired Command Sgt. ...

The Pocahontas man accused of intentionally starting a fire at Spencer Hospital faces new charges after deputies say he caused damage at the Clay County Jail. Jared Lee Reinholdt, 31, was placed in solitary confinement following an incident at about 6:20 a.m. Monday. Jailers believe he plugged the shower and stools and turned on faucets to intentionally cause flooding between jail checks...

Services for Mr. Donald Woodall will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at the Church of Christ in Sutherland. Rev. John Erickson will officiate the service. Interment will take place at Waterman Cemetery in Sutherland. Military rites will be performed by American Legion Post No. 152 of Sutherland...