Stories from Saturday, April 16, 2011

Spencer Police Officer Patrick Westfall and his K9 partner Axel may not have returned from the United States Police Canine Association Region 21 narcotics trials in Des Moines as the top team in the state, but they certainly showed improvement. In their second appearance at the event, the duo improved their score by more than 5 points, scoring a mark of 192.34 out of a possible 200 points Monday afternoon. ...

A law passed in April 2010 aimed to allow soldiers to assign visitation time with their children to a family member while deployed. However, as it was written, the law left out parents who were granted custody or joint custody. Iowa Army National Guard Sgt. ...

For those of you who say there's nothing to do around Spencer, I would love to switch places with you this weekend. It's run and shoot, run and shoot, run and shoot - driving and photographing from sunup to sundown Saturday. I can feel your sympathy...

The steroid conversation isn't going anywhere. It's going to escalate further every year until people can come to terms with it. While current drug testing and standards have "cleaned up" the current game, the "Steroid Era" isn't even close to being put to bed. It's unfortunate but it's Major League baseball's own fault...