The Clay County Fair livestock buildings have been buzzing all day with the excitement of new 4-H animals.

The livestock pavilion, which hosts hogs and sheep for the upcoming livestock shows, is an unforgettable building on the fairgrounds.

Terry Hemann informed area media that he had sent a letter of application to the Siouxland Conference.

“With the current uncertainty of the Lakes Conference and to look at our viable options, we feel it necessary to submit the application letter,” Hemann said.

Monday, Seasons Center informed the community that Camp Autumn, its therapeutic kids camp, was closing.

“This is disappointing news,” District 6 Rep. Megan Jones, R-Sioux Rapids, said, “and even more so, because the first I am hearing about it. … Seasons Center never shared such grave hardships causing closures with me.”

The Clay County Fair’s small animal barn was buzzing with excitement on Thursday as 4-H’ers from around the area got the chance to show off all the hard work they’d put into their rabbits over the last year.

It’s been years in the making, but the much anticipated Kwik Star truck stop is taking shape after facing delays due to flooding and paperwork.

Framing of the new building was nearly complete Thursday, and construction crews were hard at work on the project when a reporter stopped by the site. Spencer City Manager Dan Gifford told the Spencer Reporter that the project is expected to be completed by the middle of December.

Meals are provided without regard to race, color, national origin (including gender identity and sexual orientation), sex, age or disability. Child care participants who are members of FIP or food assistance households or who are Head Start participants are automatically eligible to receive free meals. Adult care participants who are members of SNAP households who are SSI or Medicaid participants are automatically eligible to receive meal benefits.

The board of directors of the Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 11 a.m. at Northwest Iowa Planning and Development Commission.

Lonestar drew a classic country audience Monday night, offering their many hits, on the grandstand stage, to appreciative an appreciative audience. The band performed their hits after The Jorgensens opened the night. (Photo submitted)

An Everly man, 54-year-old Douglas Nielson, died when the motorcycle he was operating struck the back of a vehicle in an accident Wednesday morning on County Road B-24 in Clay County.

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation, in partnership with the Estherville Chamber of Commerce and Estherville Area Growth Partnership, will host a Lunch & Learn event at the Iowa Lakes Community College Performing Arts Center at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 18, with speaker Kathy Anderson from Iowa Workforce Development. This event was postponed from its originally scheduled date in June.

During September, which is National Suicide Prevention Month, Avera will launch its Ask the Question public service campaign for the third consecutive year.

This campaign is built around the research-based premise that being direct can save lives. Asking someone who is struggling a direct question, “are you thinking about suicide?” in a caring way can open a meaningful conversation that leads to the person at risk to get help.

College and university students in the Iowa counties of Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Lyon, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Scott, Sioux and Woodbury may be eligible for disaster assistance. Students may qualify for a grant under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Other Needs Assistance program for essential personal property and other needs.

STORM LAKE — Buena Vista University congratulates more than 100 students who were named to the summer 2024 dean's list. The dean's list recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5 GPA or higher for the semester. Locals on the include Shana Duncan-VanderTuig, of Spencer; Amy Fuller, of Sutherland; and Tetiana Makarenko, of Sioux Rapids.

As the Spencer High School saxophone quartet played the opening notes of the national anthem, the crowd at the 2024 Clay County Fair stood in reverent silence.

It was Veterans Day at the fairgrounds. Current and former service members, their families and regular folks had filled the Regional Events Center’s ballroom to honor those who had defended the United States as part of the nation’s military.

The Spencer City Council’s finance committee got a first look, on Sept. 5, at what the city itself may have to pay to bring a new 30-unit apartment complex online south of the municipal golf course.