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Ambassadors welcome Ag Outlook vendors, guests

The Spencer Chamber Ambassadors helped to welcome vendors and guests at the Ag Outlook trade show on Tuesday. The agriculture extravaganza, hosted at the Clay County Regional Events Center in Spencer, welcomed a large audience, FFA students and three special speakers. (Photo by Randy M. Cauthron)

Area archaeologist to discuss new Clay County find at Spencer library

Last summer, Mark Anderson got word of what might have been a prehistoric trash pile located somewhere along the Little Sioux River in Clay County’s Kindlespire Park.

Shayla Bee to welcome Straubs into family

In February, Shayla Bee, received a nomination from Kathryn Stokke for the Justin and Ammie Straub Family, from Spirit Lake. Their 12-year-old daughter, Emily, was found to have Glioma — an inoperable tumor surrounding the optic nerve. Although it is believed to be noncancerous, Emily will be receiving chemotherapy for 12 weeks in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. With follow up treatments for nine months.

Marijuana shipment lands Spencer man in jail

A Spencer man is facing felony drug possession charges after police say he had 2 pounds of marijuana shipped to his apartment.

Spencer Rotary assists with Occasions bus purchase

The Spencer Rotary Club got a matching grant from Rotary District 5970 and with a $10,000 check, Occasions purchased a used bus to use to take people to different events. The local Rotarians made the check presentation to the Occasions board of directors. (Photos submitted)

Elderbridge fundraising for ‘Slam Dunk Against Hunger’

There is an opportunity for the public to make an impactful difference in the communities Elderbridge Agency on Aging serves by addressing a pressing issue of food insecurity among older Iowans and their caregivers will be conducted from Feb. 25 through March 3.

Occasions begins efforts toward Spencer Redemption Center

Saturday area residents deposited pop aluminum cans and glass bottles, and alcohol containers were collected, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in a trailer outside the main entrance to Occasions off East First Avenue. All donations will be dedicated toward helping Occasions establish the Occasions Redemption Center. Hopes are to open the new redemption center in April or May. (Photo by Randy M. Cauthron)

Heritage Center hosting 5-quilt migrant collection

Clay County Heritage representatives announced the center are hosting five quilts from the Migrant Quilt Project in Arizona beginning Tuesday, Feb. 20, and continuing through May 18.

The quilts have been on a tour of Iowa over the past year with stops at Luther College, German American Heritage Center & Museum, Witter Gallery, Museum of Danish America with a final tour stop at Clay County Heritage.

City budget process continues, key decision to be made March 4

The City of Spencer is closing in on a budget for the next fiscal year, but some significant hurdles remain.

Feenstra introduces legislation to lower child care costs

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa — alongside U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., and Danny Davis, D-Ill. — introduced legislation that would create a new tax credit for small businesses with up to 100 employees for the start-up costs of offering Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (DCFSA) as an employee benefit.

DNR planning spring prescribed burns in Great Lakes region

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be conducting prescribed burns within selected wildlife complexes in Dickinson, O’Brien, Lyon and Sioux counties between March 1 and May 20 to improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species and maintain native plant communities.

Corridor releases 2023 annual report

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation released its 2023 Annual Report of Activities at its Business Recognition Luncheon.

Ag Outlook will draw crowd Tuesday

A full day of agriculture speakers, vendors and information will take over the Clay County Regional Events Center Tuesday when the 2024 edition of Ag Outlook, sponsored by the Spencer Chamber of Commerce and organized by the Chamber Ag Committee, returns. The day, which opens at 8 a.m. and concludes at 4 p.m., includes three speaker sessions, door prize drawings throughout the day and a grand prize drawing.

 

AG OUTLOOK PROGRAM SCHEDULE

AG Bird stops in Spencer to meet with area sheriffs

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird was in Spencer on Feb. 16 to meet with sheriffs in the region and discuss some of the issues they’re facing.

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Study explores long-term influences to adapt Corn Belt cropping systems

AMES — “Everything starts with an idea,” according to Sotirios Archontoulis, professor of agronomy at Iowa State University, who will co-lead a five-year, $16 million project to explore some big, interconnected questions impacting agriculture in the Corn Belt and Great Plains.

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