Stories from Thursday, January 15, 2009

Ever wonder where all the snow removed from Spencer's streets is taken each winter -- and how it gets there? It doesn't just disappear on its own accord. The group effort needed to remove any accumulated snow requires Spencer's street division workers to haul it. Staff and supervisors from other city departments also assist in the snow-removal process, especially when the job requires around-the-clock plowing...

Spencer area citizens are being asked to participate in one of over 8,500 events across the nation as part of the National Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 19. "Spencer's Spirit of Service" is the local component of the National Day of Service, which was established by Congress in 1994 to be held annually on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. The Day of Service concept has increased in profile this year when President-Elect Barack Obama called on all Americans to volunteer in their communities...

Robert W. 'Bob' Booth, 85 of rural Aurelia passed away Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 at the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Alan Dean of Living Word Outreach Ministries of Spencer will officiate...

Heidi Petersen and Kurt Jensen were married on Nov. 26, 2008 in a sunset beach ceremony on Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Heidi is the daughter of Lindell and Jackie Petersen of Spencer. Kurt is the son of Stu and Char Jensen of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Harlan...

We're on the lookout for Spencer's finest. It's that time of the year - the search for nominees for Spencer's Citizen of the Year. We're looking for a few good men and women who've selflessly given of their time and talents to make our community a better place to live...

Officials with Iowa Workforce Development say they will do everything they can to help the displaced workers at Spencer's RR Donnelley. The printing company plans to close its doors in Spencer by March 13, leaving 160 employees out of work. Donnelley's intentions were revealed when the company issued what's called a WARN letter on Tuesday...

According to records kept by the National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls, S.D., Wednesday night's projected low in Spencer could tie the lowest mark in town since 1996. On Dec. 2, 1996, the temperature dropped to 27 degree below zero low to set the mark for the lowest recorded total in Spencer in the past 13 years; the same number which was forecast as Wednesday's low...