Elisha Anderson, a graduate of Spencer High School, was recognized with a national journalism award in February. The investigative journalist, who previously reported for the Detroit Free Press until January, received the 2022 Jim Dwyer Award for Journalism from the Innocence Network for her coverage of the cases of two men wrongfully imprisoned for a combined 40 years.

In Friday’s Spencer Reporter, the article addressing the citizens group seeking a private investigation into alleged incidents which were to have occurred at Spencer Middle School called the person of interest in the claims an “administrator.” District Superintendent Terry Hemann clarified the only official administrator at the middle school is the principal who is not the individual associated with the group’s proposed

The Clay County Regional Events Center was filled with community members on Wednesday, all of whom expressing their appreciation for CEO/Manager Jeremy Parsons. After nearly 12 years of managing the fair in Clay County, Parsons will be moving on to the same position with the Iowa State Fair.

Along with the Spencer community, the Spencer School Board will be bidding goodbye to outgoing member Jeremy Parsons. The CEO/manager of the Clay County Fair since 2011 has been hired to the same role with the Iowa State Fair.

During the board’s meeting on Tuesday, Parsons was received official recognition for his four years of service on the board.

A group of approximately 10 community members delivered a list of grievances against a middle school staff member to the Spencer School Board on Tuesday. The concerned citizen group requested the board perform a private, third-party investigation on the administrator’s conduct.

The Legislative Committee of the Spencer Chamber of Commerce would like to announce the final 2023 Eggs & Issues on Saturday. This legislative forum is a great opportunity for you to meet area legislators and discuss the issues that affect Spencer, Clay County and northwest Iowa.

Forty teams qualified for the state basketball tournament after days, weeks and months of practice. Another championship caliber team that will show its talent Friday and Saturday has practiced just a few hours. That team is the All-Iowa Honor Dance Team, which has become a tradition at the girls state basketball tournament. The students annually put on a show that is nationally recognized as one of the finest of its kind.

SIOUX CITY — Lutheran Services in Iowa is hosting virtual and in-person orientations in March for families in western Iowa wanting to learn more about foster care and adoption.

Hundreds of Iowa children are currently in need of a foster family, but there are not enough foster homes in western Iowa available for them, an announcement stated.

SPENCER — Elva Walker has begun her responsibilities as the Clay County RSVP coordinator for the Northwest Iowa RSVP program.

Walker is stationed on the Spencer campus of Iowa Lakes Community College and joins the RSVP team with beneficial past experiences, including working with senior citizens and elementary students, a press release from ILCC stated.

SPENCER — The Spencer Police Department on Tuesday identified the deceased male located in downtown on Monday, Feb. 20, as 29-year-old Joshua Martin, of Marathon.

The cause of death has yet to be determined as the autopsy results have yet to be completed by the Iowa State Medical Examiner's Office.

The Spencer Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors cut the ribbon at Spencer Imaging Center located at 710 S. Grand Ave. Tuesday morning. Opening just a few weeks ago, the facility offers open MRI, X-ray and CT services to patients across Northwest Iowa. (Photo submitted)

The winners of the annual Education Contest from the Spencer Catholic Daughters of the Americas have been selected. The annual contest sponsored statewide by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas challenges youth on a local, state and national level to write or create a piece of art about their faith.

SPENCER ― Fair industry veteran Jerome Hertel has been named the next CEO/manager of the Clay County Fair Association. Hertel will succeed Jeremy Parsons, who is leaving the Fair & Events Center after nearly 12 years to service to become CEO/manager of the Iowa State Fair.

SPENCER—The Spencer Police Department on Tuesday identified the deceased male located in downtown on Monday, February 20, as 29-year-old Joshua Martin of Marathon, Iowa. 

Spencer’s City Council Chambers were filled with locals eager to speak with their state representatives and senators Saturday. Reps. Megan Jones and John H. Wills, along with Sens. Dave Rowley and Lynn Evans participated in the second Eggs & Issues forum hosted by the Spencer Chamber of Commerce this year.