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Aquatic plants are natural helpers for lakes and ponds. They clean the water, provide essential habitat and shelter for wildlife, protect the land and make these places enjoyable for everyone. --- ...

Iowa’s annual pheasant survey begins Aug. 1, and with all the weather indicators pointing in a positive direction, hunters are eager to see the results. --- Online Subscribers: Please click here to ...

Kirchner Prairie is one of the rarest of the rare habitats in Iowa — a piece of never been plowed or tiled prairie on gently rolling hills and a small, natural wetland. This 158-acre unassuming area, ...

The week of Aug. 4-9 is an extremely important conservation/clean water week here in the Iowa Great Lakes. It starts with the three-day Prairie Lakes Conference (Wednesday to Friday) culminating with ...

July 20, an afternoon call to 911 led to an investigation by the Clay County Sheriff’s Department into a single-car accident in the 3800 mile of 240th Avenue.

Outdoors: Iowa DNR seeks public input on game harvest reporting ...

The Spencer Chamber Ambassadors visited The Depot on the Clay County Fairgrounds on Tuesday to congratulate Kevin Tlam on being awarded the Iowa Broadcaster of the Year by the Iowa Broadcasting ...

ALGONA — The Iowa Lakes Community College board of trustees met in regular session Tuesday, July 15, at the Algona campus. The meeting featured an in-depth presentation on the college’s rapidly ...

The Spencer School Board voted to sell a $5 million bond to a consortium of four local banks during its regular meeting held on July 22.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is looking for help with the annual wild turkey production survey. During the months of July and August wild turkey sightings are recorded to estimate this ...

The Spencer Chamber Ambassadors visited The Depot on the Clay County Fairgrounds on Tuesday to congratulate Kevin Tlam on being awarded the Iowa Broadcaster of the Year by the Iowa Broadcasting ...