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4 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Wernimont, Hungerford, and Hegenbarth All-State at Iowa Cross Country Championships

General Girls 11th, Spirit Lake 4th, Pioneers 7th in Team Standings

4 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Spencer Comes Up Short in Wild Playoff Game

Glenwood brings Spencer Football Season to an end in 1st Round

19 hours ago in Local

North Union Residents to Weigh in on Major Facilities Project

Voters in the North Union Community School District will decide on a bond referendum that would fund construction of a new gymnasium and other facility improvements.

20 hours ago in Local

Local Towns are Ready for Trick or Treaters

Spencer Main Street's annual trick or treat night will actually fall on Halloween night this year.

20 hours ago in Local

Hinson Urges Voters to Research Candidates Ahead of Election Day

Congresswoman Ashley Hinson continues to campaign across Iowa in her bid for U.S. Senate.

20 hours ago in Local

Spirit Lake School District Seeks Support for Facility Improvements

Voters in Spirit Lake will soon decide the fate of a bond referendum aimed at modernizing facilities at Spirit Lake High School.

Local Sports

4 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Wernimont, Hungerford, and Hegenbarth All-State at Iowa Cross Country Championships

General Girls 11th, Spirit Lake 4th, Pioneers 7th in Team Standings

4 hours ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Spencer Comes Up Short in Wild Playoff Game

Glenwood brings Spencer Football Season to an end in 1st Round

4 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Wolverines Season Comes to an End at Hands of Top-Seeded Comets

Boyden-Hull advances to Regional Championship in Spencer against St. Edmond (FD)

5 days ago in Local, Local sports, Sports

Spencer Girls Swimming Claims Melissa Fender Memorial

Spencer wraps up regular season with dominant showing in Council Bluffs

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Brewers fans flood Milwaukee streets for a long-awaited World Series victory celebration

It was only fitting that the Milwaukee Brewers celebrated their first World Series title with a beer-soaked celebration worthy of their name. "We've had way too many parade beers," team captain and designated hitter Christian Yelich said Friday at a rally that capped a daylong party with fans.

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Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US general election

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election. The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of November's midterm elections, citing his long-standing belief in civic participation.

2 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

Make no bones about it, the giant skeleton has become an American Halloween fixture

It reared its bony head in 2020, during that first, chaotic pandemic year that was rife with grief and fear but also toilet paper hoarding and questionable lockdown-inspired purchases. Behold Skelly, the 12-foot, 90-pound skeleton with glowing LCD eyeballs, on sale for $299 from Home Depot, just in time for Halloween — at least, if you can get your hands on one.