Local emergency crews urge public to follow street address numbering ordinances

Concerned about potential legal challenges, the Spencer Village Board is moving to repeal its local sex offender ordinance and instead rely on state statute for regulation.The Spencer Village Board held a special meeting Oct. 20, during which the board asked village administrator/clerktreasurer Chris Helgestad draft a resolution to repeal the village’s sex offender ordinance. The reason for this...

Consolidation involves joining two communities, so communicating decisions clearly is as important as making them. School officials from Loyal and Greenwood have disagreed on how much detail to include in the consolidation referendum question for November 2026, while agreeing that voters must be well-informed before deciding.At the joint board meeting held Oct. 15 in Greenwood, school officials de...

Clark County’s 2026 tax rate is expected to be the lowest it’s been in nearly 40 years, according to the proposed budget reviewed by the county board of supervisors at its Oct. 9 meeting.The new rate, proposed at $5.88 in tax per $1,000 in property value, is the lowest rate the county has seen in 38 years, when the tax rate was $4.75 back in 1987.With the proposed tax rate, residents can expec...