Spencer to repeal sex offender ordinance after legal review

When an emergency happens, seconds count. Medical emergencies and other crises can happen at any time of day or night, on a regular day or a holiday. First responders answer those calls time and time again, working as quickly as they can to get people the help they need. Part of what aids their speed is their ability to easily identify home addresses on a patient’s property.The Loyal EMS is call...

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...