http://www.therepublic.com/feed/place/c96b73cb92ae4393bf560825b8e11556 Spencer News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e48bc3f885b54d7aa4af34b478013325/IA--Spencer-Jobs-Savedhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e48bc3f885b54d7aa4af34b478013325/IA--Spencer-Jobs-SavedSPENCER, Iowa - A week after a northwest Iowa manufacturer shut down its factory, the laid-off workers were back on the job Monday thanks to a Nebraska company that stepped in and bought the business.]]>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:20 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bdb2f9bd9883457b8109d533dba38415/IA--Plant-Problems-Iowahttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bdb2f9bd9883457b8109d533dba38415/IA--Plant-Problems-IowaSPENCER, Iowa - A northwest Iowa plant that had been awarded a state expansion loan has closed down.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 08:22:33 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bbafa7d7b64746acac85d24c6b7c41b2/IA--Fatal-Iowa-Beatinghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bbafa7d7b64746acac85d24c6b7c41b2/IA--Fatal-Iowa-BeatingSPENCER, Iowa - A 21-year-old Spencer man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for fatally beating another man during a burglary in northwest Iowa.]]>Sat, 11 May 2013 15:17:11 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/a5b368a670e54dc8af6095b6a52f986b/IA--Drunken-Driving-Callhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/a5b368a670e54dc8af6095b6a52f986b/IA--Drunken-Driving-CallIOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowa City police say a man reported a fight while driving drunk.]]>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:00:13 -0400