COLUMN: Truly, this newspaper is for you

Many of you were likely surprised when you went to your mailboxes and found today’s edition of The Spencer Magnet. But don’t worry — you will not be receiving a bill for this edition — this one is a gift for you to enjoy! Once or twice each year, we send a complimentary “sample edition” of The Spencer Magnet to all of Spencer County, not just to our regular subscribers, but to every household and business address in the entire county, reaching over 26,000 readers. This week, take a little extra time to enjoy your newspaper because this edition is packed full of interesting news and beautiful photos. Inside you will find not only our regular A and B sections, but look further, and find a special spring-themed section and our annual Easter section.
Look closely and you will find interesting news and photographs that touch on the important highlights and events in the lives of people in and around our community.
As in years past, you may look to The Spencer Magnet to supply you with breaking news coverage from accidents, storm damage, or emergencies of any kind and to provide you with current public record and court news and other important information that you, our readers, need and deserve to know.
Each week, you may look inside our newspaper for community happenings or information on upcoming community events such as the county fair or the annual Gourd Show and Arts Fair. Your local newspaper is where you will find birth and engagement announcements and special anniversary celebrations and other important events that highlight the lives of people in and around Spencer County.
Perhaps you are interested in news and photos from your schools or school sports, and if so, we will continue to provide that for you. If you would like to know what’s happening in local government, local business news and tourism, and so much more, you may rely on The Spencer Magnet. We hope that you will continue to look within our pages throughout the year as we cover these things and so much more! There are so many important issues facing businesses, government, schools and agriculture in our community and state, and we want to bring these issues to light.
To our new residents or to those who are new to our paper, we hope that you will discover — as have our loyal readers and subscribers over the years — that you can count on The Spencer Magnet to provide accurate and timely information on the people and issues that affect you and your family’s lives in Spencer County.  If you are new to our paper and you want to become a subscriber, please see the subscription offer provided inside on page C-10 and start your subscription today.
We want you to know that the goal of The Spencer Magnet — your community newspaper — is to provide a weekly showcase of Spencer County and to mark its history for generations to follow. Each week, you can depend on us to do all that we can do to provide you with reliable, honest, and reputable information.
We are honored and we are humbled to be but one of the many fabrics that connects our community together and to our loyal readers and subscribers we sincerely say thank you.  The truth is this — we are simply here to serve the Spencer County community and our readers to the best of our abilities — because at the end of the day, if it weren’t for you, it would certainly not be important to us. Truly, this newspaper is for you.