SPENCER, Iowa (KTIV) - Iowa’s Character Counts Program has honored the city of Spencer, Iowa, as the 2025 Community of the Year for its efforts to recover from historic flooding last summer.

Today, community members gathered to see the award presented to the community.

The Character Counts organization focuses on the six pillars of character... trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and good citizenship.

They look for communities that reflect those six pillars.

After last summer’s flood, they say Spencer community members, and organizations, exemplified those pillars.

“The respect and caring for one another, they all came together,” said Ryan Harris, Associate Director of Character Counts. “They had the responsibility to rebuild the city and really provide for the

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