Hartley medical clinic to change hands

A big change is coming to a Hartley medical clinic soon.

The family clinic located inside Hartley's Community Memorial Health Center will transfer operations from MercyOne to Spencer Hospital. No date for the change has been finalized, but a news release from Spencer Hospital said it would occur "later this summer."

"We've appreciated our relationship with MercyOne and the services it offered," said Colleen Paulsen, chair of the Community Memorial Health Center board. "Given how many of our community members utilize a wide range of medical services based in Spencer, our board members believe a...