September 2019

Cougar girls, Spartan boys lead locals at NICL West track

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GRUNDY CENTER – The AGWSR girls track and field team narrowly snatched the runner-up spot at the NICL West Championships in Grundy Center on Monday, May 7.
 
The Cougars scored 103 points to edge Grundy Center by two points for the second spot, trailing team champion West Marshall (155 points). BCLUW was fifth in the team standings with 59 points and Gladbrook-Reinbeck scored 24 team points.
 

Going out on top: GCHS senior ends Academic Decathlon career with new records

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GRUNDY CENTER – With graduation right around the corner, GCHS senior Noah Boquet can be pleased with his accomplishments as he ends a record-breaking four-year-long Academic Decathlon career.
 

A virtual world

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 D-NH Robotics Club students create augmented reality sandbox to teach geography
DIKE – With the help of a new augmented reality sandbox the Dike-New Hartford Robotics Club is constructing, students will soon be able to use technology to explore geography, topography, weather and more in an immersive, virtual setting.

A day with Win: Author, illustrator wows students at GC elementary school

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GRUNDY CENTER – Elementary Principal Brian Sammons says one goal the the staff and administration at the school have always strived for is to teach students to love reading; Sammons and his staff work hard to create dynamic and innovative literacy experiences for students, and create programs that get kids excited about books.
 
Some of the best experiences, he says, involve connecting students with mentors. Last Friday, that’s just what the school did, as they brought in San Francisco-based author and illustrator, LeUyen (Win) Pham to spend a day with the students.

Supervisors approve sharing attorney services with Hardin County

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In light of a recent departure and a serious illness in the Hardin County Attorney’s office, Grundy Center-based Heronimus, Schmidt, Allen, Schroeder and Geer will provide its services on an interim basis—mostly out of its Iowa Falls branch.
           
“I don’t anticipate that it will have any, at least de minimis, impact in Grundy County,” County Attorney Erika Allen said during Monday morning’s board of supervisors meeting. “It’s anticipated to be temporary.”
           

Spring area sports storylines to watch

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:41am

Eventually, the weather's going to get decent enough where most of the student-athletes at area high schools can get into competition for the season.
 
While northern Iowa continues to thaw out, here's some things to keep an eye on in the months to come.
 

Poppe shares struggles, successes during speech at G-R High School

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REINBECK – Clarksville native and American Idol contestant Maddie Poppe took a break from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood last week to make an appearance at the Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School, where she gave an empowering speech to local elementary school students about overcoming obstacles and chasing success.
 
Poppe shared some personal highs and lows of her singing career with the youngsters, and encouraged them to always keep chasing their dreams, even if it seems impossible.
 

Butler-Grundy Development Alliance plans for dual-county housing needs assessment

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GRUNDY COUNTY – Recently, the Butler-Grundy Development Alliance announced its plans to apply for a USDA-funded Rural Business Development grant, which would help the Alliance fund a much-needed Housing Needs Assessment survey across Grundy and Butler counties.
 
BGDA Executive Director Jeff Kolb says he and the board both feel the need for a housing assessment is extremely strong, as it has been about 20 years since the last housing assessment was done here.
 

Meet the candidates: Freese, Sweeney outline positions on key issues before special election

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The expansive, mostly rural areas of Butler, Grundy, Hardin and Story Counties that comprise state senate district 25 will move into the spotlight next Tuesday as a special election to fill a seat vacated by former Majority Leader Bill Dix could set the tone for November and play a crucial role in determining the balance of power in Des Moines.
 

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