September 2019

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.”
           

An Aplington woman was transported to Covenant Hospital in Waterloo after a one-vehicle rollover on T19 southwest of Aplington on Sunday evening.
           
According to a police report, 49-year-old Renee Grace left the Aplington Casey’s and lost control of her 2007 Ford Escape at about 8:35 p.m. on her way to work in Eldora due to snow and ice. A Casey’s employee headed in the same direction discovered her vehicle and alerted authorities, and the Aplington Fire Department was the first agency on the scene.
           

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.
 

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.