September 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
 

King breaks with Trump on trade during GC stop

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

Despite his enthusiastic support for President Donald Trump on issues like curtailing illegal immigration and constructing a wall along the southern border of the United States, U.S. Representative Steve King (R-Kiron) expressed concern with the commander-in-chief’s push to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum during a meeting with executives at Heavy Equipment Manufacturing—a bulk buyer of the aforementioned products—in Grundy Center Tuesday morning.
           

Putting Grundy Center on the map: Clocktower Suites opens up as GC’s first AirBNB host

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

GRUNDY CENTER – With hosts around the world, AirBNB has changed the way travelers look at accommodation. Now tourists have access to homes, private apartments, beach houses, renovated campers, and even tree houses across the globe, which they can rent for as little as one day, or as long as several months. With over 4 million listings for rent on the website, travelers can now add one more destination to their list: Grundy Center.

Making Iowa great again: Gov. Reynolds, local state legislators credit high national ranking to recent reforms

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

REINBECK – Governor Kim Reynolds, Representative Pat Grassley and Senator Bill Dix touted the bold agenda and leaps in progress made by Republicans in the statehouse during the annual Grundy County Republicans Reagan Dinner in Reinbeck on Friday night.
 
Reynolds, Grassley and Dix each took time to speak to the crowd about recent successes, new bills and initiatives, to announce that each of them will be running for re-election, and to ask for their continued support during the upcoming Republican Primaries season.
 

Slideshow: BCLUW Coffee Concert 2018

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

The musicians of BCLUW showed off their unique talents during the annual Coffee Concert at the high school in Conrad on Friday night, and a sampling of the event can be found below. To purchase prints of the photos, click this link. 

 
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The circle of life: Van Deest inducted into IGHSAU Hall of Fame during Spartan state title game

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

As Grundy Center set up an out of bounds play down two and in search of a game tying—or winning—shot against Cascade in the Class 2A state championship on Saturday evening, Kim Van Deest got so nervous that she had to turn away. The former Spartan six-on-six standout had been inducted into the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) Hall of Fame at halftime, and she was ready to lace up the old sneakers. She wanted to take matters into her own hands.  
           

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