September 2019

Class A second-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck scored at will in the first half of a 63-7 beat down of Grand View Christian in a district 5 contest Friday night in Gladbrook.
           
The Rebels (6-0, 4-0) got started early when senior Parker Bown busted a 54-yard touchdown run on their first offensive play from scrimmage to go ahead 7-0 with seven and a half minutes remaining in the opening frame.
           

If the pattern of Tuesday’s NICL West match between BCLUW and Grundy Center felt familiar, it’s because it played out similarly for the third straight year. The teams came in one-two in the conference, and the Comets played inspired volleyball early on in the night. But in the end, the seven-time defending champion Spartans won in straight sets, 25-21, 25-12, 27-25.
           
“We came out really tight. We were trying to do things too perfect, so we weren’t really relaxed. This is a team that when we’re relaxed, we play a lot better,” Grundy Center coach Lori Willis said.

GRUNDY CENTER – This year, local businesses and community members came together to celebrate the fifth annual Taste of Grundy Center, which yielded the largest turnout in the event’s history.
Twenty different area vendors set up booths around the Grundy County courthouse lawn to offer visitors a sampling of delicious treats, from pinwheels to pudding and craft beer to cookies, there was something for everyone. The treats ranged from small (dainty miniature cupcakes) to large (the biggest soft pretzel Grundy Center has ever seen), and everything in between.

A total of six bids were received for the replacement of bridge D5 in the northwest corner of Grundy County during Monday morning’s regular meeting of the board of supervisors.