September 2019

Grundy Center receives certified local government designation

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

GRUNDY CENTER – Recently, the National Park Service designated 34 communities across the nation as certified local governments – among those communities was Grundy Center.
This designation means that Grundy Center now has the opportunity to participate in the CLG (certified local government) program, which provides local governments with access to historic preservation guidance and grants.

Area locals help solve hunger in Haiti

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

GRUNDY COUNTY – A drive to help others can lead people to very different places, to do very different things. For two Grundy County locals, this drive took them over 2,000 miles away to the island nation of Haiti.
Hunger, which has been a foremost problem in Haiti for years, is not as easily solved as it would seem – and that’s what led Darwin Cannegieter of Dike, and Julie Grunklee of Reinbeck, to travel to Haiti this January, where they used what they know best – agriculture – to work towards a solution.

Former Baptist church designated to Most Endangered Properties list

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

GRUNDY CENTER – Along with eight other properties from around Iowa, the former First Baptist Church in Grundy Center has recently been named to Preservation Iowa’s Most Endangered Properties of 2016 list.
The Former First Baptist Church, which was built in 1918 after the previous church burned down, is one of the city’s oldest remaining properties, but for many years it has been an eyesore to the people of Grundy Center.

Supervisors approve addition of special exceptions to zoning ordinance

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

After a public hearing with no comments that lasted less than a minute, the Grundy County Board of Supervisors approved a change to the zoning ordinance that will primarily affect the Old 56 Dairy located just outside of Grundy Center.
           

104 years young

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Alice Ruter, who has lived most of her life around Wellsburg but currently resides at Arlington Place Assisted Living in Grundy Center, has resided in Grundy County for all but two of her years since before World War I— she’s 104 now, to be exact. Even as a centenarian, however, she maintains her trademark spunk and wit, and she recently sat down with The Grundy Register to discuss her life, family and what keeps her going.
 
“I’ve been a jack of all trades and a master of none,” she said with a laugh.
 

Showers advances to state for Storm

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

It’s been quite a school year for South Hardin-BCLUW’s Ian Showers. The junior, who moved to BCLUW from Clarke of Osceola last winter, qualified for the state meet in cross-country in his first season as a Comet, and he added state qualifier in wrestling for the Storm to his impressive resume with a second-place finish in the 113-pound weight class at the Class 2A District 1 meet in Parkersburg on Saturday afternoon.
 

Comets hold off Crusaders in district opener

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Led by senior Josh Sharp’s 23 point performance, the BCLUW boys beat Valley Lutheran for the second time this season on Monday night with a 59-53 win, and this time it came in a Class 1A, District 9 opener that will allow the Comets to advance and take on Gladbrook-Reinbeck on Thursday night.
 
“We’d been in a slump the last few games, and we just went back to the basics of the offense on Sunday in practice. I thought the kids performed really, really well,” BCLUW coach Luke Higgins said.
 

Comets withstand late comeback attempt to advance in regional opener

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

Basketball is a game of momentum, and Saturday night’s Class 2A regional opener between BGM and BCLUW featured a handful of huge runs and swings between the competing teams. In the end, however, the Comets held off a late BGM comeback attempt and advanced with a 63-54 road win in Brooklyn.
 
“I’m really proud of the girls because we could’ve folded. There were times this year where we would’ve just not fought back and continued to play,” BCLUW coach Dave Lee said.
 

BCLUW board reauthorizes sharing agreements with South Hardin, MHS

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

At its regular meeting on Monday evening, the BCLUW Board of Education voted unanimously to reauthorize the district’s sharing agreements with South Hardin for wrestling and Marshalltown High School for swimming.
 

Conrad council votes to terminate Baumeier contract

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:40am

After contacting newly appointed city attorney Todd Geer and receiving his legal advice, the Conrad city council voted unanimously to terminate its contract with S.L. Baumeier, Co. of Gladbrook for the Smith Development at Thursday night’s regular monthly meeting.
 

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