    GRUNDY CENTER —A New Hartford native and long-time elementary teacher will assume a new role next school year as the new principal at Grundy Center Elementary.
   Sammons has taught first, second, third and fourth grade for 18 years beginning in Cresco and most recently in Aplington, where he has been for the past 12 years. He also student-taught kindergarten.
   Sammons said he has been filling leadership roles in Aplington for the past several years and began feeling the call to move into a more formal leadership role a few years ago.

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Expanded music, parade highlight new offerings at 2015 Grundy County Fair

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

    GRUNDY CENTER — The 2015 Grundy County Fair will feature expanded music, livestock shows and a new parade this year. The schedule for this year’s Fair was announced recently on the Fair Web site.
   This year’s Fair will be held Wednesday, July 22 through Sunday, July 26 with both livestock shows and grandstand events planned each day.
   Fair Board member Jerry Schmidt said this year’s schedule appears to be the best in years.

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Group seeks Council OK for bow range

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

    GRUNDY CENTER — A group of Grundy Center archers approached the Grundy Center City Council Monday about the possibility of using city land to build an archery range.
   Speaking for the group, Jeff Carson explained that the range could be built on unused land located on the city’s north side behind the city’s concrete pile.
   “It’s pretty well slugged up with fallen trees and I think we saw a couple of steel barrels in there and, just timber that doesn’t get used,” he said. “What we’d like to do is we’d like to resurrect the Grundy Center Archery Club.”

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Survey results show low 9-12 substance abuse issues

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

    A recent survey shows low instances of drug and alcohol use in Grundy County high schools.
   The survey, filled out anonymously by 130 youth at BCLUW, Dike-New Hartford, Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Grundy Center High Schools, showed rates well below the national average among the percentage of students who have tried or used tobacco products and alcohol.
   Grundy County Public Health Team Lead Katie Thornton-Lang, who conducted the survey, said she found the difference in percentage of students who reported having used alcohol and tobacco interesting.