September 2019

Jan. 29, 2015

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School Board approves budget cuts

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    GRUNDY CENTER — The Grundy Center Community School District approved more than $877,000 in budget cuts during its regular meeting Wednesday night.
    The District released the list of possible reductions Monday. The list, which is available on the School District Web site, includes a prioritized list of possible reductions that the School Board will discuss and act on either at Wednesday’s meeting or a future meeting.

Fair Board discusses expansion plans

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    GRUNDY CENTER — The Grundy County Fair has experienced a renaissance of sorts in recent years as increased entertainment and activities have led to increased attendance. Last week members of the County Fair Board discussed expansion plans at the Fairgrounds that include a campground, expanded Alumni Building and a major renovation of the horse arena.
    “Our goal is to make the Grundy County Fair the best around,” Fair Board vice-president Rick Schmidt said. “We want people to be able to use the Fairgrounds year-round.”

Five to enter GCHS Sports Hall of Fame

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    The Grundy Center Sports Hall of Fame announced the election of five new athletes to be inducted during Felix Grundy Days festivities this summer.
    Elected to the Class of 2015 are Steve Ehlers, Mike Draper, Rick Ruebel, Jordan Dirks and Bobby Ayers. This is the 12th class chosen since the inception of the Hall of Fame in 2004.

Supervisors approve 2.8 percent salary increase

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GRUNDY CENTER — Grundy County elected officials and those who work for them will receive 2.8 percent salary increases in fiscal year 2016.
    That was the decision of the County Board of Supervisors, Monday, who reduced the original 4 percent recommendation made by the County Compensation Board by approximately 30 percent. In addition to the salary increase, officials will pay the same as the previous year for insurance.

Alliance updates area land owners, farmers on pursuit to stop RICL

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DIKE — The movement to stop a controversial power corridor appears to be gaining momentum. That was the message shared by Preservation of Rural Iowa Alliance president Carolyn Sheridan last week during a community meeting in Dike.
At a meeting that drew approximately 75 people, Sheridan said recent decisions in both Iowa and Illinois support her group’s cause, though there is still work that must be done to stop the proposed Rock Island Clean Line (RICL) which would run from near Sanborn in northwest Iowa to near Morris, Ill.

Cougars crown five champions, take team title at Wags Invite

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ACKLEY — Five AGWSR wrestlers took championships while two others reached the finals, lifting the Cougars to the team championship at their own Wags Invitational Saturday.
Miguel Reyes (132 pounds), Brandon Johnson (160), Cruz Vera (182), Caleb Meiners (195) and Clay Meinders (220) won their weight classes while Levi Stockdale (170) and Michael Young (285) placed second. In addition, Josh June was third at 152 pounds while Lucas Schumacher placed fourth at 138.

Newly crowned No. 1 Rebels crush South Hardin, Hudson

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    REINBECK — Gladbrook-Reinbeck scored a pair of key North Iowa Cedar League West Division victories last week while grabbing a historic school honor.

Cougar grapplers top GR-NT-GC

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 ACKLEY — AGWSR won eight of the nine contested matches on its way to a convincing 49-21 victory over Gladbrook-Reinbeck/North Tama/Grundy Center Thursday in a rare single dual.
The Cougars (12-5 overall in duals, 3-4 in the North Iowa Cedar League) picked up falls from Miguel Reyes, Josh June, Levi Stockdale, Cruz Vera, Clay Meinders and Michael Young while giving up just one takedown all night. Other Cougar winners were Ian Heetland and Caleb Meinders.

 

For more of this story see the Jan. 22 Grundy Register.

AGWSR girls fall short at East Marshall

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LE GRAND – The AGWSR girls were unable to repeat an earlier season win over East Marshall, falling to the Mustangs 51-45 at Le Grand on Friday.
The Cougars got off to a strong start, leading 17-8 by the end of the first quarter, but East Marshall rallied back to claim the final three quarters and take the game by a six point margin.
“We struggled with turnovers,” Cougar coach Laurie Gann said. “We had 23 total. This allowed East Marshall to get back in the game after starting with a strong first quarter. We have to do a better job taking care of the ball.”

 

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