September 2019

GRUNDY CENTER — Three Grundy Center Police Officers will see increased pay. Monday the Grundy Center City Council approved the raises during its regular Council meeting.
    The raises are for Terry Oltman, who has been promoted to captain, as well as a pair of part-time officers. Mayor Brian Buhrow said the raises were overdue, as Grundy Center’s salaries had fallen behind those of other communities its size. The resolution for the raises passed unanimously.
For more of this story see the Aug. 14 Grundy Register.

    GRUNDY CENTER — A little more than 24 years ago, Ann Lebo saw the world at her fingertips. As she walked across the stage to receive her diploma as a Grundy Center High School graduate, little did she know that the world would lead right back to that very place ... as principal in the building where she grew up.

DIKE — Tessa Smith and Ashtyn Dove are best friends. They go to the mall together, hang out like sisters and laugh the giggly laugh that only they know about.
    The two also share a common bond — one that brought them together and has opened a whole new world to Smith, who suffers from Ataxia-Telangiectasia, the same disease that her brother Tate suffered from before his death.
    When Tate was being treated for cancer, it was Ashtyn, who had seen her brother Brady pass away from cancer, and her family that was there for the Smiths.

GRUNDY CENTER — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey (R, Spirit Lake) said farmers concerned about lower commodity prices should expect a rebound, though it could be awhile before that happens.
    Speaking at the Grundy County Fairgrounds after participating in the Grundy County Fair’s Everyday Tractor Ride Wednesday, Northey said a lot has changed since corn topped out at as high as $7 per bushel.