September 2019

Longtime area resident Sonja Wilhau and her son Nyle - who farm just south of town - recently received a $2,500 donation from the Monsanto Bayer Fund through the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program, which they directed to be donated to the Grundy Center High School FFA program.
 

Jim Hillygus of Conrad was recognized with an Outstanding Volunteer Award at a recent Main Street Iowa ceremony in Des Moines and honored by Governor Kim Reynolds.
           
Hillygus has been on the Conrad Chamber-Main Street board for the last six years and served as president for the last three, and he’s been noted for his sunny demeanor and optimism on a day-to-day basis.
 

Dike-New Hartford's Cade Fuller earned second-team recognition on the Class 2A all-state team, as chosen by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association in teams released this Tuesday.
 
Fuller was the leading scorer on the state-qualifying D-NH team, averaging 15.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and swiping 33 steals in 23 games with the Wolverines. Fuller was a first-team NICL East selection. The Wolverines ended their season in the state quarterfinals against Van Meter.
 

When 2008 BCLUW graduate Michael Blake Kruse moved west to pursue an acting career in 2012, an acquaintance told him that he’d probably have to put in five to 10 years before landing a major part. As it turned out, her prediction was right on the money.             Kruse, who’s starred in national ad campaigns with companies like Skechers and McDonald’s and acted in a Hallmark Christmas movie, has finally scored a dream role on one of the most popular television shows of the 21st century.