September 2019

Back to the Well: Spartans dominate S-F to secure second straight state berth

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

Throughout the 2018-2019 season, a pair of painful losses have been etched in the minds of the seniors who anchor the Grundy Center basketball team—one against Cascade last March in the Class 2A State Championship game, and another at the hands of an upstart Wilton squad in a regional final volleyball match last fall. Headed into Monday night’s clash with Sumner-Fredericksburg, the top-ranked Spartans were determined to avoid a premature exit in consecutive sports.
           

Letting loose: D-NH girls throttle Panorama, return to state

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

JOHNSTON – The bus carrying the Dike-New Hartford girls basketball team to Monday's regional final with Panorama made a stop on the way to Johnston High School.
 
"We all got off the bus and wanted to run laps," D-NH senior Carlee Dove said. "We were so excited. Everyone was just ready to play."
 
When D-NH head coach Bruce Dall finally unleashed his seventh-ranked Wolverines on No. 6 Panorama, all that energy transferred into a one-sided rout of the Panthers, a 50-15 win that sent Dike-New Hartford back to the state tournament.
  

A celebration of Ag: Naig set to attend local event in Grundy Center

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

The Grundy County Farm Bureau and Grundy Center Chamber-Main Street are partnering to host the “Third Annual Celebration of Ag" on Thursday, March 14 at the Grundy Center Community Center, and they would like to invite the public to join them for this event.
 
The theme of this year’s event is “Beyond the Horizon.” The event will promote the vitality of – and opportunities within – the ag economy, complete with a networking hour, food and drink, a keynote speaker and a visit from Iowa’s Secretary of Ag Mike Naig. 
 

City increases pledge to GC Chamber-Main Street

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

During their meeting on Monday night, the Grundy Center City Council approved a $35,000 pledge to the newly combined Grundy Center Chamber-Main Street organization - a $10,000 increase from the previous years pledge.
 
After becoming a combined Chamber-Main Street organization at the start of the year, representatives from the organization addressed the council last month to ask for an additional $10,000 for this years pledge, due to an increase in operating costs and funding for additional promotion and events with the addition of the Chamber workload.
 

Spartan girls cruise, advance to regional finals

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

The top-ranked Grundy Center girls’ basketball team lived up to its billing last week with a pair of lopsided wins over Lake Mills and Jesup, respectively, setting up Monday night’s matchup against Sumner-Fredericksburg with a trip to the Class 2A state tournament on the line.
 
Grundy Center 70, Lake Mills 15
Star guard Hailey Wallis hit five three-pointers and finished with 26 points as the Spartans beat up on an overmatched Lake Mills squad in Grundy Center last Wednesday to advance out of a Class 2A regional quarterfinal.
           

Two killed in Highway 14 crash

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

GRUNDY COUNTY - Two people have died as the result of a weather-related head-on collision on Highway 14 eight miles northwest of Conrad on Sunday afternoon.
 

AGWSR's Lashbrook wins first-round match

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

DES MOINES – AGWSR sophomore Trey Lashbrook is into the state quarterfinals for the first time after winning in sudden victory against Underwood's Weston Allen on Thursday afternoon during the Class 1A session of the state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
 
Lashbrook defeated Allen by a 4-2 score. Denver's Jacob Moore will be Lashbrook's quarterfinal opponent in the morning session beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday.
 

Charles "Charlie" Riek

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

Charles “Charlie” Edward Riek, 91, of Coralville, formerly of Grundy Center, passed away January 22, 2019, at Lantern Park Specialty Care in Coralville. Visitation was held January 29th at Abels Funeral & Cremation Service-Engelkes Chapel in Grundy Center. The funeral service was held on January 30th at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center. 

Residents voice opposition to proposed DOT three lane conversion

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:42am

Discussion of a DOT-suggested three lane conversion in Grundy Center has sparked conversation amongst citizens - with many saying that a three lane roadway would not solve speeding issues in Grundy Center, and could even create more problems than it solves.
 

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