September 2019

Light up the night: Main Street Mingle/Festival of Trees offers holiday fun for all

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

Get ready for a holly, jolly good time as Grundy Center comes to life with the spirit of Christmas next weekend.
 
Main Street Grundy Center and the Grundy Center Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to bring a festive and fun event to the community - the Main Street Mingle/Festival of Trees - which will be held on Saturday, November 24 in downtown Grundy Center.
 

Holland Post Office open again after temporary closure

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

The Holland Post Office re-opened last Friday after being closed for roughly a week after a problem was discovered at the office.
 
According to Postal Service spokesperson Kristy Anderson, an employee at the post office noticed some smoke coming out of an outlet, and contacted the fire department. The department responded, and discovered several hot spots around the building.
 
Read the full story in this week's Grundy Register. Subscribe by calling (319) 824-6958 or clicking here. 
 

Answering the call: Dike native Crew featured in Navy recruiting video

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

Five years ago, Tyler Crew found himself yearning for adventure—specifically, something more than a college degree and a run of the mill desk job. So he did something bold: the 20-year-old walked into the Navy recruitment office in Waterloo, quit school at UNI and signed his enlistment papers on Veterans Day.
           
“He came back one day, and he said to me, ‘Mom, college is your dream and not mine, and I joined the Navy today,’” his mother said, mimicking her gasp when he delivered the news.
 

Conrad native makes history in Key West

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

Teri Johnston, a 1969 graduate of Beaman-Conrad High School, made headlines over 1,700 miles away last week when she was elected as the first openly gay mayor of Key West, the famed tourist destination and the southernmost incorporated community in the continental United States—and more broadly, as the first openly gay leader of any major city in Florida.
           

Area EMS departments receive new Lucas CPR device

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

Humans make mistakes—it’s in our nature, after all. Technological advances and machines, however, have succeeded in reducing those errors, and a new Lucas CPR device that four Grundy County emergency management departments recently received is expected to make the lifesaving process even more efficient in the future.
           

Letter to the editor

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

Bob Kruse was wrong on so many levels it's hard to know where to start. 

In defense of Tracy Freese, she was interviewed before I was so she didn't know, comment or laugh at my comment, 'old fart farmers.'

I didn't give a second thought to making that comment because I was married to my favorite old farmer for close to 50 years. He was never offended when I used it. He expected, when we disagreed, to hear, "There's that old fart farmer," and when he was right, "Chalk one up for the old fart farmers." 

Letter to the editor

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

I would like to encourage everyone to get out this year and support our State and Local candidates for office.  We are blessed with outstanding public servants who need and deserve your support at the ballot box, so we can continue growing and improving our great State of Iowa.
 

Letter to the editor

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

Please take the time to vote for our "Friends of Agriculture" on Election Day.  This designation is given to our candidates that agree with policy developed by Grundy County Farm Bureau and the Iowa Farm Bureau. 
 

Letter to the editor

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

“Knowledge is, in any nation, the surest basis for happiness.”
 
Thus did President George Washington address Congress, January 8, 1790—a call for simple study, without  political party lines. Congress respected the president’s clear commitment to education—its properties and purposes—to lead in pursuing America’s happiness.
 

Rebels can't hang with New London in playoff opener

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

On the strength of stellar performance from star running backs Keontae Luckett and Jordan Johnson, New London rattled off 53 unanswered points and defeated Gladbrook-Reinbeck 60-12 in an eight man playoff opener in Gladbrook on Friday night, denying the Rebels a shot at their fourth trip to the UNI Dome in five years.
           
“We did everything we could. It’s just that they’re a better football team than us, and there’s not a whole lot we can do about that,” G-R head coach John Olson said. “But our kids played extremely hard, and it was a lot of fun coaching them.”

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