September 2019

Operation Threshold school supply drive helps over 80 local students

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With the generous support of the community, Operation Threshold of Grundy County had one of their most successful Back to School Supply Drives yet, gathering enough funds and supplies to provide more than 80 local students with everything they need for the new school year.
 
“It was amazing, and it wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the community,” said Jodi Rowe, Grundy County Operation Threshold Coordinator. “We really depend on the community for donations and supplies and they came through. With their support, we were able to help so many kids.”
 

Grundy Register August 22

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Knutsen reflects on World Scouts Jamboree

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Having been involved in Scouts USA (formerly Boy Scouts of America) since his childhood, local resident and Grundy County Memorial Hospital Physicians Assistant Mike Knutsen knew when he got the chance to visit the World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia this summer, he couldn’t pass up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
 
The World Scout Jamboree, which is held every four years in a different country, brings Scouts from all over the globe together for a two-week long celebration of the Scouting values.
 

Highway 14 north of GC set to close until October

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Another detour is in store for motorists, as the Iowa DOT announced a portion of Highway 14 north of Grundy Center will be closed for a culvert replacement beginning August 26th. Construction is expected to last through October 18th.
 
The news comes just as the DOT announced in late July that Highway 14 toward Marshalltown will be closed from the intersection of Highway 175 all the way to the Highway 96 turnoff in northern Marshall County as crews work on repairs.
 

Supervisors discuss road rock policy, census committee

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As residents and officials around the state seek new ways to address the shortage of rock on gravel roads, the board of supervisors discussed a potential policy that would allow landowners and the county to share costs in the future.
           
County Engineer Gary Mauer reported that he’d received a request from a farmer northeast of Grundy Center who would pay for the rock if the county covered the hauling. Currently, Grundy County does not have a formal policy on the matter, but all of the supervisors seemed to be in agreement on creating one by the end of the meeting.

BCLUW board denies open enrollment request, approves fundraisers

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The BCLUW school board denied two open enrollment out requests and approved the fundraisers for the 2019-2020 school year during a brief meeting on Monday evening at the elementary library.
           
According to Superintendent Ben Petty, both of the open enrollment requests were filed late without good cause, and both are on Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). He added that he believed BCLUW could meet their needs, but he would consider changing his mind down the road if it was determined that the district couldn’t meet the needs of the students.
           

2019 Grundy County Fair

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King hosts near empty town hall in Grundy Center

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On the heels of his latest controversial remarks, Republican Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) hosted a town hall meeting at the Grundy Community Center on Saturday morning, and just one constituent showed up.             Freelance photographer Brenna Norman of Cedar Falls, who was on assignment with Reuters, snapped a picture of the nearly empty room that quickly went viral. Reuters North American Editor Corinne Perkins tweeted it out a few hours after the event, and it racked up over 6,400 retweets and 20,000 likes.             “It was pretty interesting.

Women's league still swinging at Fox Ridge

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DIKE – More than a decade ago, Pat Fisher was asked by Fox Ridge Golf Course management to take over the women's golf league.
  
A senior administrative assistant at John Deere, where she's worked for 44 years now, Fisher knew how to work with management to get things done. Since taking the reins, the league enjoyed an initial growth spurt and participation levels have remained high, with the ladies finishing the 2019 season last week.
  

UNI's Flater ready to hone raw talent

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CEDAR FALLS – Bryce Flater went from learning his linebacker position with the University of Northern Iowa football team to having to ply his trade in a high-stakes postseason game last season.
 
Entering his redshirt sophomore year at UNI, expectations have changed for the former Grundy Center standout.
 
"I don't think he even thought he'd play last year until he was in the game," UNI head coach Mark Farley said. "This year, he expects to play, he wants to be the starter and he's got to earn it."
 

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