Grundy County elementary students descended on the Grundy County Fairgrounds Tuesday for the annual Ag Safety Day.

GRUNDY CENTER — Arlington Place of Grundy Center, an assisted living and memory care community, continues to bring meaningful experiences to residents through its Dare to Dream program. The program focuses on fulfilling lifelong wishes or revisiting beloved traditions from residents’ pasts.

Dike-New Hartford hosted its annual prom at the University of Northern Iowa's Maucker Student Union. The grand march was held just outside the Union before both the dance and After Prom were held at UNI.

     GRUNDY CENTER – The Grundy County Community Foundation awarded more than $150,000 to 22 projects during its 2026 awards celebration April 22 at the Grundy Center Community Center.

     CONRAD – The BCLUW School District Board of Education approved a transition plan that will take the District from three buildings to two.

Orchard Hill Church in Grundy Center has announced that Bob DeBoer will serve as its new campus pastor at its Grundy County Campus.

The announcement came in an e-mail to church members and friends. DeBoer will begin his pastorate in Grundy County in July.

GRUNDY COUNTY – Severe thunderstorms in Grundy County early last week left a trail of damage that led to a state-level disaster declaration.

     Governor Kim Reynolds signed the declaration Monday, opening up state resources to those affected by last week’s storms.

Nolte, Comman & Johnson, P.C. recently released an audit report on the Aplington-Parkersburg School District.

Financial Highlights

DIKE – The Dike-New Hartford School Board approved its Fiscal Year 2027 budget during a budget adoption hearing last Wednesday (April 15) at the high school.

DIKE – The Dike City Council passed the third and final reading of an ordinance adjusting rules for use of downtown sidewalks during its regular meeting April 18.

Mayor Paul Eberline has signed a proclamation recognizing April 24^th as Arbor Day in Grundy Center. 

   GRUNDY COUNTY – Grundy County will see an influx on bicycle riders and related vehicles this summer as the Register’s Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, better known as RAGBRAI, passes through the county on a route between overnight stops in Marshalltown and Independence.

GRUNDY CENTER – More than 70 area law enforcement personnel and first responders came out to honor one of their own on the fifth anniversary of his line of duty death last Thursday at the Grundy County Sheriff’s office.