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.

Since earning his Master of Divinity Degree from  Fuller Theological Seminary, DeBoer has served in pastoral ministry for the past 25 years. He currently is serving at Lake Forest Church in Denver, North Carolina. 

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.