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Volunteers needed for angel gown sewing project

GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa- Grundy County Memorial Hospital staff, volunteers, and community members will partner on Friday, July 7th to hold an Angel Gown Sew-in in Conrad. During the sew-in, volunteers will transform donated wedding gowns into angel gowns to be offered to parents who have lost a ...

IWARN meeting

Iowa Wireless Amateur Radio Network (IWARN) is a group of ham radio operators from Butler, Franklin, Hardin, Grundy, Marshall and Tama Counties. We would like to invite you to join us in our annual Field Day event. Field Day is an exercise we use to help improve amateur radio operators' ...

Grundy County Fair Board announces open class exhibits

GRUNDY CENTER- The Grundy County Fair Board announces that exhibitors are needed for the 2017 Open Class (non-livestock) at the Grundy County Fair to be held the week of July 18-23, 2017. Residence in Grundy County is not required. It is open to everyone.Classes include foods, woodworking, ...

Allen graduated from basic training

U.S. Air Force Airman Zachary S. Allen graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and ...

Rising Sun Karate promotions for May

The following student was promoted to White Belt W/Yellow Stripe:Levi SillmanThe following students were promoted to Yellow Belt:Miyu Siems - Olivia Eilderts - Kayla LymanEric Peterson - Bernadette PetersonThe following student was promoted to Purple Belt:Kale TaylorThe following student was ...

4-H members

This year Grundy County 4-H recognized 10 4-H members. Receiving Tassles were Mickayla Anderson (Aplington-Parkersburg), Cheyenne Reiss (Aplington- Parkersburg), Finn Cleveland (Grundy Center), Ashli Van Deest (Grundy Center), Cayonte Guzzle (Grundy Center). Receiving Tassle & County ...

Sunday Drive

The vocal group "Sunday Drive" will be in concert on Sunday, June 4, 2017, 5:00 p.m., at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church.The group has shared the stage with artists such as The Oak Ridge Boys, Big Daddy Weave, Tanya Tucker, The McKameys and many more; and have won over 20 Entertainer and ...

Service award

Marta Anderson receiving her 20-year service award from Charles Bakker, Chairperson of the Grundy County Board of Supervisors. Mrs. Anderson works in the County Treasurer Department.Photo submitted

Field day June 8

HOLLAND, Iowa - Cover crops and strip-tillage are two practices farmers can use to minimize erosion, boost soil health and reduce nutrients entering waterways and combining the two can augment their benefits.Fred Abels has been strip-tilling for more than 10 years, using homemade equipment, ...

Traffic Safety

The Grundy County Sheriff's Office will participate in a project with the Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) which is promoting traffic safety in Grundy County.Sheriff officers conducted a seatbelt survey this past week in the rural areas and a seatbelt usage rate of 96% was recorded for ...