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Grundy County REC moves into new headquarters facility

Now located in a new headquarters facility complete with up-to-date technology and modern functionality, Grundy County REC is ready for the cooperative's ninth decade of service to members.With an offer from the neighboring Grundy County Memorial Hospital to buy Grundy County REC's building and ...

Hawkeye Community College to host career fair March 29

WATERLOO-The Hawkeye Community College Career Fair will be held on Wednesday, March 29, from 2:30-5:30 p.m. in the Health Education and Services Center on Hawkeye's Main Campus, 1501 East Orange Road, Waterloo. The event is free and open to the public. Job seekers are encouraged to dress to ...

Windbreak educational program to be held March 23

ISU Extension Forestry Specialist Jesse Randall will be at Kling Memorial Library in Grundy Center on March 23, 2017 from 6:00 7:30 p.m. to present a program regarding new and old windbreaks. Class is open to the public and free of charge, thanks to sponsorship by ISU Grundy County Extension ...

Public viewing of Paper Tigers, April 4

WAVERLY, Iowa- Wartburg College Social Work Department's Slife Institute, Black Hawk Public Health Department's 1st Five Initiative, and Together 4 Families' Community Partnerships for Protecting Children Project are hosting a FREE public viewing of the movie, "Paper Tigers". Paper Tigers is a ...

Gladbrook Public Library-Greetings from The Gladbrook Public Library

Last week in Review: It was another Wild Ride this past week in Gladbrook! Crazy Winds and State Basketball made for lower than usual numbers of Group Members for our Adult Coloring and Crochet Groups, but High Numbers for After School Activities like our Art and Science Nights! Art Night on ...

Pay tribute to the Heroes Among Us

WATERLOO The 12th annual Heroes Among Us Breakfast Awards Ceremony will be held Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo. A limited number of seats are available for this significant event in the Cedar Valley.During this ceremony, individuals who ...

REINBECK, Iowa– The Sixth Annual Reinbeck Art Festival will take place on September 23, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It will be held outside on Main Street, between Blackhawk Street and Broad Street. The Reinbeck Art Festival is looking for artists to

WATERLOO-The Grundy County Fair Board has announced they will host their 4th Annual Business Trade Show at the 2017 Grundy County Fair.The Trade Show will be held Thursday, July 20 from 2 p.m.-7 p.m. in the Alumni Building. Businesses are invited to showcase their products large or small to the ...

German Club to meet March 11

The Ostfriesen Heritage Society will meet at 2:00 PM in the Wellsburg Public Library's Ostfriesen Room on Saturday, March 11.Cole Anderson will present the program "Wild Life & Hunting of the Early Settlers." Cole is the Naturalist/Conservation Technician with the Grundy County ...

Keep palmer amaranth off your farm, workshop on March 20

Palmer amaranth, a new weed to Iowa and serious threat to production agriculture, has now been discovered in at least 48 Iowa counties. Farmers, farmer advisers and others interested in learning to identify and manage this new threat will want to attend an upcoming Palmer amaranth ...

Grundy County Farm Bureau spurs economic development in the county

The Grundy County Farm Bureau board of directors has been considering options for the use of their building with the knowledge of long term tenant, Orchard Hill Church, constructing their permanent location in Grundy Center. The rental of the Farm Bureau basement and meeting room has provided a ...