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Grundy County News

Candidates file in Grundy County for June 4 primary election

GRUNDY COUNTY – The final day to file in Iowa for county office for the upcoming June 4, 2024, primary election came and went on March 22. In Grundy County, the offices of county auditor and county sheriff, as well as three seats on the county board of supervisors are all up for election ...

Sen. Ernst names The Landmark Bistro as Small Business of the Week

GRUNDY CENTER – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, announced this past Monday her Small Business of the Week as The Landmark Bistro of Grundy County. Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in ...

Iowans observe total solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse was visible from the United States this past Monday, April 8. While Iowa was not in the path of totality which stretched from Texas to Maine in a narrow band, the state did experience somewhere between 70 to 85 percent of the eclipse depending on location. The peak time ...

Hawkeye CC to host open house April 18 for newly-renovated Grundy Hall

WATERLOO – Hawkeye Community College will host a public open house for the newly-renovated Grundy Hall on Thursday, April 18, 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Hawkeye’s Main Campus located at 1501 E. Orange Road in Waterloo. After a two-year, $21 million renovation, Grundy Hall was transformed into a ...

Late March showers lead to some improvement in drought conditions

IOWA – After the second driest February on record, above-normal rainfall in March helped improve some drought conditions across Iowa, according to the latest Water Summary Update. March’s preliminary precipitation was 2.50 inches, or 0.51 inches above normal. At the end of March, ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck Facility Task Force 2.0

REINBECK – Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s 1921 secondary building is old. Out of date. Deteriorating in multiple places. And running out of time. Such was the consensus last Wednesday of many of the roughly 20 community members who attended the district’s fourth of six planned Facility Task ...

Easter Sunday Service at Reinbeck Community Church

Please join us at Reinbeck Community Church on March 31 for Easter Sunday Service. Worship begins at 9:15 a.m. Church is located at 505 Spruce Street, Reinbeck, Iowa. For more information visit: https://reinbeckcommunitychurch.org

2024 National Public Health Week observed first week of April

GRUNDY CENTER – Public Health is everywhere – from safe drinking water to maternal and child health programs, bicycle safety, and everything in between. Public health is part of our communities and cultures, influencing health throughout the lifespan and general well-being. National Public ...

Grundy County Pork Producers donate to local food pantries

Grundy County Pork Producers donated 340 pounds of pork to four food pantries throughout the county. This is the second year for the Pork in the Pantry program. It is sponsored by the Iowa Pork Producers Association. One of the goals for the program is to have county organizations coordinate ...