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Grundy County News

Fisher triumphs in GOP primary for House District 53

The following results are final unofficial results from the Tuesday, June 7, Primary Election in Iowa – including absentee ballots – from county auditors’ offices. The election canvass in Tama County will take place Monday, June 13, at 10:30 a.m. at the Tama County Administration Building ...

Grundy county may acquire historic church

The Grundy County Historical Collections has received an opportunity to take ownership of the old Presbyterian church in Morrison. The church had its last service February 7th 1965, before merging with the Reinbeck United Presbyterian Church. Currently the church is owned by Henry Schick, and ...

Absentee voting period begins in Iowa

The absentee voting period for the June 7 primary election is now underway. Iowans can vote in-person at their county auditor’s office from May 18 through June 6. May 18 was also the first day county auditors could mail absentee ballots to voters that requested one. “It’s important ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Green Mountain-Garwin hold Commencement

Both the Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Green Mountain-Garwin high schools held Commencement for the Class of 2022 this past Sunday, May 15, in their respective gymnasiums. A separate story by Margaret Thomsen detailing GMG’s ceremony will be featured in next week’s edition of the Sun ...

Martin receives 5-year service award

Angela M. Martin (left) recently received her 5-year service award from Mark A. Schildroth (right), Chairperson of the Grundy County Board of Supervisors. Martin works in the Grundy County Auditor’s Office. –Contributed photo

Iowa’s amazing garden stories

Did you know that the Delicious apple, 4-H, hybrid corn, Earl May Garden Centers, Better Homes & Gardens and other innovations with state and national impact have their roots in Iowa? Darcy Maulsby, an author, historian and Iowa’s Storyteller from Lake City, will share these fascinating ...

Iowa Crop Progress and Weather Report

Snow, high winds, and continued cold conditions limited Iowa farmers to 2.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending April 17, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Farmers have been applying anhydrous and fertilizer, spreading manure, tilling fields, ...

Penning taking on leadership role at GCMH Emergency Department

An experienced emergency nurse is the new Emergency Department Leader and Trauma Coordinator at Grundy County Memorial Hospital (GCMH). Cambray Penning, RN, of Wellsburg has served as an Emergency Department nurse at the hospital for the past seven years. Previously she was a nurse at ...

Severe weather expected tonight across Iowa

The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Des Moines is forecasting severe weather to race across Iowa later today, Tuesday, April 12. Tama and Grundy counties are under an enhanced risk for severe weather. The enhanced risk includes possible tornadoes, large hail, and damaging ...