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Grundy County News

Grundy County Supervisor Barb Smith retires

GRUNDY CENTER – This past Monday, following her final Grundy County Board of Supervisors meeting, a retirement reception was held for longtime District 5 Supervisor Barbara Smith (R-Grundy Center). After more than two decades in office, Smith has certainly earned a reprieve. After Smith ...

Case honored for 10 years of service with Grundy County

GRUNDY CENTER – Travis Case, right, was recently honored for 10 years of service as the Grundy County Recorder. He received his service award from Chairperson of the Grundy County Board of Supervisors Barbara Smith.

Beef Quality Assurance training set for Jan. 23 in Grundy Center

GRUNDY CENTER – The Iowa Beef Center and Iowa State University Extension are cooperating with the Iowa Beef Industry Council to help educate producers in the Beef Quality Assurance program. A training and certification session will be held Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the ...

Pioneer Trail receives Community Attraction and Tourism grant funding

DES MOINES – On Friday, Dec. 20, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for two companies, which will assist in the creation of 223 jobs and result in $20 million in new capital investment for the state. These projects are located in Rock Valley and West Des ...

Mesenbrink honored for five years of service with Grundy County

GRUNDY CENTER – Travis J. Mesenbrink, left, was recently honored for five years of service with the Grundy County Secondary Roads Dept. He received his service award from Grundy County Engineer Jeff Skalberg. Sun Courier note: The print edition of this week's newspaper incorrectly ...

Property tax legislation expected in the 2025 session, legislative leaders say

Iowans should expect to see further property tax law changes brought up in the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers said during the Greater Des Moines Partnership legislative leadership breakfast held on Dec. 3. Senate Minority Leader Janice Weiner, House Majority Leader Matt Windschitl, House ...

Drought conditions improve with above-average rainfall

DES MOINES – After a very dry September and October, above-average rainfall in November improved drought conditions for most of the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. November’s preliminary statewide precipitation was 3.25 inches, or 1.43 inches above normal. Total ...

Deer gun seasons important for chronic wasting disease sample collection

IOWA – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will again be partnering with Iowa deer hunters to collect tissue samples to monitor for chronic wasting disease during the upcoming gun seasons. The goal is to collect samples from each county, with higher quotas based on the presence of or ...

Iowa’s school ‘report cards’ unveiled

Editor's note: Due to an issue with our WordPress software, the formatting of this story is not up to our standards and we apologize. For a version of the story without said formatting issues, please pick up a print copy of this week's newspaper. DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of ...