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Signs lined the Fox Ridge Golf Course and fences blocked entry to the facility last week. (Photo taken from public right of way)
04/01/2026 - 12:30pm
Course Closed! -- Fox Ridge Golf Course owner emotional during meeting to discuss future of facility
DIKE – The Fox Ridge Golf Course will need new ownership if it is to continue as a golf course.
That was the message from course owner Scott Covalt last Tuesday during a meeting to discuss the future of the course.
“The point of this...
Opinion
03/03/2026 - 5:53am
LaBonna “Bonnie” M. Card, 96, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Creekside Living in Grundy Center. A memorial visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11:00 a.m. on...
Sports
04/01/2026 - 12:28pm
The Grundy Center boys basketball team saw a second-half rally come up short last Wednesday as it dropped its Class 2A first-round State Tournament opener to Treynor, 57-48 at the Casey's Center in Des Moines. The Spartans trailed 21-9 in the first...
Obituaries
04/08/2026 - 11:35am
Rick N. Groninga, 73, of Wellsburg, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, April 5. 2026, at his home surrounded by his family under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice after a long courageous battle with cancer. A visitation will take place on Monday, April 13...
