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BEAMAN – The City of Beaman will celebrate its 150th birthday during Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25, with an expanded community festival.                Events kick off May 23 with a …

CONRAD – The BCLUW Drama Department will participate in the 2026 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase, presented by EMC Insurance Companies, in honor of the school's achiev…

     BEAMAN – Beaman will celebrate its 150th birthday during its Memorial Day celebration May 25. As part of the celebration, a quilt show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at th…

   HOLLAND – The Holland City Council discussed its options for fixing a possible water main leak during its regular meeting May 5.   City Clerk Kristy Sawyer said the City has been pa…

     GRUNDY CENTER – The Grundy Center City Council discussed a recent power outage that affected the City earlier this month.     Questions came up during the public discussion portio…

Voters head to the polls June 2 to determine what candidates will face off in November’s mid-term election.    Several key races are on the ballot this year, including both Iowa govern…

The annual Liscomb Memorial Day program will be held on Monday, May 25. The program will begin at 10 a.m. at the Liscomb Cemetery.  The speaker will be Dennis Platt, pastor of the Lisc…

Exciting plans continue for the Grundy Center Health Week: Choose Your Own Path June 1-7.  As noted in last week’s paper, area residents will have opportunities to explore, celebrate, …

      WEST DES MOINES – Several local students were recognized by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Chris Cournoyer for outstanding academic achievement at the 24th Annual Governor’s …

Nine Grundy Center FFA students attended the 98th State Leadership Convention April 19-21 at Iowa State University in Ames. Students attended the College and Career Fair, competed in k…

Grundy County elementary students descended on the Grundy County Fairgrounds Tuesday for the annual Ag Safety Day. Students learned about dangers both on the farm and at home, includin…

GRUNDY CENTER — Arlington Place of Grundy Center, an assisted living and memory care community, continues to bring meaningful experiences to residents through its Dare to Dream program…

Dike-New Hartford hosted its annual prom at the University of Northern Iowa's Maucker Student Union. The grand march was held just outside the Union before both the dance and After Pro…

     GRUNDY CENTER – The Grundy County Community Foundation awarded more than $150,000 to 22 projects during its 2026 awards celebration April 22 at the Grundy Center Community Center.…

     CONRAD – The BCLUW School District Board of Education approved a transition plan that will take the District from three buildings to two.     Superintendent Ben Petty shared the p…

Orchard Hill Church in Grundy Center has announced that Bob DeBoer will serve as its new campus pastor at its Grundy County Campus.The announcement came in an e-mail to church members …