Hinders Graeser, Virginia of Clarksville – Visitation Sunday, April 27th, 2025
Private family funeral service for 87-year-old Virginia M. Hinders Graeser of Clarksville will be Monday, April 28th at the Redman Funeral and Cremation Services in Clarksville. Public visitation will be Sunday, April 27th from 4:00 to 7:00
Thursday, April 24
Track & Field
115th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom
Girls Discus – Charlee Morton, Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 2nd – 149-04
Spartan Girls Invite @ Grundy Center – cancelled
(AGWSR, Grundy Center)
Penick Boys Relays @ BCLUW – cancelled
(Aplington-Parkersburg, Belmond-Klemme)
Lynx Relays (girls) @ Webster City – postponed
(Clarion-Goldfield-Dows)
Nashua-Plainfield Girls Meet – 4:30 p.m.
(Clarksville, North Butler, West Fork)
2. West Fork – 56
7. North Butler – 32
9. Clarksville – 28
Denver Boys Meet – cancelled
(Dike-New Hartford)
West Delaware Girls Invite – 4:30 p.m.
(Dike-New Hartford)
2. Dike-New Hartford – 84
South Hamilton Hawk Relays – cancelled
(Hampton-Dumont-CAL)
Girls Golf
AGWSR – 233
@ Jesup – 190
Norsemen Invite @ Roland-Story – 1:00 p.m.
(Clarion-Goldfield-Dows)
7. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows – 505
Columbus Catholic
Waverly-Shell Rock
@ Dike-New Hartford – cancelled
New Hampton Invitational – 12:00 p.m.
(Grundy Center)
3. Grundy Center – 350
North Butler – 204
Riceville – 236
West Fork – 197
@ Rockford – 264
Colo-Nesco
South Hardin
@ East Marshall – postponed (new date TBD)
Boys Golf
AGWSR – 189
Hudson – 177
@ Jesup – 173
Union
@ Aplington-Parkersburg – cancelled
Columbus Catholic
Iowa Falls-Alden
@ Dike-New Hartford – cancelled
Grundy Center
@ Oelwein – postponed
North Butler – 161
Riceville – 199
West Fork – 169
@ Rockford – 217
Colo-Nesco
South Hardin
@ East Marshall – postponed (new date TBD)
Girls Soccer
#1 (1A) Denver – 6
@ #14 (1A) Aplington-Parkersburg – 0
#6 (1A) Dike-New Hartford – 4
@ GC-GR – 0
Clear Lake
@ Hampton-Dumont-CAL – postponed
Wright County – 0
@ Iowa Falls-Alden – 6
Boys Soccer
#8 (2A) AP/DNH
@ Denver – rescheduled to 5/5
Clear Lake
@ Hampton-Dumont-CAL – postponed
Wright County – 1
@ Iowa Falls-Alden – 0
Girls Tennis
#10 (1A) Aplington-Parkersburg
@ #7 (1A) Columbus Catholic – postponed
#6 (1A) Dike-New Hartford
@ Grundy Center – cancelled
Boys Tennis
Aplington-Parkersburg
@ Columbus Catholic – postponed
Osage
@ Hampton-Dumont-CAL – cancelled
Grundy Center City Council terminates an agreement with the IEDA
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Hansen, Douglas John formerly of Hampton – Graveside Service May 2nd, 2025
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Recent rain continues to put a dent in Iowa drought conditions
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