Grundy Center Wellness Committee seeking Felix Grundy 5K applications

The Grundy Center Wellness Committee will host the annual Felix Grundy 5K during Felix Grundy Days on Saturday, July 12. Registration is open, with proceeds going to the Grundy Family YMCA and the Grundy Center Wellness Committee.
Hands-Free law to take effect soon

The Iowa Department of Public Safety, the Iowa State Patrol, and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau are collaborating to educate the public on Iowa’s new Hands-Free Driving Law. Governor Kim Reynolds signed bill SF 22 into law
AAA: Nebraska and Iowa Residents Part of Record 5-Million Expected to Travel for July 4th Week

AAA projects 72.2 million Americans will travel domestically during the Independence Day holiday period (Saturday, June 28 to Sunday, July 6). This represents an increase of 1.7 million travelers (2.4%) over last year and 7 million more
Thursday, June 26
Baseball
Gladbrook-Reinbeck
@ AGWSR – rescheduled to July 2
Aplington-Parkersburg – 1
@ Hudson – 0 (suspended after first inning)
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
@ West Hancock – cancelled
Jesup
@ Dike-New Hartford – rescheduled to Friday
#8 (2A) Grundy Center
@ Roland-Story – cancelled
#8 (3A) Saydel
@ Hampton-Dumont-CAL – cancelled
Game 1
#8 (3A) Saydel
@ Hampton-Dumont-CAL – cancelled
Game 2
Iowa Falls-Alden
@ Southeast Valley – cancelled
North Butler
Vs. Central Springs – postponed
(@ Saint Ansgar)
North Butler
@ Saint Ansgar – postponed
East Marshall
@ South Hardin – postponed
Clear Lake
@ West Fork – cancelled
Softball
Aplington-Parkersburg – 0
@ Hudson – 2 (suspended in second inning)
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
@ West Hancock – cancelled
Grundy Center
@ #1 (1A) Clarksville – cancelled
Jesup
@ Dike-New Hartford – postponed
Algona
@ Hampton-Dumont-CAL – postponed
Iowa Falls-Alden
@ Southeast Valley – cancelled
#8 (1A) Newman Catholic – 6
@ North Butler – 2
#15 (2A) East Marshall
@ South Hardin – postponed
Mild winter expected to help Iowa’s pheasant population

Iowa’s pheasant population is expected to benefit from the 2024-25 mild winter and average spring that much of the state experienced. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducts its annual upland population survey each August, which is
Groundbreaking set for new NIACC Career Center in Franklin County

Groundbreaking for the new NIACC Career Center in Hampton has been scheduled for July 8th. In May, the NIACC Board of Directors approved a bid and awarded a contract to Henkel Construction Company of Mason City to
Jodi Huisentruit vanished 30-years ago Friday

30-years ago Friday, Jodi Huisentruit was abducted on her way to work at KIMT-TV in Mason City, from the parking lot of her apartment building. The investigation continues, but no arrests have been made, and the last
MTV Return to Form?

MTV: Music Television, first aired on August 1, 1981 with The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star” The station played music videos 24/7 with introductions by the newly coined VJ’s(Video Jockeys). Soon they added more original programming
More rain equals improving drought conditions in Iowa

The latest U-S Drought Monitor Report shows that through Tuesday morning, the coverage area for no drought conditions in Iowa stands at over 45 percent, up almost 14 percent from last week. The coverage area for the
Belmond-Klemme School Board receives a complaint from a parent

The Belmond-Klemme School Board held a special meeting Tuesday night and discussed a parent complaint. The board president reviewed the process by which the complaint would be handled, which is outlined in the Board Policy, Objection to