September 2019

"Hoarder House" draws attention, controversy

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After a report about the unsavory conditions at a small white house just south of Beaman aired on KWWL Channel 7 News last week, the issue of animal welfare was suddenly thrust into the spotlight locally, but one shelter director says that the response is months- and even years- too late.
 

Board of Adjustment approves special use permit for Farmers Co-Op

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At a public hearing in the county engineer’s office on Friday morning, a large group of Dike area residents voiced their objections to the Grundy County Board of Adjustments over the proposed location of Farmer’s Co-Op’s new anhydrous ammonia storage facility just a half mile north of town, but the board eventually voted unanimously to approve a special use permit that will give the co-op a green light to move forward with construction of the new building.
 

Local UPS man saves the day

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It’s the last thing anyone wants to hear: that someone they love has gone missing. For Rita Stewart of Conrad, it was her service dog Bianca, who works with both elementary and high school students at BCLUW, and when she first came home to an empty kennel on Jan. 11, Stewart expected the worst. Bianca was spotted in the country just south of Beaman a few days later, however, and local UPS deliveryman Kyle Dougherty became a hero to both Stewart and her Comet family as she was reunited with her dog.
 

Jan. 28, 2016

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Brenda Ennenga-Cohen

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Brenda S. Ennenga-Cohen, 61, of Thousand Oaks, California, passed away on Jan. 21, 2016 at her home in Thousand Oaks, California. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the United Methodist Church in Reinbeck with Pastor Terry Plocher officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to her service at the church. 

Hospital unveils latest infection control technology

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GRUNDY CENTER – Recently, the Grundy County Memorial Hospital became one of two rural hospitals in the state to implement an Ultraviolet Light Disinfection system, a state-of-the-art technology to improve infection control and patient safety.
“Our infection rate is already among the lowest in the country,” said surgery manager Jessica Eilers, RN BSN CNOR. “Since we’ve added the UV system, our Environmental Services team is using it daily in our operating rooms. It’s an additional level of protection against acquiring a hospital acquired infection while in our care.”

Faulty sensors lead to two school evacuations in two days

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GRUNDY CENTER – Last week, the Grundy Center Middle School-High School was evacuated on two separate occasions after alarms went off inside the school.
The first alarm sounded on Wednesday afternoon, shortly before school was let out. Students were immediately evacuated and sent home.
A search by Black Hills Energy found that the alarm was triggered by some issues with aging gas lines that were disrupted by summer construction. After the search, the school was given the all-clear and it was deemed safe for students to return on Thursday.

GCMH announces building purchase

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GRUNDY CENTER – The Grundy County Memorial Hospital has announced its plans to purchase the building now occupied by the Grundy County REC, which lies directly north of the hospital.
A real estate purchase agreement between the hospital and the REC has recently been approved by the boards of both organizations, and the hospital is set to take possession of the building on March 1.

2016 Bridal Special Section

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