September 2019

Annette Eileen O’Kones, 92, of West Union, formerly of Wellsburg, passed away May 28, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in West Union. A funeral service was held on June 2 at the Wellsburg Reformed Church. Burial followed the funeral service at the church cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com

For the first time ever, a pair of Grundy County high school athletic teams stood in victory together.  Tuesday the both the Grundy Center girls' golf team took the championship in Class 1A while Dike-New Hartford took the crown in 2A at the American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown.

The Spartans bested the Class 1A field by 33 shots to win their state-record 13th title while the Wolverines won by an even larger 53-shot margin for their first-ever state crown.

    GRUNDY CENTER -- The Rev. Phil Dicks of the Grundy Center United Methodist Church, presented a moving story of his grandfather, poppies and the tradition of Memorial Day in his hometown of Albia.
    “I grew up listening to the Story,” he said of the words he heard about the brave men and women who left their hometowns to protect our American way of life during World War I. “As a young child, I enjoyed being around those who told the Story ... because in so many ways, their story was my Story. One of my heroes was my grandfather.”