September 2019

A bright new future is in store for the former Upper Elementary building in Grundy Center, with plans to renovate the building and transform the space into a family and children’s campus for the community.
 
During their meeting on Monday night, the Grundy Center City Council approved a resolution to accept a real estate gift agreement which would transfer ownership of the Upper Elementary building from the Grundy Center School District to the City of Grundy Center once a land survey is done.
 

As a relative newcomer to the field of politics, Bret Richards of Irwin is working hard to meet and speak with as many Iowans as he can in preparation for his upcoming run against Steve King for the candidacy over Iowa’s 4th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
 
On Thursday morning, Richards made a stop in Grundy Center, where he chatted with locals over coffee at the Natural Grind.
 
Richards, a born and raised Iowan, is an Army veteran and former businessman who says he plans to use his life experience to get things done in the House.
 

After receiving a steady stream of backlash in the form of phone calls, e-mails and Facebook comments, the board of supervisors unanimously rejected a previously discussed voluntary policy that would allow landowners to share costs for rock on gravel roads with the county during Monday morning’s regular meeting.
           

After meeting and consulting with a forester from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources last Wednesday, the Grundy County Board of Supervisors opted to revise its original plan and remove five trees from the courthouse square instead of six.
           
Forester Joe Herring examined the courthouse trees with the board, although Grundy Center Supervisor Barb Smith had to leave to return to work before the final vote was cast. Grundy Center Chamber-Main Street Director Lisa Bienfang also attended.