September 2019

   A tornado touched down just west of Reinbeck early Sunday evening and narrowly missed town. Many Reinbeck residents watched the funnel cloud pass just south of town after touching down briefly on U Avenue (County Highway T-55) and damaging three buildings, one seriously.

   There were no apparent injuries in the storms, though one apparently uninjured individual was transferred from one of the damaged homes to a relative's home by ambulance.

   More information about the storm will be printed in Thursday's Grundy Register.

Parts of Grundy County were hit hard by severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes Sunday evening.

Initial reports indicate flash flooding in eastern Grundy County, particularly in the Reinbeck area, with storm damage from a possible tornado in and around the Morrison area. Trained weather spotters also sighted two tornadoes on the ground northwest of Conrad.

    GRUNDY CENTER — The cost of teaching is on the increase in Grundy Center and throughout Iowa. Last Wednesday the Grundy Center Community School District’s Board of Directors approved a nearly $18,000 increase in expenditures for instructional supplies.
    The increase is due to Iowa Core requirements, according to Superintendent Cassi Murra. This year’s orders total $59,476 according to a request from Secondary and Elementary Principals Ann Lebo and Lisa Miller, an increase from $42,000 last year.