Boys take on the best at state tourney
The BGM Bears and Montezuma Braves were unable to score at the 2014 Class 1A State Track and Field Meet in Des Moines, but were able to compete well in several events. BGM’s Geert Boelen qualified in...
View ArticleBGM Bears come from behind to stop Montezuma
By CRAIG ARENDT and DANN HAYES powcr@dmreg.com Montezuma scored four times in the second inning to take an early lead, but the BGM Bears came right back adding three in their half of the second, then...
View ArticleBGM and Monte battle to the wire
Bears take 7-6 victory on final out of the game as trade lead during game By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com It was about the closest thing to a street brawl on a baseball field as you will see as the BGM...
View Article‘Taps’ moves a nation
History repeated itself, again, on Memorial Day. As before, people were both grieving and honoring those who have gone before in service to the U.S. And, as before, one person in particular strove for...
View ArticleA community remembers Kara
Montezuma and surrounding communities reach out to the Meyer family after their daughter, Kara, is killed By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com A light sprinkling of raindrops fell from the sky as more...
View ArticleAlmost there!
Fitzsimmons School inches towards its new home next to the Poweshiek County Museum in Montezuma
View ArticleTigers fall to Norwalk in double-header
By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The Grinnell Tigers dropped a double-header to Norwalk on Friday, June 6, losing the first 11-1, then falling in a heartbreaker 3-2 in the second. Norwalk 11, Grinnell 1...
View ArticleHLV takes 8th in 1A
Tiger Frischmeyer places seventh in 3A By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com HLV’s Taylor Tanner shot a two round 174 to place seventh at the 2014 Clsas 1A Girls State Golf Tournament and lead the Warriors...
View ArticleMarcia Braley is Flag Festival grand marshal
By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com Marcia Braley, a longtime Brooklyn resident and former teacher, has been named grand marshal of the Brooklyn Flag Festival. The festival is slated for Saturday, June...
View ArticleState collegiate champions
Henchal takes individual crown By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com Three area college students have reached the top of the Iowa collegiate world, repeated as the team champions at the Iowa SCTP State Trap...
View ArticleThat sauce is hotter than hell
I’ve got a summer story to tell you all and it concerns some hot sauce that is titled “Hotter Than Hell Sauce.” When I worked at the University of Kansas, we would tour the state with faculty to...
View ArticleBrooklyn’s new PA-C
Medical Clinic welcomes Emily By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com A new PA-C with Poweshiek County ties has joined the Brooklyn Medical Clinic. Clinic staff recently announced that Emily Wagner, 24,...
View ArticleJim Urfer Spirit of Farming Award
The Grinnell Lions Club would like to recognize an area family with the Jim Urfer Spirit of Farming Award to highlight how important farm families are to the greater Grinnell community. Winners will be...
View ArticleGrinnell Lions Club to honor area agribusiness
To complement the Jim Urfer Spirit of Farming Award introduced in 2013, the Grinnell Lions Club would also like to recognize an area agribusiness to highlight the importance of how caring and competent...
View ArticleTough week for area softball teams
Montezuma errors give Sigourney a 10-0 win on Wednesday By CRAIG ARENDT and DANN HAYES powcr@dmreg.com Four Montezuma errors turned into 9 unearned runs and the Sigourney Savages cruised to a 10-0...
View ArticlePitchers dual ends with 3-2 BGM win
Freese strikes out seven as he earns win against Iowa Valley Tigers By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com BGM’s Zac Freese toss seven K’s and held Iowa Valley to four hits in what turned into a pitcher’s...
View ArticleFitzsimmons has a new home
‘It’s perfect inside. It’s like the students just walked out.’ By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com Montezuma almost has a new school in place, but not quite. With Fitzsimmons School next to the foundation...
View ArticleTest results improve at Montezuma schools
By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com Montezuma Superintendent Dave Versteeg reported that student MAP test results are in and that teachers and administrators couldn’t be more pleased. The good news was...
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