Don’t beat your wife at Scrabble
It’s safe to say I’m in trouble. I shouldn’t have done it, but I couldn’t help it. After all, it was only a game of Scrabble. Problem here is that it was with my wife, Melissa. Now, of course I don’t...
View ArticleBravettes drop 8-1 game to Albia
BGM stops Grinnell 8-1 with homers by Rudd and Hall By CRAIG ARENDT and DANN HAYES powcr@dmreg.com The Albia Lady Dees scored three times in each of the first two innings on their way to a 8-1...
View ArticleMontezuma runs away with 13-3 win
Triple from Logan Price helps boost Braves to run-away victory By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The Montezuma Braves broke open a close 2-1 game in the third inning and ran away from Woodward Academy...
View ArticleMontezuma throws big party
Phil Vassar headlines Brownells’ 75th Anniversary event By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com How do you throw a party in Montezuma? Easy, get the community to volunteer their time, talk restaurants into...
View ArticleEnglish Valley’s runs over Braves 11-1
By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com English Valleys scored five runs in the first inning and cruised to an 11-1 win over Montezuma on Wednesday, June 25. A mixture of consistent hits from the Bears’...
View ArticleBGM comes from behind for win
Hochstetler’s double in sixth leads Bears to 2-1 victory over Montezuma By CRAIG ARENDT and DANN HAYES powcr@dmreg.com The BGM Bears used a pinch-hit double to score two runs in the sixth inning and...
View ArticleMontezuma FFA students growing green
FFA students learning all about gardening while earning money By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com The Montezuma FFA program is growing green this summer. Agriculture instructor and FFA advisor, Lindsey...
View ArticleCivil War Monument to be re-dedicated
Sons of Union Veterans to re-dedicate monument this Saturday By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com A re-dedication of the Civil War Monument and cannons on the northeast corner of the Poweshiek County...
View ArticleHistoric copy of Wright brothers patent found
Family almost threw it away along with an old desk By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com Montezuma’s Paul Keferl, a resident of Lake Ponderosa, and his family had a diamond in the rough, and they almost...
View ArticleWake me up when the elections are over!
I hate elections. Not just local elections, but regional, national, city, state and just about any others that are out there. The television and radio commercials promise everything under the sun and...
View ArticleBGM Bears stop HLV 11-1
Gritsch home run seals victory for home team By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com A three-run homer by Kyle Gritsch in the bottom of the sixth inning helped the BGM Bears capture an 11-1 win over HLV on...
View ArticleTwo Poweshiek County 4-H’ers receive state awards
By STAFF REPORTS powcr@dmreg.com On Thursday, June 26 at the State 4-H Conference, brother and sister, Catelyn Graham and Christian Graham, received state awards for their project work. Catelyn...
View ArticleSix Grinnell juveniles arrested on criminal mischief charges
By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com Grinnell police arrested a number of juveniles in two separate criminal mischief incidents on July 1. According to Grinnell Police Sergeant Christopher Wray, Grinnell...
View ArticleTwister hits near Kellogg
No damage is reported; firemen check on Rock Creek campers By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The Grinnell Fire Department responded to reports of a tornado west of Grinnell and to high winds and hail...
View ArticleArea teams fall out of playoffs
Grinnell, Montezuma and BGM all lose in early rounds of regional tournament action By CRAIG ARENDT and DANN HAYES powcr@dmreg.com The Montezuma Bravettes saw their season come to an end Wednesday night...
View ArticleBGM Pony League team wins SICL tourney
By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The BGM baseball pony league has done it again! The team, made up of boys in the seventh and eighth grades, captured the South Iowa Cedar Pony League tournament on...
View ArticleCooking chicken and smoking Lions in Montezuma
Do you think I’m nuts? On second thought, don’t answer that. It’s the July 4th weekend and was I busy. Took pictures of the Grinnell parade on Friday, July 4. Then, having volunteered for both the...
View ArticleRemember when?
Brooklyn’s Grace United Methodist Church to offer 50s, 60s party on Aug. 2 By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com OK! Don’t lie! Do you long for the days when gasoline was 25 cents a gallon? When dances like...
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