Hampton Chronicle Grundy Register TheGraphic-Advocate Eagle Eagle Grove GrundyDows Advocate Times CWL Conservative Chronicle Clarksville Star Register Journal Tribune County Butler Buffalo Tribune Center UPC CODES MID-AMERICA Thursday, May 9, 2019 Serving Grundy County since 1928 Grundy Center, Iowa Volume Paper What Cheer 95 - Number Vine Village 19The Leader Sigourney News-Review www.TheGrundyRegister.comSheffield Press Enterprise Pioneer Sun New Sharon Liberal Opinion Week $1Keota Eagle Newsstand Price A monumental loss D-NH mourns death of beloved special education teacher By ROBERT MAHARRY Court, who grew up in the school year after the passing of GC woman The Grundy Register West Marshall district, previ- 11-year-old Hudson Hayes in charged with DIKE- Even as he spent his ously taught at Marshalltown December, and grief counseling final days lying on a hospital before moving northeast in will be offered. Students and assault, felony bed in Iowa City, Court Koch 2014 when his wife Lynette staff are also coming together could only think of his students. took a new job in Waverly. He to share pictures and memories burglary The 31-year-old Dike-New quickly became a member of of Koch. As Laube explained, By ROBERT MAHARRY Hartford high school special the Wolverine family and want- there’s no single way to deal The Grundy Register GRUNDY CENTER- A education teacher passed away ed to spend the rest of his career with a situation like this, but Grundy Center woman is facing early Sunday due to pneumonia at D-NH. communication is key. felony charges over allegations and complications with a rare “Once he landed here, it just “You have to find somebody that she broke into a residence blood disease known as throm- became home. It was just a nat- you can talk to. You have to be in town and assaulted the occu- botic thrombocytopenic purpu- ural fit for him and his personal- open about your feelings and pant. ra (TTP), and since then, trib- ity, and who was,” Laube said. not be ashamed of how you’re According to a criminal utes have poured in. Koch will “Just that fun-loving spirit, not feeling—or being sad, being an- complaint, 34-year-old Theresa Stearns kicked down the door be remembered by co-workers, afraid to have fun with his stu- gry or going through that grief at a residence in Grundy Center family members and friends as dents.” process,” Laube said on Mon- on Tuesday, April 30, and de- a dedicated educator, husband Ashtyn Dietiker, a Dike na- day afternoon. livered “several blows causing and new father—his daughter, tive and current fellow teacher, And even in the darkest of injuries to the hand, neck and Emery, is just 13 months old. was one of Koch’s colleagues times, the principal still finds face” of a female victim. The “He cared about his students in the special education depart- glimmers of hope. filing does not indicate, howev- and what was in their best inter- ment, and during an interview “We’ve got some great stu- er, that Stearns stole any items after entering the house. ests more than anything else,” Monday, she recalled the way dents. I had a young man who Grundy Center Police Officer D-NH High School Principal he took her under his wing came up and give me a big Alissa Loew arrested Stearns on Irv Laube said. “He found a when she joined the staff 2 ½ Court Koch hug today and said ‘I’m here May 1, and an initial hearing is way to connect to his kids. He years ago. Dietiker said. “He gave really the University of Iowa Hospital, for you,’” he said. “So we also scheduled for May 10. First De- would push them, even to the “Even though I was familiar have students who are reaching gree Burglary is a Class B Felo- good advice, and he always was and although he couldn’t speak, ny, and Assault Causing Bodily point where they might get up- with the school and teachers, willing to answer any question he smiled and used headshakes and helping us as staff to get set with him, but in the end, they (Koch) still helped me out tre- through this. That’s what family Injury or Mental Illness is a seri- I had at any time during the to ask about his kids and how ous misdemeanor. A no-contact came to understand that Court mendously, just kind of (with) school day.” they were doing. is. We’re all in this together, and order has been issued between only wanted what was best for learning new strategies and Laube spent a good chunk of The district is dealing with we’re going to help each other Stearns and the alleged victim. them.” how he did things in his room,” his day with Koch last Friday at its second tragic loss of the get through this.” Supervisors approve two Stolzman opens photography, custom apparel business in downtown GC new hospital By MICHAELA KENDALL printed apparel such as t-shirts board members The Grundy Register for adults and children available By ROBERT MAHARRY GRUNDY CENTER - Busi- for sale at her shop, with the The Grundy Register ness is booming in downtown option to have custom printed GRUNDY CENTER- Rick Grundy Center, as more and apparel specially designed and Smith and Melody Hoy offi- more business owners flock to ordered. cially became the two newest the area. Most recently, Conrad Since she opened her shop members of the Grundy County resident Steph Stolzman opened on May 1, Stolzman says she’s Memorial Hospital on Monday up her photography and custom already received a very warm morning after the board of su- apparel business on Main Street welcome from fellow business pervisors voted to approve their at the beginning of the month. owners and community mem- confirmations. Located at 609 G Avenue, bers. Smith, a Grundy Center na- Stolzman Photography and “Everyone has been so sup- tive who is now back in his Steph’s Boutique offers photog- portive and the community has hometown, is the vice presi- raphy services, as well as cus- been great,” she said. “I’m ex- dent of Grundy Center Cham- tom printed apparel. cited about this new opportuni- ber-Main Street and a member No stranger to being a busi- ty; it’s a great space in a great of GCMH’s foundation board. ness owner, Stolzman has been community and I’m looking Because he is the son of Grundy running her own photography forward to seeing some familiar County Supervisor Barb Smith, business for over 10 years. In faces, meeting some new ones she abstained from voting, and 2013, she opened her first store- and getting more involved in the his appointment was approved front in downtown Conrad, add- community.” by a 4-0 measure. ing custom apparel printing to Stolzman’s shop will be open Hoy grew up in Grundy her list of services a few years on Tuesday and Wednesday County and is now the semi-re- later. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thurs- tired former owner of the Eldora Since then, Stolzman says Steph Stolzman, above, is Grundy Center's newest business owner. At the start of the month, she day from noon to 7 p.m., Fri- Pharmacy. Her confirmation re- her business has blossomed, opened up her photography and custom printed apparel business "Stephs Boutique" in downtown day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and ceived unanimous approval. and she’s ready to move into a Grundy Center. (Michaela Kendall/The Grundy Register photo) Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Sheriff Rick Penning report- bigger space here in downtown For more information visit the ed that he has interviewed a Grundy Center. so I already spend a lot of time all just happened. I think it’s a gether with the other local busi- Steph’s Boutique Facebook handful of deputy candidates to “Grundy Center is a great here and have a lot of clients perfect fit. There’s a lot of great ness owners here.” page or find her on Grundy Cen- replace Nathan Stahl and Chief community, and I’m so excit- from Grundy, so when an open stuff going on in the community Stolzman will be offering ter’s online mall, “Grundy Cen- Deputy Tim Wolthoff, and the ed to be a part of it,” Stolzman storefront became available in and I’m excited to get involved photography services by ap- ter Shop Where I Live.” said. “My daughter dances here, downtown, I jumped in and it in different events and work to- pointment, and will also have See SUPERVISORS page 3 A three-car crash just outside of Grundy Center on Saturday afternoon sent one person to the hospi- tal. (Photo courtesy of the Grundy County Sheriff's Office) One person hospitalized after three-car crash north of Grundy Center By MICHAELA KENDALL 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, on headed northbound on Highway The Grundy Register Highway 14 approximately two 14 and made a left turn in front GRUNDY CENTER - One miles north of Grundy Center. of a southbound Toyota Camry person was injured in a three- According to the Grundy driven by 20-year-old Damond Little Scholars Learning Center celebrates grand opening car crash just outside of Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, a Toy- Jones of Cedar Falls. The Little Scholars Learning Center in Conrad held a grand opening ceremony on Friday Center on Saturday afternoon. ota Prius driven by 45-year-old After Spooner turned in front afternoon including refreshments and a ribbon cutting.