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Gladbrook News

Local 2025 city-school election results

With no candidates filing for any of the open Reinbeck City Council seats, Gladbrook’s mayor race, seats on both the Gladbrook and Garwin city councils, and one director district apiece on both the Gladbrook-Reinbeck and GMG school boards, the write-in vote will prove greatly important in ...

Dedication of Chapel Church set for this Sunday, Nov. 16

GLADBROOK – On Oct, 12, 2020, Chapel Church burned to the ground. It was a devastating loss to the congregation and surrounding rural community; however, an exciting groundbreaking service for a new building was held on Sept. 11, 2024. The new building is now complete and has been holding ...

Celebrating Excellence in Tama County 4-H

GLADBROOK – On Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, the Gladbrook Memorial Building was filled with pride and applause as Tama County hosted its annual 4-H Awards Program. The event honored the dedication and accomplishments of local youth who participated in 4-H throughout the 2024-2025 4-H year. From ...

V I C T O R Y over the Vikings!

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels (11-0) resoundingly defeated Edgewood-Colesburg (10-1) at home on Thursday, Nov. 6, capturing a 54-18 state quarterfinal victory over the Vikings to advance to the 8-Player State Semifinals set for this afternoon, Wednesday Nov. 12, at the UNI-Dome ...

GMG alumna Lilly Bru earns American FFA Degree

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – On Saturday, Nov. 1, GMG Class of 2024 alumna Lillian Bru of rural Gladbrook was among the 5,162 FFA members who received the American FFA Degree during the 98th annual National FFA Convention & Expo held in Indianapolis – the largest cohort in the organization’s ...

REBELS ROLL INTO QUARTERFINALS

GLADBROOK – In a game eerily similar to their defeat last week of Ar-We-Va, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team routed the Easton Valley River Hawks at home, 56-6, in a second round playoff on Halloween night in Gladbrook, racking up a whopping 470 yards including 382 rushing yards. But ...

Sweet 16 (votes)

REINBECK – On its third try in four years, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District has finally passed a school bond referendum. A mere 16 votes coupled with an unprecedented turnout in Grundy County for a school election pushed the district’s $17.3 million general obligation ...

Meet the Candidates 2025: Gladbrook-Reinbeck School Board

REINBECK – In advance of the Oct. 23 community-led candidate forum for the Nov. 4, 2025 Gladbrook-Reinbeck Board of Education election, organizers solicited introductions from each of the five candidates running for the three At-Large seats. (There is also one seat up for election to fill a ...

Meet the Candidates 2025: Megan Witt, Gladbrook-Reinbeck School Board At-Large

Megan Witt My husband, Jake, and I have three children, ages 17, 13, and 8. Three and a half years ago, though we had been lifelong residents of Cedar Falls, our family began attending church in Reinbeck. During that time, we grew to love the people and the community so much that we felt ...