The Gladbrook community will kick-off the holiday season with the 24th Christmas Tree Lighting Festivities, which will be held on Wed., Dec. 1st, 6-8 p.m. It will also be the lighting of the 16th Festival of Trees in the City Center. You will feel like you’re in the heart of candy land as you ...
The Rebels are running it back. Back-to-back, in fact. The 11th-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball team upset No. 6 Ankeny Christian Academy in a three-set sweep Wednesday night at the Roundhouse, downing the Eagles 25-23, 25-21, 27-25 in the Class 1A Region 3 finals to earn its third state ...
A young Sonic the Hedgehog collects candy from the Gladbrook Fire and Rescue table during the annual downtown Halloween trunk-or-treat on Oct. 31. Gladbrook residents were treated to a Halloween celebration that included a haunted house at the library, spooky games at Spanky’s Restaurant and ...
What do happy kids, healthy foods and messy tables have in common? They are all part of the Kids in the Kitchen program offered through ISU Extension and Outreach. Throughout the months of September, October and November, 30 youth grades K-5th from Gladbrook, Garwin, and North Tama have had the ...
Gladbrook-Reinbeck pushed its pair into the middle, going all-in to stop Grand View Christian’s best chance at stealing the pot. The Thunder didn’t bluff, but their hand just wasn’t strong enough. The No. 11 Gladbrook-Reinbeck volleyball team turned away Grand View Christian at the net ...
This wasn’t how Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s first-round playoff game was supposed to go. The No. 9-ranked Rebels had gone 7-1 on the season, finishing second in their district and earning a home game in the first round. Their opponent was Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire, a 7-1 team in the ...
Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s facility improvement project took another step forward recently as the district approved a bid to hire a Waterloo firm to act as the construction manager for the district’s renovation project. During the board’s regular meeting on Oct. 18, Peters Construction ...
Gladbrook Mayoral Candidate: Trudi Scott Age: 63 Profession: Retired after 30 years with Iowa Valley Community College District Education: Gladbrook High School, Marshalltown Community College, AA & AS in Business, Buena Vista University, BA in Business Administration Family: Andrew ...
Gladbrook City Council Candidate: Mark Fink AGE: 50 PROFESSION: Safety Supervisor EDUCATION: BS Upper Iowa University What challenges do you see small, rural communities like yours facing today as compared to larger cities and suburbs? 1. Funding for infrastructure repairs and ...
Gladbrook City Council Candidate: Roger Luehring AGE: 67 PROFESSION: Treasurer for Civil Engineering Firm EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Mathematics What motivated you to run for this office or to run for reelection? I have served several terms on the ...