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REINBECK – Following a recount, the results are in and margins remain the same: Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District’s $17.3 million bond referendum passed on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, by 17 votes. “Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District has received the completed recount ...

There’s no place like … the Gladbrook-Reinbeck fall musical!

REINBECK – There was most certainly no place like the Gladbrook-Reinbeck JH/HS Auditorium on Saturday, Nov. 15, and Sunday, Nov. 16, as the high school drama department staged an absolutely stellar production of “The Wizard of Oz.” From lead Jayla Hemann’s impeccable depiction of ...

Veterans Day Ceremony at GMG Elementary

GREEN MOUNTAIN – Thank you to all of our Veterans and those who actively serve our country. The GMG Elementary held their Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 10, at 8:45 a.m. Thank you to the Gladbrook American Legion Color Guard for attending and participating in our Veterans Day ...

G-R students explore ag careers through county 4-H partnership

REINBECK – Seventh and eighth graders at Gladbrook-Reinbeck stepped into the world of agriculture careers on Thursday, Nov. 13, during a special event hosted in partnership with Tama County 4-H and Grundy County 4-H. The afternoon program featured a variety of hands-on learning sessions ...

GMG Elementary to hold community food pantry drive

GREEN MOUNTAIN – The 5th/6th grade Farming Club at GMG Elementary is collecting breakfast items for the Green Mountain and Garwin Food pantries. Items requested at this time include: bread, cereals, pop tarts, peanut butter, jelly, breakfast bars, canned/pouches of meat, any personal care ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s bond referendum headed for a recount

REINBECK – The narrow passage of Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s $17.3 million bond referendum by a mere 17 votes on Tuesday, Nov. 4, is headed for a recount. On Nov. 13, 2025, the Tama County Auditor’s Office – the controlling county for G-R school elections – received a petition filed by ...

‘Let’s make kindness our down payment’

LINCOLN – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District commemorated Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, with a visit to the Lincoln AMVETS Post #10 Hall, marking the first time the school district has ever held a Veterans Day program in Lincoln in recent memory. G-R secondary students, ...

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 ...

GMG students attend annual iJAG State Leadership Development Conference

DES MOINES – Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG) held its annual State Leadership Development Conference held on Nov. 4 in Des Moines, bringing together 1,500 students from across Iowa to improve their leadership skills, connect with peers, and elect the next State Career ...