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Education

Gladbrook Class of 1960 reunites

LINCOLN – The Gladbrook High School Class of 1960 met on the afternoon of Saturday, June 14, at the home of Rich and Maryann Ellis in Lincoln. The afternoon was spent reminiscing about their days in school with lots of laughs while sharing pictures of their high school days. The afternoon ...

G-R’s Janssen returns as Country School Day teacher July 22 in Dysart

DYSART – The Dysart Historical Society’s fifth annual Country School Day will be held on Tuesday, July 22, at the local historical center campus (612 Crisman St.) led by Shelby Janssen, currently a second-grade teacher at Gladbrook-Reinbeck. All students entering grades 4-6 this coming fall ...

‘Fling the Panther cry sky high’

Sun Courier Note: This story will publish in the Friday, June 20 edition of the newspaper. It is being published online now to correspond with the Times-Republican's publication schedule. GLADBROOK – For the first time in many, many years, the Gladbrook School fight songs rang out within ...

Eckhoff, Olson honored by Reinbeck Masons as G-R Teachers of the Year

REINBECK – At the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District end of the year staff breakfast held on Friday, May 23, at Oak Leaf Country Club, Matt Wyatt, Worshipful Master at Coin Masonic Lodge in Reinbeck, presented the 2025 Gladbrook-Reinbeck Teacher of the Year Awards to a pair of ...

Mussig one of five Iowa students to receive prestigious arts scholarship

DES MOINES – Five talented Iowa high school students including GMG Class of 2025 graduate Anna Mussig were recently selected to receive a prestigious Iowa Scholarship for the Arts from the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Economic Development Authority. The Iowa Scholarship for the ...

Geneseo Alumni Banquet set for June 21

BUCKINGHAM – The Geneseo Alumni Banquet will take place Saturday, June 21, at Geneseo Methodist Church in rural Buckingham, celebrating the 103rd anniversary of the first graduating class. Over 100 invites have been mailed. Social hour is 5 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m.; catering by ...

G-R Facility Task Force presents recommendations to school board

REINBECK – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District’s Facility Task Force has officially presented its recommendations to the school board, following months of thoughtful collaboration and discussion. Comprised of more than 25 community members from both Gladbrook and Reinbeck, the ...

Gladbrook Panther Pavilion dedication set for June 14

GLADBROOK – While the school may be gone, the Panther legacy lives on. During this year’s Gladbrook Corn Carnival, the public is invited to celebrate the completion of the new Panther Pavilion which is currently being constructed in Gladbrook City Park in honor of the Gladbrook school ...

Sophia Folkerts named to Central College Dean’s List

PELLA – Sophia Folkerts of Reinbeck has been named to Central College's Spring 2025 Dean's List. Folkerts, Class of 2027, is among the 390 students named to the Dean's List. To qualify for this honor, students must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded ...

Water Rocks! visits Tama County schools

TOLEDO – Tama County 4-H in collaboration with Iowa State University's Water Rocks! program is doing fantastic work by educating kids about water conservation and environmental stewardship. Water Rocks! combines STEM and the arts to inspire young minds to appreciate and care for water ...