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Education

School’s back in session!

On a hot and humid Monday, August 26, at 10:15 a.m., teachers and staff led students outside to gather around the flagpole at Green Mountain-Garwin Elementary School in Green Mountain. Principal Stacey Busch welcomed everyone to the first day of school and then introduced the Gladbrook ...

GMG grad Braylee Kimberley receives full MCC scholarship

MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown Community College Foundation and the Fairall Memorial Scholarship committee celebrated with student recipients and their families the selection for one of MCC’s most prestigious scholarships. Because members of their families chose to serve in the Armed Forces, ...

Breyfogle takes over as G-R secondary principal

REINBECK – Students at Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District’s secondary building were greeted by at least one new face as they began classes this past Monday – recently hired 7-12 Principal Dan Breyfogle. Breyfogle, 47, was hired over the summer following Anjuli Myers’s ...

Tama County 4-H kicks off Clover Kids program for K-3rd graders

TOLEDO – Tama County 4-H is excited to announce that enrollment opens Sept. 1 for the 2024-2025 Clover Kids program, designed specifically for youth in grades K-3rd. Clover Kids offers a fun and engaging introduction to 4-H, allowing young children to explore their interests and develop ...

Schlampp graduates from ECC

IOWA FALLS – Sixty-two students including Jada Anne Schlampp of Reinbeck have completed all requirements of their respective degree programs as of the end of the Summer 2024 semester and are now graduates of Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls.  These graduates were honored with their ...

​​Monthly wellness program offered at Garwin Public Library

GARWIN – Words on Wellness (WOW) LIVE! Is a monthly program that promotes a healthy lifestyle. The group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at noon at the Garwin Public Library to discuss relevant topics and sample a healthy recipe. The discussion is led by Cheryl Bruene from Iowa ...

In the Sky: September

September will be a special month because after several months with no planets in the evening sky, there will now be two. Early in the month, Saturn will be at its highest and brightest as Earth in its faster orbit passes it. Saturn will rise in the east as the Sun sets in the west, and it will ...

Local students graduate from Marshalltown Community College

MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown Community College is pleased to announce the Summer 2024 graduates, a group of students who have shown remarkable perseverance and achievement. This summer's graduating class reflects MCC's commitment to providing a supportive and enriching educational environment, ...

Iowa’s Largest and Tallest Trees program set for Sept. 11

TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present “Iowa’s Largest and Tallest Trees” on Wednesday, Sept. 11, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. Join big tree hunter Mark Rouw has been searching for the biggest trees in Iowa for nearly 50 ...

GMG passes bond resolution, will hold election Nov. 5

GARWIN – The GMG Community School District Board of Education, at their August 12 regular school board meeting, unanimously passed a resolution to hold a special election on November 5, 2024, to address critical building infrastructure needs within the 1925 portion of the secondary school ...