REINBECK – Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s 1921 secondary building is old. Out of date. Deteriorating in multiple places. And running out of time. Such was the consensus last Wednesday of many of the roughly 20 community members who attended the district’s fourth of six planned Facility Task ...
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the much discussed Area Education Agencies (AEA) reform bill into law last Wednesday, March 27, just a day after the Iowa Senate approved the legislation. House File 2612 (HF2612) passed the Senate on March 26 on a 30-18 vote, with Sen. Annette Sweeney (R-Iowa Falls) ...
GARWIN – The Garwin Public Library will be hosting Live Animal Wednesdays in April beginning Wednesday, April 3 with snails followed by Ms. Strawberry the Sheep on April 10, Olive the Hedgehog on April 17, and a Tama County Humane Society special guest on April 24. As part of the April 17 ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – The Green Mountain-Garwin Community School District is hoping third time’s a charm when it comes to new superintendents this school year. Last week Monday (March 18), Kimballton native Chris Petersen, 42, was officially hired as GMG superintendent, replacing interim ...
REINBECK - At 7:30 p.m. on March 19, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Chapter of the National Honor Society met with family and friends to induct its 14 new members. The ceremony was introduced by the faculty advisor, Jennifer Strohbehn. After a brief introduction, the returning members read excerpts ...
REINBECK – Gladbrook-Reinbeck junior Vanessa Arvizu-Ersland has been nominated this year for the Iowa High School Speech Association’s All State Festival for her performance poetry piece. This is Arvizu-Ersland’s first All State performance nomination. At Districts, Arvizu-Ersland ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – During a special meeting of the Green Mountain-Garwin school board held on March 7, a pair of motions were approved allowing the district to both enter into a superintendent sharing agreement with Baxter Community School District beginning next school year while also hiring ...
School districts would be required to report to a state board if they take disciplinary action against licensed employees for “grooming” or abusing a student under a bill passed by the Iowa House on Monday, March 11. Lawmakers approved House File 2487 unanimously. If a licensed school ...
AMES – The following area students are ranked among the Top 2% of students in their college at Iowa State University. Congratulations on your achievements from Tama-Grundy Publishing! –Timothy Freeland, Junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dysart –Carlie Spore, Junior, College ...
Get to know Mrs. Schultz Mrs. Schultz has been teaching at GR for seven years. Outside of school, Mrs. Schultz enjoys reading, cheering on the Cyclones, and hanging out with her twins. Mrs. Schultz's favorite thing about teaching at GR is the small school aspect. She likes that she ...