GREEN MOUNTAIN – In a decision few probably saw coming, the GMG Board of Education approved a motion Monday night to explore the possibility of sharing a superintendent with Baxter Community School District in Jasper County. With newly-installed Interim-Superintendent Gary Sinclair at the ...
DES MOINES — A liberal activist group has filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Montour), whose Iowa House district includes most of Tama County (excluding Traer, Dysart, and Buckingham) and all of Poweshiek County, over allegations that he is attempting to “cash in” on ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Students who are enrolled in a health care career program are invited to apply for a 2024 Grundy County Memorial Hospital Foundation Health Care Career Scholarship. The scholarship awards are aimed at students who graduated from high school or are currently living or working ...
Congratulations to Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s February Character Award recipients! Those honored in February include TK students Callen Bueghly and Caysen Voshell; kindergarten students Evah Miller, Brecken Thede, Audie Lehmann, Tucker Rodenbourn-Kartous, and Teagyn Schick; first graders Samuel ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – A Green Mountain-Garwin (GMG) elementary teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave. According to Central Rivers AEA Chief Joel Pedersen, who acted as GMG Interim-Superintendent from Jan. 11 through Feb. 14, the teacher, who is not being identified as no criminal ...
GARWIN – After two months of uncertainty during which the chief of Central Rivers AEA stepped in to fill the vacancy, Green Mountain-Garwin Community School District Superintendent Kym Stein, who first took medical leave in December, has resigned from the position effective ...
Reinbeck – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District is looking for community voice and input regarding District facility planning. The District is searching for community members who would be interested in joining a Facility Task Force. Members will explore, brainstorm, and evaluate ...
Get to know Mrs. Strohbehn Mrs. Strohbehn has been teaching at GR for 24 years. She taught for three years before landing at GR. Mrs. Strohbehn enjoys reading, playing video games, crocheting, and knitting outside of school. She also enjoys visiting science museums and zoos. In April, she ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the fall 2023 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college. The following Kirkwood students from Tama-Grundy Publishing’s area ...
Education advocates urged Iowa lawmakers last week to set the funding rate for public schools quickly to help school districts budget for the upcoming school year amid other potential education funding changes. The Legislature failed to meet its deadline this session for setting the ...