Amanda Babinat Hi everyone, my name is Amanda Babinat. My husband, Sean, and I have lived in Reinbeck since 2022 with our two daughters. I work in supply management at John Deere, where collaboration and problem-solving are part of my everyday life. I’m running for school board because I ...
Kyle Rasmussen Hello, my name is Kyle Rasmussen. I live in Reinbeck with my wife, Tiffany, and our two sons – one attends Little Rebels Learning Center and the other attends G-R Elementary. We are also hosting an exchange student who is attending high school at G-R this year. As a Certified ...
Jennifer Wrage I am currently serving on the G-R School Board filling a vacated seat. Now I would like to serve a full four year term. I have a long connection with the school district, starting as a fourth grade teacher, basketball, softball, and track coach in 1984. Since then, I have taught ...
IOWA FALLS – On Oct. 1, Gladbrook-Reinbeck FFA traveled to Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls to compete in the NC District Soil Judging Contest. A total of 78 teams from 30 chapters competed at the contest. FFA members evaluated four different soil pits and completed a written ...
GLADBROOK – October is Education month for the Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary. Chris Petersen, GMG’s shared superintendent with Baxter, was the featured speaker. He shared about his educational background of 20 years – all in small school districts – as well as news regarding ...
Local fire departments helped ignite learning among students at both Gladbrook-Reinbeck and GMG last week as part of Fire Prevention Week. On Friday, Oct. 10, Reinbeck Fire and EMS stopped by the elementary and Little Rebels Learning Center campuses in Reinbeck, while Gladbrook Fire & ...
GARWIN – GMG High School crowned 2025 Homecoming King Drayson Stephenson and Homecoming Queen Jocie Parks during a coronation ceremony at the high school here on Wednesday, Oct. 8. On Friday afternoon, King Stephenson and Queen Parks (top photo) along with their fellow candidate couples ...
REINBECK – Late this past Monday evening (Oct. 13), Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District Superintendent Caleb Bonjour posted to the district’s Facebook page a lengthy “District Response to Misleading Information and Social Media Posts” in an effort to address what he ...
REINBECK – Terpstra Hoke and Associates P.C., Certified Public Accountants, recently released an audit report on the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District. The District’s revenues totaled $10,285,292 for the year ended June 30, 2024 – a 0.8% increase from the prior year. Expenses ...
GLADBROOK – A community-led candidate forum for those running in the November 2025 election for the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Board of Education has been set for Thursday, Oct. 23, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the upper level of the Gladbrook Theatre. “This is your chance to hear from the candidates … ...