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Stephenson, Parks crowned 2025 GMG Homecoming Royalty

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 ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck audit report released

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 ...

Community to host G-R school board candidate forum

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 … ...

Registration open for PFI’s 2025 Beginning Farmer Retreat

MONTOUR – Beginning and aspiring farmers are invited to Practical Farmers of Iowa’s annual Beginning Farmer Retreat. The two-day event will take place Nov. 22-23 at Pilgrim Heights Camp & Retreat Center (3005 E Ave.) in Montour. “Getting into farming isn’t easy,” says Rachel ...

GMG High School announces 2025 Homecoming Court

GARWIN – GMG High School recently announced the 2025 Homecoming candidates and attendants. Queen candidates this year include Landry August, Hadlee Hempy, Brooklyn Jones, Rhianna Murty, and Jocie Parks. Queen attendants include Grace Mathern (freshman), Riah Boege (sophomore), and Kenzie ...

Bru selected for 2025-26 Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team program

IOWA – GMG Class of 2024 alumna Lillian Bru of rural Gladbrook has been selected to participate in the 2025-2026 school year’s Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team (CAT) program. The one-year program focuses on increasing college students’ understanding of the corn industry. Students ...

GMG Reading Buddies…aka Super Heroes

GREEN MOUNTAIN – It's a bird…it’s a plane…no, it’s GMG’s Super Hero Reading Buddies! These students may just think they are doing ordinary things, but their dedication to leadership and promoting growth in our young readers is of “Super Hero” qualities! The fifth and sixth ...

Skyler Entenmann Named to SNHU President’s List

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Skyler Entenmann of Reinbeck has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) Summer 2025 President's List. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School announces 2025 Homecoming Court

REINBECK – Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School announced last week the 2025 Homecoming Court. Queen candidates this year include Kennedy Brant, Jayla Hemann, Olivia Riffey, Elly Sieh, and Leila Thesing. Honorary queen candidates are Janine Kollreider and Emelyne Le Strat. King candidates ...