Reinbeck American Legion Auxiliary Unit #242 is pleased to announce they have selected Amaya Peterson of Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School to represent their Unit at the 2023 Girls State Conference held at Drake University in Des Moines. Amaya is a junior this year and is involved in Band, ...
The Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), in partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), is celebrating Stewardship Week from April 30 – May 7, 2023, focusing on the theme “One Water.” But what is a watershed? A watershed is an area of land ...
Hawkeye Community College is planning for its future. Voters will be asked to approve a $35 million bond referendum on Tuesday, March 7, to address our communities workforce needs. Since an existing levy is ending, this is a bond renewal at the existing tax rate. More than 68% of all ...
The Green Mountain Fire Department was called to the GMG Elementary School after an automatic fire alarm activation at around 11:20 p.m. last Wednesday night and discovered that the source was a pottery kiln. According to a social media post, firefighters noticed an “unusual odor” in ...
Will the 2024 Iowa Teacher of the Year hail from your school district? One thing is sure: She or he won’t if you don’t nominate a teacher for the honor. And that’s the beauty – anyone can nominate a teacher: administrators, colleagues, students, parents, college faculty, and ...
The landscape of Iowa education changed considerably this past week after the Iowa legislature quickly voted to pass the Students First Act, a long awaited piece of legislation sought after by Gov. Kim Reynolds, who promptly signed it on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The law creates Educational ...
More than 10,200 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the fall semester 2022 Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of ...
Nearly 1,800 graduates received degrees from Iowa State University in December. Graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies were held Dec. 16-17 at Hilton Coliseum. Beate Schmittmann, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, spoke at the graduate ceremony. Alumnus Suku ...
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) nominated 32 Iowa students to be considered for appointment to the U.S. service academies including Henry Mussig of Gladbrook, a senior at Gladbrook-Reinbeck. “These young Iowans who want to enter the academies and serve our country are a remarkable ...
Reinbeck Lions Club member Chris Frischmeier, right, presents Jessica Weber with a check for the G-R elementary lunch program just prior to Christmas. The donation will help to financially support those students who are in need of a warm breakfast or lunch. Funds for the donation were collected ...