CEDAR RAPIDS – On Friday, May 15, Mount Mercy University pinned over 40 nursing graduates at the Nursing Pinning Ceremony, including Owen Bovenmyer of Garwin. Graduates Calli Janik '26 and Madelyn Wade '26 were featured as student speakers at the event. The Sister Mary Edward McConohy ...
GARWIN/REINBECK – Green Mountain-Garwin and Gladbrook-Reinbeck high schools held commencement exercises for the Class of 2026 on Sunday, May 17 in their respective gymnasiums in Garwin and Reinbeck with both ceremonies taking place at the traditional 2 p.m. The weather included overcast ...
MARSHALLTOWN – Miller Middle School Extended Learning Program (XLP) teacher Ann Jackson brings a unique passion to her role facilitating the National History Day (NHD) program there, and this year, she is among 78 nominees from across the U.S. — and the only one from Iowa — for the ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – The 2026 Kirkwood Community College Commencement Ceremony was held on Saturday, May 9, at 10 a.m. at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in downtown Cedar Rapids. Congratulations to all the Kirkwood graduates including those local students listed below by hometown. -Clutier: Emily ...
MARSHALLTOWN – A pair of GMG students are achieving a rare feat this spring – completing their college programs before they even receive their high school diplomas. Through a long-standing partnership with Marshalltown Community College (MCC), seniors Jay Bessman and Rider Kupka have ...
DES MOINES – Rhianna Murty, a senior at GMG Community School District, and Kennedy Brant, a senior at Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District, were among those recognized by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Chris Cournoyer for outstanding academic achievement at the 24th Annual ...
AREA – The Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team members have experienced a busy spring. On April 11, team seniors Jill Hanson (Union High School), Shelby Johnston (West Marshall High School), and Rhianna Murty (GMG High School) traveled to Ames, for the Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation Youth Beef Team ...
UNION GROVE STATE PARK – GMG Secondary took a schoolwide field trip this past Wednesday to Union Grove State Park south of Gladbrook in honor of Earth Day, marking the first time the campus has undertaken such a trip in over seven years, according to teachers Casey Faircloth and Erin Murty ...
GARWIN — It’s been a longstanding goal of the Garwin Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) departments to bring their operations together under one roof in a state-of-the-art new facility for a small town, and they celebrated the near-realization of that dream with an open house on ...
GARWIN – GMG Secondary (grades 7-12) hosted a highly-successful CTE Career Olympics day at the campus in Garwin on Friday, March 27, welcoming dozens of local businesses and employers for a full day of activities. The day started with an opening ceremony featuring several speakers, ...