Editor’s Note: This is the second and sixth stories in a series of nine first published by the Times-Republican newspaper honoring the 32 men from Grundy, Hardin, Marshall and Tama counties who perished during the Vietnam War including one man considered as missing-in-action. From Nov. 1, ...
AMES – Two members of the Green Mountain-Garwin FFA Chapter – Jay Bru and Jacob Cornwell – were awarded the coveted Iowa FFA Degree at the 97th Annual Iowa FFA Leadership Conference in Ames held on April 15. The Iowa FFA Degree is the highest degree conferred on student members by the ...
AMES – The GMG FFA Chapter traveled last week to the 97th Annual Iowa FFA Convention held at the Iowa State University in Ames where members participated in two busy days of leadership and fellowship with chapters from across the state.
On Monday, April 14, GMG attended the career show ...
MARSHALLTOWN – The Times-Republican newspaper is seeking information on 32 area men listed as casualties during the Vietnam War. This information will be used to supplement each man’s brief military biography as part of a series of articles beginning April 30 in the T-R and affiliated ...
CONRAD — Longtime BCLUW Superintendent Ben Petty, who previously served in a shared role with GMG from 2011 to 2021, will soon take on a new split position with another area “alphabet soup” school district — AGWSR — beginning July 1.
At AGWSR, Petty will replace Erik Smith, who ...
GARWIN — The Garwin Lions Club is once again hosting two fish fries during this Lenten season.
Fish fries will be held on March 28 and April 11, from 5-7 p.m., at Yilek’s store in Garwin.
The menu features fried fish, baked potato, macaroni salad, dinner roll, desserts, coffee and ...
AMES – More than 400 high school students and nearly 60 employers from across Iowa participated in the annual State Career Development Conference (SCDC) held at Iowa State University on March 5, including five Green Mountain-Garwin (GMG) Iowa’s Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG) high ...
GARWIN – The Green Mountain-Garwin (GMG) Community School District — and by extension the rural Tama County community of Garwin — closed out 2024 on a high note with the successful passage of a $12.3 million bond referendum in November. As the district now looks ahead to utilizing bond ...
WATERLOO – Hawkeye Community College announces the Dean's List for the Fall 2024 semester. The Dean's List is an official recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by full-time students. To make the Dean’s List, an individual must be a full-time student and successfully complete 12 ...
TOLEDO — A Marshalltown man with an extensive rap sheet has been arrested and charged by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office in connection with the late December burglaries of the Garwin and Gladbrook American Legions as well as a Jan. 2 robbery at the Tama-Toledo Eagles Club.
Convicted ...