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Garwin News

GMG high school classes canceled for broken pipes

GARWIN – The GMG Community School District did not escape last month’s problem of frozen water pipes caused by wind chills falling to around -25 degrees. On Tuesday Jan. 16, the school district had not yet discovered any broken pipes. Officials took steps to cancel classes that day because ...

Ag scholarships available for 2024 high school seniors residing in Grundy Co.

Attention all Grundy County 2024 seniors interested in an agriculture career! The Grundy Center Community School District Foundation is offering an opportunity for scholarships to graduating seniors who reside in Grundy County and are seeking a degree or training in an agriculture field, i.e. ...

Area athletes selected for 2023 T-R All-Area Football Team

Several talented Gladbrook-Reinbeck and GMG football players were recently named to the 2023 Times-Republican All-Area Football Team alongside Rebels head coach John Olson who was named Co-Coach of the Year. G-R’s Isaac Clark and GMG’s Slate Witte, both seniors, were named as quarterback ...

GMG senior takes first place at 2023 Skilled Trades Convention

GARWIN — As the son of MD Construction owner Matt DeSchamp, Matthew DeSchamp Jr. has grown up knowing the importance of the trades and having a chance to learn some of the skills associated with them. Recently, the GMG senior, who is dual-enrolled at Marshalltown Community College, was ...

GMG gets perfect CTE readiness score in state report

GARWIN – The GMG Community School District was the only local district to receive a perfect rating in an academic category in the Iowa Department of Education (DOE) Iowa School Performance Profiles, released Oct. 26. Using a scale of 1 to 100, GMG earned a 100 in making students ready for ...

Several city/school election races in Tama Co. decided by write-in votes

Following the official first and second canvass of the Nov. 7 city and school elections in Tama County, the winner of several city government races including in the communities of Garwin, Tama, Clutier, and Vining. Garwin In Garwin, no one filed to run for the two-year term council vacancy. ...

Voters cast their ballots in 2023 city/school election

After a long Tuesday in which the spirit of democracy swept through Iowa’s counties like an eagle floating on the fall breeze, the night ended at the county auditors’ offices. Precincts called in, votes were counted, and 'VOTE HERE' signs were put in a back room. The unofficial 2023 ...