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The GMG Junior class of 2023 won first place in the Float Contest during the Homecoming Parade on Oct. 6. Their theme was "Wreck the Raiders". Homecoming week was filled with activities and each class earned points toward winning the Spirit Trophy. The winner of the trophy for 2021 was the ...

Madison Lewis of Garwin brings her horse down the home stretch at the Iowa National Barrel Horse Association District 3 competition on Oct. 10. Lewis was among several competitors from an 18-county region throughout northeast Iowa competing over two days at the Ridge Riders Arena in Toledo. ...

With the passing of the filing deadline for the upcoming city and school election, several area governing bodies including the City of Gladbrook and GMG schools will see both races and some new faces on their boards. Gladbrook Mayor Keith Sash did not file for reelection in 2021, leaving one ...

Kayak enthusiasts are invited to Union Grove Lake for a special event on Labor Day weekend. The Union Grove Lake Park and Holding Corp. has organized a kayak rally on Saturday, Sept. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Union Grove Lake is a state park located between Garwin and Gladbrook that features ...

The traditional Flag Raising Ceremony on the first day of school, August 23, was held at the GMG Elementary Green Mountain campus. The Gladbrook American Legion and Auxiliary conducted the ceremony. Members of the Legion Color Guard presented the flags. Gladbrook Junior Auxiliary members ...

A Little Free Library has been placed in the Garwin City Park in memory of Dick Slingluff, who passed away on April 10. Lola Slingluff, Librarian for Garwin Public Library since 2011, is Dick's widow. What is the Little Free Library? It provides a place for anyone to take a free book. The ...

Two GMG speech students recently earned All-State honors for their Group Mime event. Joaquin Fitzsimmons, left, and Owen Bovenmyer, right, are pictured rehearsing their mime event titled “Carnival Capers” ahead of their state contest on Feb. 6. The duo received all Division 1 ratings at ...

MAXWELL — The Class 1A No. 12 Collins-Maxwell girls’ basketball team led from the outset and rolled to a 55-22 victory over Iowa Star Conference South Division foe GMG in Thursday’s Region 6 first-round pairing. Brooke Christie scored a game-high 17 points to lead Collins-Maxwell (21-1), ...

GMG Community Schools have preschool registration forms available for the 2021-2022 school year. If you are interested in receiving a form, please contact the elementary office at (641) 474-2251. You can also find the form on the school’s website at: www.gmgschools.org