REINBECK – In a heartwarming display of community spirit and dedication, a diverse group of 20 individuals from our small-town district came together to engage in a thorough and collaborative process aimed at shaping the future of our local schools. This group, representing various ...
\PELLA – Central College Class of 2027 student Sophia Folkerts of Reinbeck has been named to the dean's list for the Spring 2024 Semester. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.500 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the ...
In celebration of Soil & Water Stewardship Week 2024, Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) donated northern red oak seedlings to 322 sixth graders in the Green Mountain-Garwin, Meskwaki, South Tama, Union, North Tama and Gladbrook-Reinbeck School Districts. This continues ...
Lanette Martin of Marshalltown has been appointed International Exchange Coordinator for the region by EF (Education First) High School Exchange Year. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, EF HSEY is a non-profit foreign exchange organization designated by the U.S. Department of State. The ...
REINBECK – The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) recently announced that Lincoln Savings Bank (LSB) has been named the Top Beginning Farmer Lending Institution of 2023, along with Nathan Ragsdale, Assistant Vice President and LSB Relationship Manager being named Beginning Farmer Loan Officer of ...
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold public town meetings in Grundy Center and Toledo on May 13 as part of his annual 99 county meetings across Iowa. “Continued dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent is the cornerstone of representative government. I look ...
GRUNDY COUNTY – The final day to file in Iowa for county office for the upcoming June 4, 2024, primary election came and went on March 22. In Grundy County, the offices of county auditor and county sheriff, as well as three seats on the county board of supervisors are all up for election ...
GRUNDY CENTER – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, announced this past Monday her Small Business of the Week as The Landmark Bistro of Grundy County. Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in ...
GRUNDY CENTER – A judge has awarded jobless benefits to an Iowa nurse who quit her job at a care facility that has a history of issues with staffing and resident abuse. State records indicate Jessica M. Nelson worked at the Grundy Care Center from February 2023 to January 2024, when she ...
A total solar eclipse was visible from the United States this past Monday, April 8. While Iowa was not in the path of totality which stretched from Texas to Maine in a narrow band, the state did experience somewhere between 70 to 85 percent of the eclipse depending on location. The peak time ...