GRUNDY COUNTY – Local nonprofits and government agencies are invited to attend a free grant guideline workshop hosted by the Grundy County Community Foundation (GCCF) on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at noon. The virtual session will help organizations prepare for GCCF’s upcoming 2026 grant cycle. ...
TOLEDO – The Monday, Oct. 20 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting started with some contentious discord. The subject of debate was one that has long been bubbling under the surface: the minutes. Auditor Karen Rohrs has been doing her job of taking and drafting minutes for each meeting ...
TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting started, as it often does, with Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske giving his weekly report. Daleske reported they are doing some ditch digging near 260th Street and C Avenue, while the cutting of berms and re-graveling on H ...
GLADBROOK – In a game eerily similar to their defeat last week of Ar-We-Va, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team routed the Easton Valley River Hawks at home, 56-6, in a second round playoff on Halloween night in Gladbrook, racking up a whopping 470 yards including 382 rushing yards. But ...
REINBECK – On its third try in four years, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District has finally passed a school bond referendum. A mere 16 votes coupled with an unprecedented turnout in Grundy County for a school election pushed the district’s $17.3 million general obligation ...
REINBECK – In advance of the Oct. 23 community-led candidate forum for the Nov. 4, 2025 Gladbrook-Reinbeck Board of Education election, organizers solicited introductions from each of the five candidates running for the three At-Large seats. (There is also one seat up for election to fill a ...
REINBECK – Late in the day on Monday, Oct. 27, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck school district posted on social media that Adam Bentley recently announced his intention to run as a write-in candidate for the director vacancy. The newspaper is printing in full Bentley’s Q&A as posted by the ...
GRUNDY COUNTY – With the federal government shutdown, many Grundy County families will be facing food insecurity. According to Feeding America, “families, federal workers – including active duty military – people who work for federal contractors and seniors suddenly face impossible ...
Megan Witt My husband, Jake, and I have three children, ages 17, 13, and 8. Three and a half years ago, though we had been lifelong residents of Cedar Falls, our family began attending church in Reinbeck. During that time, we grew to love the people and the community so much that we felt ...
Doug Rowe I am Doug Rowe. I have been a dedicated member of the GR School Board for over 19 years. I graduated from Gladbrook Community High School and live in Gladbrook. My wife Andrea, and daughter Corissa both teach at GR. My son, Alex lives north of Reinbeck on the family farm. I have ...