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Hawkeye Community College Announces Summer 2025 Graduates

WATERLOO – The following are Hawkeye Community College summer graduates and their programs of study in the local area. -Zoe Jans; Dysart; Intermediate Manufacturing Welding:GTAW, Carbon Steel, Aluminumý & Stainless Steel; Diploma -Jenna Yilek; Garwin; Physical Therapist Assistant; ...

Gladbrook ALA holds Sept. meeting; receives national award

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary met on. Sept. 8 for a dinner meeting. Unit President Jeanne Paustian called the meeting to order. She reported on her travels to Shelby and Tampa. PNP Nicole Clapp and Jeanne attended the 100th American Legion World Series of Baseball ...

Virtual teacher license renewal course dives into Iowa Core finance topics

AMES – Iowa educators wanting to do a deep dive into finance topics but need flexibility have until Oct. 21 to register for “Small Change: Building Financial Security for Educators.” This Iowa State University Extension and Outreach blended course starts Tuesday, Oct. 28, with an ...

Tama County Extension receives $4,450 Power of Produce grant

TOLEDO – Tama County Extension received a $4,450 grant to support their Power of Produce (PoP) program. The grant is provided through FCSAmerica’s Working Here Fund. The Working Here Fund grant will support the Power of Produce program at the Toledo farmer’s market. Children can visit ...

Legionnaires’ disease identified in deceased resident on Aug. 24

MARSHALLTOWN – While the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and Marshall County Public Health alerted the public about the presence of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Thursday, Sept. 4, there was a confirmed case 10 days prior on Aug. 24. According to the Reportable ...

The Great Zucchini Race

REINBECK – This time of year practically everyone with a garden is asking themselves, what on earth am I supposed to do with all these zucchinis? For those in Reinbeck last Saturday morning, the solution was simple – race those green machines of the veggie world down the street! The ...

Gladbrook’s Birdy Young wins international award for ‘Wild Child’

ATLANTA, Ga. – Gladbrook native Birdy Young, lead singer-songwriter of the country Jukebox band Hideaway Honey, has officially earned the title of International Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter at the 2025 International Singer Songwriters Association (ISSA) Awards in Atlanta, Ga. Young was ...

Bond updates: Reinbeck Fire decides against; G-R approves resolution

REINBECK - In an update to a story that published last Friday addressing the possibility of both a Gladbrook-Reinbeck school bond referendum and a City of Reinbeck fire station bond appearing on the ballot together as part of this fall's city/school election, Reinbeck Fire Chief Chris Heasley ...

Blooming through the week

REINBECK – You don’t have to venture outside the town of Reinbeck anymore to procure fresh farm flowers with the opening of Five R Farm’s new Flower Hut. “It was a mobile kegerator that (my husband) Ben (Robertson) had purchased. He never ended up using it and it had been sitting ...