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Reinbeck News

Brant breaks through to Drake Relays

REINBECK — Gladbrook-Reinbeck junior Kennedy Brant has set the bar high — literally — this season in the girls track and field high jump by taking gold over and over again in the event. And now, such prowess has led to a qualification for the prestigious 115th Drake Relays. While ...

New lease on (rural) life

REINBECK – If there is one thing rural Iowa needs more of, it’s places to call home. And now, thanks to the efforts of local business owners Brent and Val Bovy along with UNI professor/entrepreneur Andy Anderson and Panther Builders owner Brent Dahlstrom, downtown Reinbeck recently added ...

Pioneer Trail 40 Years Celebration

REINBECK – The Pioneer Trail is reaching a milestone in 2025, as this year marks the 40th anniversary of its original opening. In 1985, the Grundy County Conservation Board and Grundy County Heritage Foundation envisioned a multi-use trail utilizing the abandoned Rock Island Railroad. ...

G-R school board to fill Wentzien’s vacant director seat by appointment

Editor's Note: This story will publish in the Friday, April 25 print edition of the Sun Courier. REINBECK – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck School Board is in need of a new director following Jordan Wentzien’s resignation earlier this month. “I am writing to inform you of my decision to resign ...

Grundy County Pork Producers donate to Gladbrook-Reinbeck FCS program

REINBECK – The Grundy County Pork Producers made a donation late last month to the Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School Family and Consumer Science (FCS) program through the gift of pork coupons. Per a G-R social media post on March 27, “[The Pork Producers] generosity allows us to taste and ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck NHS inducts 13 new members

REINBECK – At 7:30 p.m. on March 25, 2025, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Chapter of the National Honor Society met with family and friends to induct its 13 new members. The ceremony was introduced by the faculty advisor, Jennifer Strohbehn. After a brief introduction, the returning members read ...

Methamphetamine dealer sentenced to 24 years in federal prison

A woman who worked with others to distribute a significant amount of methamphetamine was sentenced on March 17, 2025, to more than 24 years in federal prison. Candace Sue Thein, 42, from Dike, received the prison term after an October 3, 2024, guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to ...

‘Sometimes the basketball just doesn’t bounce your way on the rim’

DES MOINES – Basketball has motivated a tight-knit group of Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior athletes from a young age. The game can take as much as it gives, though, and that pain was visited on the Rebels in their Class 1A state semifinal on Thursday, March 13. G-R made just one of 13 shot ...