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Reinbeck News

Reinbeck Facade Improvement Grant Spotlight: Surly Steve’s

REINBECK – All three downtown storefronts selected this year by the Reinbeck Development Committee to receive facade improvement grants have completed construction and are ready for the reveal! This week the Sun Courier is showcasing the new facade for Surly Steve’s located at 405 Main ...

Leila Staton declares candidacy for House District 54

REINBECK – Leila Staton, 21, a child sexual assault advocate, womens’ health advocate, and community organizer who resides in Stout has formally announced her candidacy for the Iowa House of Representatives District 54. Staton is moving with a mission: to give District 54 a voice that ...

Grundy County Conservation receives Corteva grant to ‘close the gap’

GRUNDY COUNTY – Grundy County Conservation and the Grundy County Heritage Foundation recently received a $5,000 grant from Corteva Agriscience toward 2025 efforts to close the Pioneer Trail gap. Plans for the trail include utilizing the Hwy 175 right of way to connect the existing trail at ...

Stars, Stripes, and Small Town Pride

REINBECK AND GARWIN - As Americans across the country celebrated Independence Day on Friday, July 4, Reinbeck hosted its annual 4th of July celebration while nearby Garwin hosted its own Freedom Days festival. The bulk of the activities in both communities were held in the towns’ ...

Spotlight on Shane

REINBECK – As operations manager for the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District, Shane Hawkins spends a good portion of his days ensuring the district’s facilities are maintained to the best of his ability – an increasingly tall task in light of the ever-deteriorating conditions ...

Reinbeck meth dealer sentenced to federal prison for second time

CEDAR RAPIDS – A Reinbeck man who obtained a significant quantity of methamphetamine from a source of supply that he had met in federal prison was sentenced June 23, 2025, to 20 years in federal prison. Austin David Hansen, 39, from Reinbeck received the prison term after a December 23, ...

Wambold honored with Lions International award

REINBECK – One of Reinbeck’s biggest fans, Reinbeck Lions Club President Dale Wambold was recently recognized with the fourth highest award from the International Association of Lions Clubs — the International President's Certificate of Appreciation for 2024-25. “In recognition of ...

G-R’s Janssen returns as Country School Day teacher July 22 in Dysart

DYSART – The Dysart Historical Society’s fifth annual Country School Day will be held on Tuesday, July 22, at the local historical center campus (612 Crisman St.) led by Shelby Janssen, currently a second-grade teacher at Gladbrook-Reinbeck. All students entering grades 4-6 this coming fall ...