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Reinbeck News

Brant leads local leapers

DES MOINES – With wind speeds increasing and temperatures in the mid-50s, the 2025 Drake Relays high jump competition was afoot last Friday, April 25, with Rebel leaper Kennedy Brant leading the local field to finish as part of a five-way tie for fifth ahead of both Grundy Center’s ...

Wrage appointed to G-R school board vacancy

REINBECK – A familiar face to many in the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District is now the newest addition to the school board. Jennifer Wrage – a retired G-R teacher and rural Gladbrook resident – was appointed to the board during a special meeting held ahead of the regular ...

G-R Summer Food Service Program for Summer 2025

REINBECK – Gladbrook-Reinbeck CSD is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age or disability, ...

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 ...