REINBECK – It was a picture-perfect day in Iowa for last Saturday’s 12th annual Reinbeck Art Festival and Car Show held downtown along Main and Broad streets. The festival was well-attended with many young families observed enjoying all the event had to offer including a free flower ...
The G-R Community School District’s 2023-24 Homecoming Court was recently announced. Queen candidates include (front row, l-r) Delaney Petersen, Kloie Hendricks, Jada Blohm, Lauren Boyer, and Dylinn Blohm. King candidates include (back row, l-r) Max Anderson, Honorary King Jonas Kristensen, ...
AMES – Iowa State University awarded degrees to 607 graduates this summer. Students earning degrees during the summer have the opportunity to participate in fall or spring commencement ceremonies. The following are graduates from your area: Reinbeck Sadie Brockett, Master of Science, ...
REINBECK – The Reinbeck Art Festival and Car Show is fast approaching. The date is Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Reinbeck. Bring a carload of family and friends to enjoy hours of fun for adults and children. You’ll find artists and fine crafters in City ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Local students pursuing careers in health care are among the recipients of $13,500 in scholarships awarded by the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Foundation. Nine students received the $1,500 scholarship awards, including Gladbrook resident Emma Koester, who is enrolled ...
REINBECK – Despite the temperatures this past week indicating otherwise, the calendar is zooming towards summer’s conclusion but that didn’t stop the Reinbeck Public Library from holding one last summer program – its first annual Pinewood Derby Race. From August 1 through race day ...
REINBECK – Gia Harris, a member of the Reinbeck Public Library, and her family recently completed the monumental task of reading 1000 books before kindergarten. Gia began her challenge in August of 2022 — meaning she has listened to 1000 books in just one year! She has listened to an ...
MARSHALLTOWN – Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary and the Reinbeck ALA Unit sponsored the Tama County Picnic at the Iowa Veterans Home on Saturday, Aug. 5. The units brought meatballs, cheesy potatoes, sweet corn, baked beans, various salads, tomatoes, and an assortment of pies. IVH ...
GRUNDY CENTER – A familiar face behind the lens at the Grundy County Fair has elected to hang up her camera strap after years of capturing special moments throughout the fairgrounds each July. Reinbeck resident Janet Schildroth – affectionately known as ‘Grandma Janet’ to area ...
REINBECK – Defunct Voiture 171 of the Forty & Eight for Grundy County recently donated to the Avenue of Flags and to the city of Reinbeck swimming pool bathhouse project. Pictured (left to right) Voyageurs Norm Beu, George Brubaker, Reinbeck City Clerk Julie Wilkerson, and Legionnaire ...