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‘Really big day for Reinbeck’

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REINBECK – July 23 is looking to be a “really big day” for Reinbeck. This past Monday evening, local businesses and nonprofits were given a first look at how plans are shaping up for RAGBRAI’s Day 5 pass-through of Reinbeck this summer during a pair of back-to-back meetings – ...

Rebel Kennedy Brant leaps into 9th at Drake Relays high jump

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DES MOINES – Despite allergies and a windy Friday morning, Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior Kennedy Brant came away with a season's best and a ninth-place finish at the 116th Drake Relays April 24 in Des Moines. The bar started at 5 feet, 1 inch, with Brant missing her first attempt followed by ...

Rep. Dean Fisher receives NASS Medallion Award

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DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate recently presented the prestigious National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Award to Iowa State Representative Dean Fisher (R-Montour) for his work on Iowa’s Safe at Home program and to recognize the 10-year anniversary of ...

Gladbrook ALA Mothers Tea to feature speaker Jennifer Wrage

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GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Auxiliary Mothers Tea will be held on Monday, May 11, at 1:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building. Department, District, and County presidents will be our guests. We will be remembering our deceased members since last May and membership awards will be presented. The ...

Home Health decertified

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TOLEDO — After months of ups and downs, a plan of decertification for Tama County Home Care was approved as part of the Monday, April 20 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Supervisor Curt Hilmer (R-Dysart) talked about the decision and the last Public Health meeting he attended. ...

In the Sky: Blue Moon May

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May will be an interesting month to enjoy the night sky. The Big Dipper, a part of Ursa Major (the Great Bear), will be about as high overhead as it ever gets. If you extend the curve of the dipper’s handle, it will lead to Arcturus, the brightest star in the kite-shaped constellation Bootes ...

Local MCC students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

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MARSHALLTOWN – Phi Theta Kappa advisors Dr. Cecil Holland and Jen Gunderson are pleased to announce the induction of 62 students into the Alpha Iota Rho Chapter at Marshalltown Community College this spring. Students were formally recognized during an induction ceremony held Tuesday, April ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck celebrates Prom 2026: Golden Gala

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LINCOLN – Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School celebrated prom last Saturday, April 25, at the Lincoln AMVETS Post #10 Hall. The 2026 theme was ‘Golden Gala’. Saturday evening began with the Class of 2027 and Reinbeck City Councilor/retired teacher Dale Wambold hosting an open house from 3-5 ...

Earth Day, the Wolverine Way

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UNION GROVE STATE PARK – GMG Secondary took a schoolwide field trip this past Wednesday to Union Grove State Park south of Gladbrook in honor of Earth Day, marking the first time the campus has undertaken such a trip in over seven years, according to teachers Casey Faircloth and Erin Murty ...