REINBECK – You don’t have to venture outside the town of Reinbeck anymore to procure fresh farm flowers with the opening of Five R Farm’s new Flower Hut. “It was a mobile kegerator that (my husband) Ben (Robertson) had purchased. He never ended up using it and it had been sitting ...
GARWIN – Daniel and Emily Sheetz of Garwin will be hosting a Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) field day Sept. 9 to address organic management strategies. Daniel and Emily farm with their four kids along with Emily’s parents, Alan and JoAnn Kouba, on 800 acres in Tama County. They have been ...
TOLEDO – From fishing poles to paintbrushes, LEGOs to recipes, Tama County 4-H offered a whirlwind of summer adventures that brought youth together for hands-on learning, laughter, and leadership. Thank you to the youth and partners who participated! This year’s lineup of camps and ...
DES MOINES — When Kenneth Hatch passed away at the age of 56 in March 2024, the loss left a massive void in the hearts of his loved ones and friends, and it also raised questions about the future of his first generation family farm located west of Gladbrook along the Tama/Marshall/Grundy ...
DES MOINES – TF Clydesdales, located in rural Gladbrook, competed in the Percheron, Clydesdale & Draft Pony Horse Show Aug. 14-17 at the 2025 Iowa State Fair, carting up a bevy of awards including National Champions in Clydesdale Mare Unicorn and Mens Mare Cart. Owned by Becky and ...
DES MOINES – On Friday, Aug. 15, volunteers with the Tama County Cattlemen’s Association spent much of the day working in the Cattlemen’s Beef Quarters at the Iowa State Fair, serving up all things beef from salt beef bagels for breakfast to hot beef sundaes and double bacon cheeseburgers ...
DES MOINES – Delaney Petersen, a Gladbrook-Reinbeck Class of 2024 alumna, represented her alma mater in the FFA lamb shows at the 2025 Iowa State Fair. Delaney will graduate from Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) this coming December.
DES MOINES – Riah Schrage of Grundy County was crowned the 2025 Iowa State Fair Queen on Saturday, Aug. 9, on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage on the fairgrounds in Des Moines. The daughter of Landon and Cassie Schrage, Riah was chosen out of the 102 contestants who advanced from local ...
REINBECK – For all the accolades Drew Eilers has reaped during his high school career at Gladbrook-Reinbeck, his most recent – the 2024-25 Spring-Summer Corn Belt Award and Scholarship from Bound and Wyffels Hybrids – might just be his ‘sweetest’ yet. On Wednesday, July 30, right ...
GRUNDY CENTER – For Kinzee Hemann, a rising junior at Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School, this summer’s county fair season has been nothing short of extraordinary. A longtime 4-H and FFA member, Hemann showed four pigs at the Grundy County Fair last month and came away with some ...