DES MOINES – A House subcommittee advanced a bill Monday, Feb. 9, that would require all wind turbines in the state be equipped with aircraft detection lighting systems, to address landowner complaints about blinking red lights. House File 2081 as introduced would require new wind farms be ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Women's Club held its monthly membership meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at the Methodist Church. Chrystal Petersen, Grundy County Hospital, presented on diabetes. She covered causes, symptoms, treatment and management. She also provided information on services ...
GLADBROOK – In celebration of Great American Pie Month, The Pie Lady’s Laura Bru is sharing a “piece” of herself this coming weekend at the Gladbrook Theater by hosting a public screening of “PIEOWA” – an award-winning documentary by fellow “pie lady” Beth M. Howard in which ...
GLADBROOK – Tama County Republicans and Democrats caucused separately in several locations on the evening of Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, including at Gladbrook City Centre where half a dozen Republicans gathered to elect delegates for upcoming county and state conventions, submit party platform ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Legion and Auxiliary will meet on Monday, Feb. 16, beginning at 6:30 p.m. for a soup supper hosted by the Legion. Americanism Chr. Lisa Reinhard and Legislative Chairman Kay Lowry will be giving their reports. Each group will have their own meeting following the ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck TK class visited Westbrook Acres recently to make “cute Valentine's Day glasses with their friends.”
WYOMING – In her freshman season on the mats for North Tama, rural Gladbrook student-athlete Alaney Sienknecht is headed to the state tournament. During last Friday’s Class 1A Region 5 state qualifier at Midland, Sienknecht closed out the meet by outlasting West Branch junior Gisele ...
GLADBROOK – After five decades of answering the call, Kenneth “Kenny” Wiebensohn closed out a record-setting career with Gladbrook Fire and Rescue – hanging up his helmet for good on Dec. 31, 2025, before celebrating with his family, friends, and first responder colleagues on Sunday, ...
GLADBROOK – An elderly, rural Gladbrook couple was robbed while asleep last November, leading to the arrest of three area teenagers. In connection with the case, Kaeden James Feeney, 18, of Aplington was arrested by the Tama County Sheriff’s Department in Gladbrook on Saturday, Jan. 3, ...
TRAER – A rare weather phenomenon known as ‘snow rollers’ formed in and around northern Tama County during the night of Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 – leading to some fascinating photos. “It was weird but neat,” Mindy Finzen of rural Traer told the newspaper after photographing the ...