Local fire departments helped ignite learning among students at both Gladbrook-Reinbeck and GMG last week as part of Fire Prevention Week. On Friday, Oct. 10, Reinbeck Fire and EMS stopped by the elementary and Little Rebels Learning Center campuses in Reinbeck, while Gladbrook Fire & ...
GARWIN – GMG High School crowned 2025 Homecoming King Drayson Stephenson and Homecoming Queen Jocie Parks during a coronation ceremony at the high school here on Wednesday, Oct. 8. On Friday afternoon, King Stephenson and Queen Parks (top photo) along with their fellow candidate couples ...
REINBECK – Late this past Monday evening (Oct. 13), Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District Superintendent Caleb Bonjour posted to the district’s Facebook page a lengthy “District Response to Misleading Information and Social Media Posts” in an effort to address what he ...
TRAER – As the 21st century starts its second quarter, the number of people interested in portraying and imitating the lives of those from the middle of the 19th — specifically, Civil War re-enactors — is shrinking. “This is a dying art form,” Krystyna Jones said. Jones is chair ...
TOLEDO – In celebration of National 4-H Week, the Toledo Techs 4-H Club proudly launched a community outreach project to recognize and thank local farmers for their hard work and dedication. Club members assembled and prepared gift bags designed to help farmers take a well-earned break and ...
REINBECK – Terpstra Hoke and Associates P.C., Certified Public Accountants, recently released an audit report on the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District. The District’s revenues totaled $10,285,292 for the year ended June 30, 2024 – a 0.8% increase from the prior year. Expenses ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary joint meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Toledo Post Home at 1:30 in the afternoon. This will be our Memorial Service so please get your list of deceased members during the last year to Lorraine Vileta before the meeting.
TOLEDO – In the drizzle of Monday morning on Oct. 6, the usual crowd made their way to the Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting to discuss the big issues, which this week mostly concerned the roads department. Starting off the meeting was none other than Tama County Engineer Ben ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a pair of asphalt scams that occurred last week, one of which resulted in the homeowner confronting the alleged scammers and being injured as a result. “In one case, a homeowner was injured after confronting the individuals, ...
DES MOINES – Iowa saw gradually degrading conditions through September, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Iowa's nine-week drought-free streak came to an end with the release of the latest U.S. Drought map for early October. Although the state avoided drought throughout ...