MARSHALLTOWN – Lifelong Marshalltonian and Class of 2018 GMG graduate Alexa Mitchell’s first professional passion was healthcare as she spent several years working at the Iowa Veterans Home. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and she lost so many of the patients she had come to know and ...
TOLEDO – The snow had melted away, taking with it the last remnants of a lingering winter; the seasons were changing, the sun was shining, and it was again Monday, time for the Tama County Board of Supervisors’ March 24 meeting. If you were going to miss a meeting, this was the one to ...
GLADBROOK – On March 12, 2026, the Gladbrook Women’s Club held its March membership meeting at the Methodist Church. Joan Hayward Helm presented from the Tama County Historical Society. She brought booklets about the Gladbrook School and Women’s Group in addition to several other items ...
Senior Dinner The Gladbrook area Senior Citizens Dinner will be held on Thursday, April 9, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Memorial Building. Please note, the dinner is taking place on a Thursday (not Friday). Dinner will be served by the Gladbrook Women’s Club. Call Jeanne to make ...
REINBECK – Chapter 1: First Impressions, the first phase in the Reinbeck Public Library’s ambitious remodeling project, is now officially in the books. “[Homefront Builders] finished last week. We mad-scrambled and had the doors open [to the Clark Street entrance] on Wednesday. It’s ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Last week Friday at 5 p.m. the county filing deadline passed for Iowa’s Tuesday, June 2, 2026 primary election. The offices of Grundy County attorney, recorder, and treasurer as well as two seats on the Board of Supervisors, will be on the ballot locally. The deadline for ...
TOLEDO – Last week Friday at 5 p.m. the county filing deadline passed for Iowa’s Tuesday, June 2, 2026 primary election. The offices of Tama County treasurer, recorder, and attorney, as well as two seats on the Board of Supervisors, will be on the ballot locally. The deadline for written ...
DES MOINES –On Monday, March 9, Republican candidate for Iowa Senate District 27 Rocky Damiano officially filed paperwork with the Iowa Secretary of State’s office to appear on the primary ballot. “I am extremely proud to have filed, surrounded by family, supporters, and members of the ...
TRAER – Last month, rural Tama County resident and photographer Mindy Finzen and her family were witness to quite a show at their acreage west of Traer as half a dozen bald eagles perched in leafless trees near their home beneath a perfect azure sky. “There were just lots of eagles flying ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Community Foundation board members are pleased to announce they are now accepting grant applications from non-profit Gladbrook area groups for the 2026 grant program. Application forms may be picked up at Gladbrook City Hall or they are available at ...