TOLEDO – Tama County Extension received a $4,450 grant to support their Power of Produce (PoP) program. The grant is provided through FCSAmerica’s Working Here Fund. The Working Here Fund grant will support the Power of Produce program at the Toledo farmer’s market. Children can visit ...
MARSHALLTOWN – While the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and Marshall County Public Health alerted the public about the presence of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Thursday, Sept. 4, there was a confirmed case 10 days prior on Aug. 24. According to the Reportable ...
REINBECK – This time of year practically everyone with a garden is asking themselves, what on earth am I supposed to do with all these zucchinis? For those in Reinbeck last Saturday morning, the solution was simple – race those green machines of the veggie world down the street! The ...
ATLANTA, Ga. – Gladbrook native Birdy Young, lead singer-songwriter of the country Jukebox band Hideaway Honey, has officially earned the title of International Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter at the 2025 International Singer Songwriters Association (ISSA) Awards in Atlanta, Ga. Young was ...
REINBECK - In an update to a story that published last Friday addressing the possibility of both a Gladbrook-Reinbeck school bond referendum and a City of Reinbeck fire station bond appearing on the ballot together as part of this fall's city/school election, Reinbeck Fire Chief Chris Heasley ...
GLADBROOK – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 53rd event, “Soil to Shelter: High Tunnel Production.” The event will be held on Thursday, Sept. 25 at MadAcre Farms, 1175 F Avenue in rural Gladbrook. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the event beginning at 6 ...
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 — The ex-girlfriend of a man who was arrested and charged with animal neglect in connection with the death of a dog at a Garwin residence has also been arrested in connection with the same case, according to court records. Nikki Emily Rose Bollas, 28, has been charged with the same ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – The first day of the 2025-26 school year for GMG Elementary was on Monday, Aug. 25. The morning included the annual Flag Raising Ceremony provided by the Gladbrook American Legion Post #127 and the Gladbrook Legion Auxiliary. Elementary Principal Stacie Busch welcomed ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary will meet on Monday, Sept. 8, beginning at 11:30 a.m. for a dinner meeting furnished by the officers. Jeanne will report on the national convention and will discuss our new year.