REINBECK – It was a gorgeous string of days last weekend for Reinbeck’s annual ‘Miracle on Main’ downtown celebration. There was something for everyone from the young to the young-at-heart including holiday food from roasted chestnuts to The Milk House ice cream, plenty of great ...

CEDAR FALLS – Jeremy Nally doesn’t think Bedford could stop Gladbrook-Reinbeck all that often last Wednesday afternoon. Instead, the Bedford head coach said the Bulldogs took advantage of self-inflicted errors by the Rebels, opening the door for Bedford’s fourth-quarter comeback capped ...

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary hosted a Community Veterans Day Program at Westbrook Acres this past Monday, Nov. 13. The ALA Americanism Chairman Lisa Reinhard started the service with a quote from Jonn F. Kennedy. “As we express our gratitude, you must never ...

There is some exciting news for the Pioneer trail. The Grundy County Conservation Board and Grundy County Heritage Foundation have spent the last year exploring ways to close the gaps on the Pioneer Trail. Currently, there are two gaps on the Pioneer Trail. One gap is on the east edge of ...

REINBECK – High school thespians took to the Gladbrook-Reinbeck auditorium stage last Saturday and Sunday for the fall production of the musical comedy “Once Upon A Mattress” by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer, with music by Mary Rodgers and lyrics by Marshall Barer. The ...

GLADBROOK – The 11th annual “Kids Shopping Day” will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon at Peace Church. Once again at our Christmas Store kids will be able to choose just the right gifts for their family absolutely free. Anyone from the age of 3 through seniors in ...

GLADBROOK – In conjunction with Samaritans Purse, Peace United Church of Christ of Gladbrook recently sponsored the filling of shoeboxes. These boxes go all over the world to help make a child's Christmas special. The boxes were filled for boys and girls with age-appropriate toys. The ...

TOLEDO – Last week's meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors started with idle chit-chat and ended with a lively spat. The meeting, as usual, included the Engineer's report, which stated that they are currently working on removing a snow trap on 250th Street. The Toledo Deer Creek ...

The dry growing conditions of 2022 and 2023 have left some cattlemen with a short supply of hay and poor pastures that resulted in stored hay being fed during the summer. Tight hay supplies will likely lead to higher prices later in the winter-feeding period. Other feeds like corn silage and ...