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Former Tama County Jail employee being investigated for sexual misconduct

A spokesperson with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office confirmed earlier this week that the state attorney general is reviewing a sexual misconduct investigation into the Tama County Jail. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) launched an investigation in late January into a ...

Trivia Night set for Saturday in Reinbeck

The Reinbeck Park Board will be hosting a trivia night fundraiser on Saturday, March 26. The event will take place at the Reinbeck Memorial Building with a social hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. and trivia rounds starting at 7 p.m. The cost is $10 per person. Teams will compete in groups of up ...

Gladbrook Corn Carnival bringing back car show

After a hiatus in 2021 the car show will return to the Corn Carnival festivities this summer. The show will be one of many festivities planned for the 100th Anniversary of the Gladbrook Corn Carnival. The car show is set for June 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Johnson Street in Gladbrook. All ...

G-R students to showcase speech events

Community members will have an opportunity to check out the work of Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s speech performers at an upcoming Speech Showcase night on April 1 beginning at 7 p.m. The event will feature performances from G-R’s Musical Theatre, Improv and Reader’s Theatre teams as well as ...

Iowa Severe Weather Awareness Week March 21-25

Iowa Severe Weather Awareness Week takes place this year March 21-25. A statewide tornado drill took place on Wednesday, March 23, at 10:00 a.m. as part of the week's activities. Preparedness is key, the National Weather Service-Des Moines office stressed in a posting about Severe Weather ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck NHS inducts new members

A new crop of G-R Rebels have joined the ranks of the Gladbrook-Reinbeck National Honor Society. At 7:30pm on March 10 the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Chapter of the National Honor Society met with family and friends to induct its 17 new members. The ceremony was introduced by the faculty advisor, ...

Spring dreams bloom at Five R Farm

While folks across Iowa were springing their clocks ahead last weekend, rural Reinbeck farmer Holly Roberston was springing into action in her high tunnel – getting a jump start on the season’s early plantings. Robertson and her husband Ben Robertson own and operate Five R Farm – a ...

A worldly perspective

As a kid who grew up in Green Mountain, graduated from GMG High School and took his first job out of college not far from home at the Marshalltown Police Department, James Ulin could never have imagined just how much of the world he would end up seeing in his life. Ulin, who is currently ...

Landfill building back better

As spring cleaning projects kick into gear in the coming weeks, area residents making a trip to the Tama County Landfill will be greeted with a new feature that looks to make the landfill more customer-friendly. Landfill staff, in coordination with the Tama County Landfill Commission, have ...

Plans for new Reinbeck fire station progress

Reworked plans for a proposed new Reinbeck fire station and corresponding land acquisition were unveiled at the regular meeting of the Reinbeck City Council on March 7. Reinbeck Fire Chief Chris Heasley presented to the council a second set of architectural renderings as well as a cost ...