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Tama County Republicans set to hold midterm caucus

The Tama County Republican Party will hold caucuses on Monday, February 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. as follows: Clutier JnR Community Center 505 5th St., Clutier Precincts 7, 10, 12 (Carroll, Oneida, E. 1/2 of Richland, Salt Creek, York townships) Dysart City Community Building 418 Main St., ...

Tama County Democrats to hold midterm caucus

The Iowa Democratic Party will hold the 2022 midterm caucus on Monday, February 7, 2022, beginning at 7:00 p.m. All caucus participants must be in line or signed in by 7:00 pm. in order to participate. In Tama County the Democratic Caucus will be held in two locations: North Tama High School ...

Nekola appointed to vacant council seat

During their Jan. 10 regular meeting the Gladbrook City Council appointed Wayne Nekola as the newest member of the city council governing body. Nekola was appointed by the council to fill a vacancy created when former council member Trudi Scott was elected mayor in November during the middle of ...

March vote calls for renewal of PPEL levy at Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Voters in the Gladbrook-Reinbeck School District community will be asked to head to the ballot box on March 1 for a special school election. On the ballot will be a single question asking to renew the voter-approved portion of the school’s Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) for the ...

No. 6 Rebels in control of NICL West, remain undefeated

Sizing up the regular season calendar, it became clear for the sixth-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels that mid-January would be a litmus test. Though a marquee matchup with 2A No. 3 Aplington-Parkersburg still looms, the Rebels have cleared some space at the top of the NICL West conference ...

COVID-19 winter spike hits record high case count

As the COVID-19 pandemic incomprehensibly nears the year three milestone, positive case counts related to the most recently discovered omicron variant have been surging through the state. In Tama County, the seven-day positivity rate has reached an all-time high of 33 percent according to data ...

Maxwell to seek reelection in new House District

Representative Dave Maxwell (R-Deep River) announced this week his reelection bid for the Iowa House. Maxwell currently represents House District 76 comprising all of Poweshiek County and twelve townships in Iowa County. Under the newly confirmed redistricting maps, Maxwell will run for ...

Reicks honored for years of service

Jason M. Reicks is pictured receiving his five-year service award from Gary Mauer, Grundy County Engineer during the Grundy County Board of Supervisors meeting on Jan. 10. Reicks is an employee of the Grundy County Secondary Road Department. – Contributed photo

Gladbrook Auxiliary news

Today’s sunshine has finally warmed enough to melt some of the snow from last Friday’s snowstorm, so we welcomed a good crowd to the Legion’s annual Volunteer Appreciation soup supper for the local fire department and ambulance crew. We were pleased to meet several of those young men who ...