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Rebels score convincing win over Don Bosco

GLADBROOK — Top-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck beat Don Bosco for the first time in five tries in 8-Man football, topping the Dons 34-21 last Friday night. G-R quarterback Isaac Clark was 7-for-17 passing for 168 yards with two touchdowns, finding Treyvon Herron and Hudson Clark for scoring ...

Friday Night Lights Returns: One more for Gladbrook-Reinbeck football

GLADBROOK – The Rebels got over a major program hurdle last season, advancing to the state quarterfinals for the first time as an 8-man squad. This year’s group hopes to push it one step further. “One more rep, one more play, whatever it is for one more game,” said head coach John ...

Friday Night Lights Returns: GMG tapping last season’s finale momentum

GARWIN – GMG football hopes to bring some momentum from last fall to this year’s 8-man gridiron campaign. The Wolverines defeated Springville 40-38 in last year’s season finale to end at 1-8. GMG brings back a solid chunk of that team back in anticipation of the season opener at ...

Reinbeck Library caps off summer programming in (racing) style

REINBECK – Despite the temperatures this past week indicating otherwise, the calendar is zooming towards summer’s conclusion but that didn’t stop the Reinbeck Public Library from holding one last summer program – its first annual Pinewood Derby Race. From August 1 through race day ...

Tama Co. Conservation director resigns

RURAL TOLEDO – Despite a scarcity of public information, it appears Tama County Conservation Director Stephen Mayne has resigned. This past Monday in an email exchange with Tama-Grundy Publishing, Tama County Attorney Brent Heeren told the newspaper it was his understanding that Director ...

Potential for drought improvement diminishes in Iowa as temperatures rise

There was not enough rainfall in recent weeks to significantly improve dry conditions across Iowa amid and a string of hot days with no rain this past week. That’s why the federal Climate Prediction Center is less optimistic about drought lifting from most of the state in the coming ...

Gladbrook Senior Citizens Dinner set for Sept. 8

GLADBROOK - The Gladbrook Senior Citizens Dinner will be held on Friday, Sept. 8, beginning at 11:30 a.m., at the Gladbrook Memorial Building. Chapel Church is hosting the dinner. Call Jeanne to make reservations at 641-751-2039.

In the zone

TOLEDO – The biggest issue discussed at last Monday's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting was the Zoning Commission. Carol Meyer from the Toledo area and Steven Peterson from the Chelsea area were both appointed to the commission during the supervisors’ meeting. The supervisors had ...

Iowa Waste Exchange – local matchmaker for unwanted items

Did you know there is a local matchmaker for unwanted items? Tammy Turner, Resource Specialist with the Iowa Waste Exchange is just the person to find matches for your business’s unwanted materials (or to search for items that your organization, non-profit, or school could utilize!). The ...

Welcome to Medicare Seminar offered Sept. 28

GRUNDY CENTER – A seminar is being offered for those who are new to Medicare or have questions about their Medicare benefits. “Welcome to Medicare” is a Medicare program overview that will take place Thursday, September 28 from 5–6 p.m. at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Education ...