DES MOINES — Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys basketball has prevailed before in uncomfortable moments this postseason to return to the Class 1A state tournament. Bellevue Marquette Catholic was just too tall of a challenge for the Rebels, rallying to knock down G-R 45-36 in a 1A quarterfinal at ...
DES MOINES — A liberal activist group has filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Montour), whose Iowa House district includes most of Tama County (excluding Traer, Dysart, and Buckingham) and all of Poweshiek County, over allegations that he is attempting to “cash in” on ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Grundy County Memorial Hospital-UnityPoint Health (GCMH) is recognized among the nation’s Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals for a fourth consecutive year. The 2024 recognition by the Chartis Center for Rural Health identifies outstanding performance among the nation’s ...
GLADBROOK – Members of Gladbrook’s Peace United Church of Christ welcomed 2024 by installing a new faith leader, Rev. John Granchie who gave his first sermon from the Peace pulpit on Sunday, January 6. Pastor Granchie assumed his new role at Peace following the passing last August of Rev. ...
A Marshalltown man was arrested on a number of charges including eluding 25 plus over the speed limit, a Class D felony, after leading deputies on a high speed chase that started in Marshalltown and ended northeast of Gladbrook in Tama County last Saturday evening. According to a press release ...
TOLEDO – At last week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting, the engineer reported working on blading, brush cutting, and putting rock down during this nice weather we've been having. Contract rock hauling will be starting soon. The engineer also had a new dust control policy approved ...
GARWIN – The Garwin Lions recently presented a donation of $500 to the Garwin Fire Department earmarked for the building fund. The fund was established to construct a new building to house the current fire and ambulance equipment. The Garwin Lions Club, established in 1957, currently has 18 ...
DYSART – After first leasing office space in downtown Dysart more than two years ago, the Virginia-based company Apex Clean Energy – better known by its commercial wind energy project name, Winding Stair Wind – has terminated its leases with Tama County landowners. “Apex Clean ...
Embrace the Luck of the Irish: Donate Blood this St. Patrick's Day Season! Every 2 seconds, someone needs a lifesaving blood transfusion. Your local hospital relies entirely on blood donors from the community through LifeServe. Let's paint the town green with acts of kindness! Roll up your ...
Tama County SKIP (Supporting Kids in Prevention) is partnering with the local movie theaters in Traer, Gladbrook, and the Wieting Theatre to offer a FREE Family Movie Night for Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month. We believe that protecting children is everyone’s business and want to ...