GLADBROOK – Gladbrook firefighters put on a spark of a show for those in attendance at the Gladbrook-Lincoln Ambulance community meet and greet this past Sunday by capping off the event with an extraction demonstration in the fire station back parking lot. “Usually, on a scene, you ...
IOWA CITY - On what would have been the first day of his murder trial in the death of Ryan Cooper, defendant Huston William Danker, 27, pleaded out to the single charge of murder in the first degree on Tuesday, Aug. 12. According to Keith Greenberg, a producer with Dateline NBC who was ...
GLADBROOK – Amid the heat and humidity and with less than ideal manpower, Gladbrook Fire & Rescue with assistance from the Traer Fire Department successfully fought a rural structure fire north of Gladbrook in Spring Creek Township back on Monday, Aug. 4. “That fire was a workout. ...
MARSHALLTOWN – These ladies and gentlemen helped at the Tama County American Legion Auxiliary sponsored picnic at the Iowa Veterans Home on August 2. Homegrown sweet corn, baked beans, chicken, meatballs, cheesy potatoes, potato salad, coleslaw, cucumbers, tomatoes, deviled eggs and homemade ...
TOLEDO – During the Monday, Aug. 4 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors, the supervisors discussed the condition of the county’s roads and vowed to work toward ensuring better outcomes going forward. As part of his report early in the meeting, County Engineer Ben Daleske told ...
IOWA – Drought conditions improved statewide due to above-normal precipitation totals in July, according to the latest Water Summary Update. With more than double the expected precipitation, last month ranks as the second wettest July in 153 years of records, behind July 1993. Drought and ...
GLADBROOK - Are you new to town? Or perhaps just looking to meet new people? Do you have a desire to give back? Then the Gladbrook Young Women Club might be for you! The Club invites all ladies of the community to an open house set for Tuesday, Sept. 9, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at City Centre. ...
TOLEDO – Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is pleased to announce Abe Dieleman of rural Toledo and Ryan Hosek of rural Traer have been selected to each receive a $1,000 local college scholarship through the SWCD’s outreach programming. Dieleman is a Green ...
AMES – Lauren Keller of rural Gladbrook was awarded the 4-H Art & Design 4-H Scholarship through the Iowa 4-H Foundation at the recognition ceremony held Sunday, June 29 in Ames. As a part of the ceremony, 115 Iowa 4-H scholarships valued at over $121,850 were awarded. Over 450 ...
IOWA – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recently announced construction is starting on a “batch and build” water quality project in Grundy and Tama Counties. This project, led by Heartland Co-op, will include the installation of 14 saturated buffers and four bioreactors. These ...