Before Judge Mitchell E. Turner in Tama County District Court in Toledo: Armando Rodriguez Martinez, 25, Cedar Rapids entered a written guilty plea to 1st offense drunken driving. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail, fined $1,250, and directed to complete a substance abuse evaluation and ...

Editor, Most in our community are aware that Gladbrook-Reinbeck, like many other small districts in Iowa, will be going through changes based on declining enrollment and insufficient funding through our state government. With our current budget projections, we plan to make some changes to how ...

Gladbrook’s 18th annual Tree Lighting Festivities was held on Mon., Nov. 24th. It was a cold, windy and snowy day. Definitely Santa Claus weather!!!! Adults of all ages and excited kids enjoyed the activities. The upper level of the City Center was alive with the laughter of children as ...

It is Sunday, November 30, and Jo is busy in the kitchen preparing Thanksgiving dinner for our family. We will have all of Craig’s and Stacey’s families here. That includes seven grandchildren - five of them are five years old and under. It will get wild! It’s great to have all of ...

It is Sunday, November 30, and Jo is busy in the kitchen preparing Thanksgiving dinner for our family. We will have all of Craig’s and Stacey’s families here. That includes seven grandchildren - five of them are five years old and under. It will get wild! It’s great to have all of ...

Emily Vaughn of Garwin brought home first place in the 10 and 11 year old NFL Punt, Pass and Kick Championship. She competed in Minneapolis at the Viking's training facility on November 29. Emily was announced the winner during the during the Minnesota Vikings versus Carolina Panthers football ...

Suspended prison term for Tama burglary, Chelsea meth lab Before Judge Patrick R. Grady in Tama County District Court in Toledo: Stephanie Ann Blanchett, 36, Cedar Rapids, entered guilty pleas in plea agreements on charges of conspiracy with intent to manufacture or deliver methamphetamine - ...

CEDAR FALLS - Matt Straight gave it a second thought and even used two timeouts to mull it over.Facing fourth-and-2 from the Rebels' 9 with just over a minute to play, the Panther coach trusted his team's season and the fate of a championship in the hands of the compact Brady Charbonneau.The ...

Dear Editor November is National Hospice Month, a time for us to educate about our services and reflect on how we deliver our care. More than 1.65 million Americans and their families seek hospice care each year and that number is growing. The focus is on comfort and living life to the fullest ...

REINBECK - Despite all the pomp and pageantry that accompanies playing for the Class A state championship at the UNI-Dome - a veritable Mount Parnassus or Mecca for high school football teams - one former teammate never strays far from the busy minds of the players that ornament the ...