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Letters to the Editor

Fritter Day at Westbrook Acres

Community Service Chairman Jeannie Paustian went to work early on Christmas Eve morning making homemade raisin fritters for the residents at Westbrook Acres. Pictured with her is her elf helper Barb Muhs. Her other elf helper Darrell was off delivering the fritters to the residents for their ...

Tama County Supervisors By: Joyce Wiese

Tama County Supervisors Dan Anderson, Kendall Jordan and Larry Vest met Friday morning as required for the 2015 Organizational meeting. Dan Anderson, present chairman, asked for a motion for nominating a new Chairman for the year 2015. Kendall Jordan nominated Larry Vest, all voting aye. ...

Tama Co. Supervisors By: Joyce Wiese

Les Koch, speaker for the Tama County Compensation Board met with the Tama County Board of supervisors Monday morning, December 22, reporting the recommendation of the board who met earlier this month. Koch says the board voted to recommend a three percent (3%) increase in wages for the ...

Letters to Santa

Santa Claus was gracious enough to share the letters he received from the children of Gladbrook and the surrounding area, he hopes you enjoy them as much as he did. 9 wii Syklanders true team Skylanders swap force Skylanders giants Wet shoot Chris Utterback Dear Santa- I Joshua would ...

G-R School Board By Marcy Knaack

Thursday evening the Gladbrook-Reinbeck School Board held another lengthy meeting as they heard from a former teacher and students and discussed among themselves the future of the Gladbrook-Reinbeck District. With continued declining enrollment and students opting to open enroll out of the ...

“Angel Tree” helps families in need this Christmas

The Angel Tree food boxes were packed on Fri., Dec. 19th. Helping pack the boxes were (l-r) Darrell Paustian, Jolene Denbow, Rev. Barb Muhs, and Richard Ellis. The coordinators for the area churches were Muhs and Ellis, Salem Church, June Klinefelter, gifts, and Patsy Rinz, food, Gladbrook UMC, ...

Chad Mussig

Dear Santa,It's that time of year again. I know that you have received Christmas letters from my children already, but this year I really would like you to give consideration to me, a GR parent. I have been pretty good, I even got up the Christmas lights in November like my wife had asked. I ...

Rick Gersema

They called us"NIMBYs"As I sit down to put some thoughts on paper about a very deep concern that is very close to my families heart, I keep reflecting on something that was said about me and a host of others in a community meeting some months ago as we discussed the Rock Island Clean Line's ...

Letter to the Editor-Chad Mussig

Dear Santa, It's that time of year again. I know that you have received Christmas letters from my children already, but this year I really would like you to give consideration to me, a GR parent. I have been pretty good, I even got up the Christmas lights in November like my wife had asked. ...

Tama Co. Court News

Tama County District Court A rural Toledo man was sentenced to terms of 25 years and five years in prison to be served consecutively on Dec. 5 in Tama County District Court in Toledo. The judgments were handed down by Judge Mitchell E. Turner. Robert John Thede Sr., 65, pleaded guilty to ...