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Letters to the Editor

Notes from the Lake

Dear ReadersUnion Grove State Park along with its counterparts all over the state, will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Iowa's lakes and state parks this year.Union Grove Lake was the brainchild of a group of individuals who in 1936 formed Union Grove Lake Park and ...

Message from Our Mayor

How is this for March coming in like a lamb – 61 degrees on March 1st. It has been a long time since I wrote a letter so I have to get caught up on a few things. First off I want to wish a Happy Birthday to Marian Schultz on her 100th birthday a few weeks back. She is still living alone ...

100 Years of Gladbrook Auxiliary

Founded in 1919 the American Legion Auxiliary has nearly 1 million members from all walks of life, to claim itself as the world's largest women's patriotic service organization. It promotes hundreds of volunteer programs, gives tens of thousands of hours to its communities and to veterans, ...

Pastor Gideon & Jhona Lyn Gallo become U.S. Citizens

Pastor Gideon & Jhona Lyn Gallo arrived in the United States on January 23, 2008 obtaining an I-94 immigration permit when Pastor Gideon became the pastor of a church in Iowa. In 2009, they renewed their I-94 permit & applied for an I-360 permit which when approved, would allow them ...

Hero at Home

As National President of the American Legion Auxiliary, my special project focuses on the Health and Well-Being of our Veterans, Military and Their Families. Throughout my healthcare career, and especially during my years as a burn care nurse, I witnessed first-hand the internal and external ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck School Board

The Gladbrook-Reinbeck Board of Education met in regular session at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2020 in the Junior High/High School Vocal Music Room in Reinbeck. Board members in attendance were: Douglas Rowe, president pro-tem in chair, Rod Brockett, Donovan Devore, Christine Farley, ...

Tama Co. Supervisors-Radio bond hearing to be set

Meeting on Monday, Feb. 24, Tama County Supervisors decided to to set a public hearing date next week to hear comments on the issuance of $4,735,167 in general obligation bonds to pay for a new emergency and law enforcement communication system. Total price of the new equipment and ...

Noah’s Love 3rd Annual Benefit

Noah's Love 3rd Benefit will be held on March 21, 2020, at the Lincoln Amvet Hall in Lincoln. Doors Open at 4:30-12.We are again having a Silent Auction, Meal, Band.We are collecting items for our Silent Auction. We are asking for anything you would like to donate for our auction would be ...

Tama County Master Gardeners receives a $2,000 grant for Demonstration Gardens

Grant provided by Farm Credit Services of America Working Here Fund for Agriculture Education MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA– Tama County Master Gardeners received a $2,000 grant for their demonstration gardens. The grant is provided through Farm Credit Services of America’s (FCSAmerica) Working Here ...