Letter to the Editor: As a long-time Tama County resident, I wish to voice my support for Brent Heeren as Tama County Attorney and point out an issue I feel is important for Tama County voters to be aware of regarding Brent’s opponent, Michael Marquess. In my opinion, Mr. Marquess has ...
An agreement to provide law enforcement protection to the city of Montour by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office was approved for renewal by the Board of Supervisors on Monday, Oct. 8. The contract calls for 30 hours of coverage monthly at a total annual cost of $3,200. Supervisors said the ...
Late one evening, Walt heard some strange noises outside. He peered out the back door and saw 2 or 3 guys stealing things out of his barn. He stumbled in the dark to reach the phone and called the police. The dispatched asked, “Have they made an attempt to enter your house?” Slightly ...
Imagine if there was a “one stop shop” where families could access free literacy resources for PreK-6th Grade children. Now, imagine if parents and caregivers could use a search and filter tool to select specific types of resources, targeted literacy skills to work on, and an appropriate ...
Steve & Becky Fevold of Gladbrook were inducted into the Iowa Draft Horse Hall of Fame during the Iowa State Fair draft horse show. Steve & Becky raise Clydesdales on their rural Gladbrook farm and show their Clydesdales thru out the Midwest attending the Olmstead Co Fair at Rochester, ...
The annual Gladbrook Area Crop Walk was held on October 7. Walkers met at the Gladbrook United Methodist Church and enjoyed a rather misty walk around Gladbrook. Churches involved included Chapel United Methodist Church, Gladbrook United Methodist Church, Salem Church of Lincoln and Peace ...
The Gladbrook Jr. Auxiliary met on Sun., Sept. 30th for their family kick-off supper at the Memorial Building. The Junior Auxiliary new leaders Melissa Sienknecht, Kathy Vavroch, and Jodi Betts introduced themselves and had everyone present tell their name and something special about ...
Tama County has joined some 30 areas of Iowa which are members of a program “to welcome transitioning military members and their families leaving military service to become Iowans.” The Iowa Home Base Community initiative was adopted by the Tama County Board of Supervisors on Monday, Oct. ...
A college pizza delivery boy arrived at the house of Mr. Smith. He knocked on the door and handed him the pizza. After receiving it, Mr. Smith asked: “What is the usual tip?” “Well,” replied the youth, “this is my first trip here, but the other guys say if I get a quarter out of you, ...
Fall is coming in full force – night time temperatures down to 40 and a forecast of rain most of this week. For those of you out of state readers, September was the rainiest ever. We set all time records of rain fall this past month. It really shows when all of our farmers started harvest. ...