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Letters to the Editor

Message From Our Mayor

I want to begin this letter by thanking everyone in our town for making it very presentable for both Mother’s Day and Father”s Day. With all the rain we had your hard work, it shows that we are all proud to live in this fine town. Keep up the good work going into Corn Carnival. We have ...

City of Gladbrook welcomes Gladbrook Family Pharmacy

The city of Gladbrook announces the groundbreaking of Gladbrook Family Pharmacy conveniently located right next door to Covenant Clinic. The telepharmacy will be owned and operated under the direction of Tim Madsen, 17-year current owner at Medicap Pharmacy in Toledo along with Derek ...

Little Miss and Mister Corn Carnival Contestants

Lots of Fun Planned for Thursday Night of Corn CarnivalYou won't want to miss all the action and entertainment scheduled for Thursday night of the Gladbrook Corn Carnival on June 28th. All the activities at the Kiddies Parade start out the jam-packed night including the crowning of Little Mr. ...

Lead Holds In Official Tally By John Speer CIP

Mindy Benson, Tama, maintained her lead and has won the Democrat nomination for Iowa House 72 in the June 5 Primary vote. Official results show Benson with 404 votes total from Tama, Marshall and Black Hawk counties and Dave Degner at 394 votes. Other official vote totals from the race showed ...

Supervisors renew Heartland pool coverage By John Speer

Started before he joined the board in 1994, 1st District Tama County Supervisor Larry Vest described the Heartland Insurance Risk Pool as the "best" agreement the county has continued to participate in. With this endorsement and information about the current renewal status from Judy Funk, a ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck CSD Year-End Staff Breakfast

The staff of Gladbrook-Reinbeck School was honored at a year-end breakfast hosted by the Board of Education on June 5th. Staff members were recognized for their years of service. The honorees were: Marcia Koester - 32 years; Kim Thompson – 25 years; Helen Adair – 20 years; Sally ...

GMG’s Emma Reed shows at Iowa City Arts Festival By Margaret Thomsen

Emma Reed, an eighth grader at GMG Junior High, showed her art work at the Iowa City Arts Festival on June 2 and 3. She was part of the Emerging Artist Pavilion and was one of sixteen artists showing and selling their art work there. The artists ranged in age from university art students to ...

Tama County Primary By John Speer CIP jspeer@tamatoledonews.com

How many absentee ballots still out and are returned and for whom they voted may determine which Democrat challenges incumbent State Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Montour) in the November General Election. Absentee ballots which must be returned by noon Monday, June 10, could tip the scale in either ...