Best Yet Kids Shopping Day!Wow, the 5th annual Kids Shopping Day was a huge success. The weather was warm and dry, and, finally, "Kids Black Saturday" arrived. The shoppers were lined up and ready to make out their shopping list for their loved ones even before 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12th, ...
By Joyce Wiese County Engineer Lyle Brehm gave the weekly road report saying the Bridge Crew is working to replace a culvert north of the Ridge road on M Avenue. The existing box culvert is being replaced with a railroad tanker shell. Brehm has purchased a couple of these tanker shells for ...
In Tama County District Court in Toledo, before Judge Christopher L. Bruns: Pudoli Mendoza Gonzalez, 26, Marshalltown pleaded guilty to no driver’s license in a plea agreement. He was fined and assessed court costs totaling $472. Gonzalez was charged on June 23 at the junction of U.S. ...
By; Madeline Mussig The Gladbrook-Reinbeck School Board held their regular monthly meeting on November 23, 2015 at the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM by Josh Hemann. After the approval of the agenda, the consent agenda was approved. There was no old ...
By: Betty DahmsEditorUnder the talented hands of artist Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II, the Tama County Freedom Rock. located at the All-Veterans Memorial in Gladbrook, is becoming a reality. Mild temperatures and help from Gladbrook's Sons of the American Legion covering and heating the 9 foot 3 inch ...
By Joyce Wiese Tama County Engineer Lyle Brehm reported there were trucks out Sunday morning taking care of the snow. Brehm said his equipment is ready for the winter season. Jessica Rilling was present at the supervisor meeting to introduce herself. Rilline represents the Ioewa Valley ...
Dear Editor, For the first time in his adult life, a good friend of mine was able to afford health insurance because of the Affordable Care Act and expanded Medicaid in the state of Iowa. Recently, though, Governor Branstad privitized Medicaid. Because of this my friend has received notice ...
Gladbrook is indeed “Alive and Growing” and our wait to get the Tama County Freedom Rock painted is becoming a reality. We were originally scheduled for August 2018. An e-mail from Sorensen Studios last week asked if any of the counties waiting to get their project completed would be ...
Gladbrook's 19th annual Tree Lighting Festivities was held on Mon., Nov. 23rd. It was a beautiful winter night with snow on the ground, no wind, and a full moon.Adults of all ages and excited kids enjoyed the activities. The upper level of the City Center was alive with the laughter of ...
By: Joyce Wiese Monday morning, November 23, at the Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting County Engineer Lyle Brehm told supervisors all cultural and environmental clearances are now in place for replacement of the Chambers bridge in southeast Tama County on 380th Street. The current ...