Dear Editor,I want to put into writing how proud everyone should feel for the fantastic turnout we had supporting our students, that's what this is all about. Not saving our communities, but saving our students education. Our district voters are GR-8. Students and education first, I'm sure ...
Dear Editor,Over a year ago my attorney notified "Energy Transfer Partners, LP, DBA Bakken Pipeline, LLC, DBA Dakota Access LLC, by letter that I was NOT interested in having a pipeline on my property. Many times since then Dakota Access LLC persisted wanting to survey my property and I always ...
Dear Editor and G-R Fans, When I’m working in the den and Bruce is watching football in the living room, I can usually tell how the Bears are doing. If he’s yelling a lot, I know the Bears aren’t playing well (I know, some would say that’s most of the time.) I’m not sure why (because ...
Monday morning the Tama County Board of supervisors met with Larry Vest being absent. Vest was absent due to being called for jury duty. The Meskwaki Nation is planning a fun run for Domestic Violence Awareness on Friday, October 16, 2015. They have requested a temporary road closure for a ...
The Gladbrook City Council held their regular monthly meeting on September 14, 2015 at 7:00. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Keith Sash at 7:00. After the approval of the consent agenda, a public hearing regarding a fence variance at 101 1st street took place. After much discussion, ...
The GMG King and Queen Homecoming Candidates have been selected. Coronation will take place on Wednesday, September 30 at 7 PM in the High School Gym. There will be a Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 1 in downtown Garwin at 2:45 PM. The Homecoming game is Friday, October 2, at 6:30 PM. GMG ...
Florida Governor Jeb Bush held a Regulatory Reform Roundtable with Tama County farmers and businessmen. The meeting was held on September 22 at the farm of Former Iowa Senator John and Emily Putney near Gladbrook.Following a brief tour of the Iowa farm the Governor sat with about twenty area ...
This letter is to express my heartfelt appreciation to the voters of the Gladbrook-Reinbeck school district for their belief in voting for a Gladbrook voice on the school board. Although the results were not what so many worked hard for, I am honored by your belief in me. The precincts in Tama ...
The City’s receipts totaled $2,001,222 for the year ended June 30, 2015, an 85.7 percent increase from 2014. The receipts included $296,588 in property tax, $ 60,272 in local option sales tax, $489,862 from charges for services, $149,841 from operating grants, contributions and restricted ...
Neil Armstrong famously described landing on the moon as “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” For local residents and organizers, a new project is hopefully that first step in improving area communities one property at a time. Habitat for Humanity of Mid-Iowa has started a ...