Dear Editor, Our children spend eight hours a day, five days a week with the same group of kids and teachers. Their school is their second family. No matter what the outcome of the School Board vote in February, there will be an avalanche of emotions for everyone. I know it is much easier said ...
AMES, IOWA A returning duo of high school seniors from North Tama and Gladbrook-Reinbeck High Schools took home the top scholarship prizes at the Beef Scholarship Extravaganza hosted by the Iowa Cattlemen's Foundation on Dec. 12. FFA students Aubree Beenken, Buckingham, and Meg Edler, ...
WE ARE G-R! Many years ago when the Gladbrook and Reinbeck schools decided to consolidate it was an emotional issue. Many folks from Gladbrook did not want it to happen. I guess most of the people that opposed it in Gladbrook feared losing our school altogether. When the high school moved ...
Dear Editor,A letter to the Editor from the Hawkeye Community College Executive Board Members of the Hawkeye Professional Educators Association (HPEA):The HPEA Executive Board Faculty members express our appreciation to all voters in our service areas who have supported Hawkeye Community ...
Dear Editor,Our children spend eight hours a day, five days a week with the same group of kids and teachers. Their school is their second family. No matter what the outcome of the School Board vote in February, there will be an avalanche of emotions for everyone. I know it is much easier said ...
Convictions on charges of 3rd degree theft and 3rd degree burglary by a Tama District Court Jury has been upheld by the Iowa Court of Appeals in a decision announced last week. Kacey Jo Hicklin claimed in her appeal there was insufficient evidence to support the convictions. Hicklin, 40, ...
Tama, Iowa – Millions of workers could overlook important federal tax credits because they simply don’t know about them. For example, they could miss out on up to $6,143 extra in their federal income tax refunds through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and as much as $1,000 per ...
The District Group Speech Contest is this Saturday, January 24th. It will take place at the Montezuma High School- located at 504 North 4th Street, Montezuma. The morning will start off with Kenna Krier and Noah Thurston performing “Do You Remember?” in Ensemble Acting. Shortly after, ...
It’s that time of year again! Large Group Speech, Districts contest. Each year the Gladbrook-Reinbeck high school sends students to participate in the event. The students are directed by speech director, Mrs. Johanns. After about two months of practice they are ready and excited as ever. ...
Hometown Foods stores held a "Thanks We are Giving" Promotion during the month of November. Customers who were enrolled in the Loyalty card program earn 5 points for every dollar spent in the store on grocery items, which they then can redeem for free items each month. During the promotional ...