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Gary Peterson Court dedicated in Garwin

Letters to the Editor

Gary Peterson Court was dedicated on January 11 during an Open House honoring the former coach. It was a time of reminiscing and sharing with former players, students, stat gals and families. The weather and roads were not the best, but the spirit of honoring an icon warmed spirits and hearts ...

Tama Co. Court News

Letters to the Editor

Tama County District Court Before Judge Lars G. Anderson in Tama County District Court in Toledo: Jeffrey Michael Hurn, 35, Toledo, entered a guilty plea to a charge of assault causing bodily injury. He received a suspended 90 day jail sentence and was placed on unsupervised ...

Gladbrook Auxiliary

Letters to the Editor

The Gladbrook American Legion hosted their annual oyster stew/chili soup supper on Monday evening, January 20, 2020. Several members of the Volunteer Ambulance and Fire Depts were able to attend as we extended our thanks for their service to our community.Terry Schmitz and Bob Knaack prepared ...

Tama Co. Court News

Letters to the Editor

Before Judge Lars G. Anderson in Tama County District Court in Toledo: Christopher F. Bullins, 42, Tama, pleaded guilty to 1st degree theft. He received a 10-year suspended prison sentence and was placed on supervised probation to the 6th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Old

Local Columns

We all have a general understanding of the word old. I have an old dining room table. My house is old. No one would dispute either of these facts. They are based on age and time. But when it comes to people, the line blurs and there are innumerable shades of gray. There are many different ...

District 72 Newsletter-January 16, 2020

Local Columns

The 2020 session of the Iowa General Assembly has begun in earnest. As always, the first week of a session is marked by ceremony and speeches, along with the day to day work of drafting and filing bills. On Monday the House elected our new leadership. Rep. Pat Grassley of Butler County was ...

Looking Back

Local Columns

30 yrs. ago Jan. 26, 1990 On Jan. 2, Gladbrook city officials received a check for $3,931.11 from Dave Ubben. The money comes back to the city as part of a record dividend, nearly $2 million, earned by Gladbrook and other cities participating in an insurance program. Cities earned the ...