REINBECK - A little bit of history occurred on Monday when the Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls basketball team hosted South Hardin in an NICL West Division game.Not only did the Rebels trounce the Tigers, 57-25, for their largest win of the season and third victory in the last four games, G-R senior ...
“It’s vital, (the system) is failing at an alarming rate,” Tama County Emergency Management and E911 Coordinator Mindy Benson said Monday in continuing her support for a replacement county radio system to be purchased and installed by Marshalltown company RACOM. Her plea was met by calls ...
I ran into someone the other day and they said “I thought you retired.” I told him while I have been giving it thought I’m still around. Well, it turned out that because Nick had been writing the past few news columns, he assumed that I had retired. I’m back – at least for awhile yet! ...
10 YEARS AGO 1/29/09 Travis Vaughn U.S. Army, 25, was among eight soldiers killed in a helicopter crash on Feb. 18. The American Legion will hold a Shower of Gifts for vets in the Marshalltown Vets Home. Travis was the son of Brad & Kandie Vaughn of Reinbeck. American Cancer Society is ...
The English language is a formidable beast, even for those of us who learned it as our first language. Language is all about meaning - communication. And sometimes context and inflection can completely change the meaning of a word or phrase. Add to this the overall goofiness of English. Why is ...
Q: Why are Iowans receiving new Medicare cards? A: Congress passed legislation requiring the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to remove Social Security Numbers from all Medicare cards. This common sense step will help thwart wrongdoers from bilking Medicare with medical ...
10 YEARS AGO JAN. 22, 2009 Jenny T. Boleyn, 92, Reinbeck, died Jan. 14 at the Grundy Hospital. Leona Oelschlager, 90, Reinbeck, died Jan. 15 at the Long-term Care Center in Grundy Center. Brenda Everts & Andra Traeger were recently recognized for their years of service. Brenda received ...
I used to worry about what other people had and what I didn’t and then I realized I didn’t use or need half of what I had anyway and life went on. I used to worry that I wasn’t old enough and then I woke up one morning and worried maybe I was too old and I saw the lack of logic in that ...
Farmland prices are generally down slightly in Iowa and the midwest- the annual report from Iowa State University and surveys from Farmers National Company and Farm Credit Services of America all agree.For Tama County farm ground, the ISU Land Survey shows an average value of $7,510 per acre in ...
Photo by C. J. Eilers The Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School Choir performed at the NICL Vocal Festival at Union High School on Tuesday, Jan. 15 along with their host and Hudson. Gladbrook-Reinbeck opened the evening before joining the two other choirs for a performance that ...