On Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, the Gladbrook Memorial Building was filled with pride and applause as Tama County hosted its annual ...

Local control is a standard plea politicians love to make. It makes sense. No one wants a far-off entity like the federal ...

The Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District commemorated Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, with a visit to the Lincoln ...

For a small town, Grundy Center has long boasted a wide variety of dining options for residents and visitors, and the ...

It was maybe a happy coincidence last week that while I was following the news about Trump’s soybean deal with China that I ...

On Oct, 12, 2020, Chapel Church burned to the ground. It was a devastating loss to the congregation and surrounding rural ...

The projected rapid increase in electrical energy needs, particularly for massive new data centers, could derail our efforts ...

Psalm 100:4-5 says, “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

With no candidates filing for any of the open Reinbeck City Council seats, Gladbrook’s mayor race, seats on both the Gladbrook and Garwin city councils, and one director district apiece on both the ...

The Tama County Legion and Auxiliary held a joint meeting at Toledo Legion Hall on Oct. 28, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. Following the meeting, a memorial service was held for deceased members during the last ...

Whether it was less than a second or 51 of them, the Marshalltown girls’ swimming squad saw the time melt off during Saturday’s (Nov. 8) regional meet at the Marshalltown YMCA/YWCA. The end result was ...

October has come to an end and most of the crops in the area have been harvested. My family was able to finish harvest early ...