Category Archives: Tama County

Feb 15

Gladbrook wants to preserve decade-old fitness center

Posted on Friday, February 15, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Back in April, the news wasn’t good for the Gladbrook school complex. News came that everything was going to be torn down, including the fitness center that opened 11 years ago March 2. But last month, the Waterloo Courier reported, … Continue reading →

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Feb 11

Retail apocalypse comes to Tama County

Posted on Monday, February 11, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The news of Shopko closures that happened earlier this year has gotten worse. Ten Iowa cities already found out their store was closing. But Feb. 6, that list was expanded to the point that 24 of Iowa’s 36 Shopko/Shopko Hometown stores … Continue reading →

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Jan 25

Matchstick Marvels’ latest creation — and expiration date

Posted on Friday, January 25, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Pat Acton of Gladbrook has been making very large things out of matchsticks for a long time. But supplies are running out. His latest creation is a 2/3-scale 1970 Dodge Charger with working lights. It is in Gladbrook for a … Continue reading →

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Oct 29

One stop short, one step short

Posted on Monday, October 29, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Mason City, Iowa, October 26 — Well, [expletive deleted]. For dispassionate coverage of North Tama’s lost 21-0 lead redeemed by a straight-outta-seventh-grade I-formation under-center ground-and-pound touchdown drive, only to be countered by a Mason City Newman two-minute-drill that included a … Continue reading →

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Oct 23

William Kvidera is coming home

Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

More than 75 years after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, drawing the United States into World War II, a Tama County sailor will be recognized and remembered. William Lester Kvidera died after the USS Oklahoma capsized. He was buried in … Continue reading →

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Oct 01

Lincoln Highway bridge $5,000 from goal

Posted on Monday, October 1, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Story from WHO.

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Sep 13

Stuff the ballot box

Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at 10:02 AM by Jeff

North Tama is in the running for two different items in KWWL’s “Friday Night Heroes”. That’s the link to the sports page, as the voting changes every week. NT vs. Wapsie Valley was last week’s GOTW, but let’s do it … Continue reading →

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Aug 24

North Tama the smallest with 11 on the field

Posted on Friday, August 24, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

High school football season starts Friday (for most of us, anyway) and while there are new districts, one thing is the same from 2016: North Tama is the smallest public school playing 11 instead of 8. The BEDS numbers (total … Continue reading →

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Aug 15

GR breaks with NT, signs with DNH on wrestling

Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The success of the Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’ basketball program has pinned down its wrestling participation. According to this story from the Parkersburg Eclipse/News-Review, GR will be sending its wrestlers to Dike-New Hartford next year. That will end a very long time … Continue reading →

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Aug 10

Pargeon family grand marshals for Winding Stairs Festival

Posted on Friday, August 10, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

After the untimely and sudden death of Mike Pargeon earlier this year, his wife and daughters will be the grand marshals for this year’s Winding Stairs Festival parade in Traer. (The picture with the Traer Star-Clipper story is reversed for … Continue reading →

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