Pastor Darrell and Carolyn Hopp have been married for more than 68 years.
5 days 20 hours ago
It might come as a surprise to many people who know him, but Pastor Darrell Hopp didn’t become a person of strong faith until he was well into adulthood. Even after getting baptized when he was 21 years old at the request of his new bride Carolyn (Carnes), Darrell didn’t devote his life to Jesus...

Glenwood Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal Ed Martin is an enthusiastic supporter of the Glenwood Rams.
2 weeks 5 days ago
For Ed Martin, homecoming has always been about more than a football game or a parade. It is about community, tradition, and the excitement that spreads throughout Glenwood when homecoming arrives. This year, the community has the opportunity to recognize someone who has spent years quietly...

SWIPCO Executive Director John McCurdy presents Mills County Supervisor Richard Crouch the Ron Kohn Servant Leadership Award Thursday night in Walnut.
1 month 3 days ago
Retiring Mills County Supervisor Richard Crouch received a special award during the annual meeting of the Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) Thursday night in Walnut. Crouch and Clarinda City Manager Gary McClarnon were recognized as co-recipients of the second annual Ron Kohn Servant...

The dejected Glenwood volleyball can only watch North Polk celebrate its regional title in the Rams' 25-14, 25-20, 27-25 loss last night in Alleman.
Glenwood got off to a slow start and North Polk took full advantage in the Class 4A, Region 7 finals in Alleman last Tuesday. The No. 7 ranked Comets...
October 28, 2026, 1:11 PM

Mills County Supervisors Richard Crouch (left) and Jack Sayers shared their views on the general election ballot initiative to increase the size of the county board from three to five members at a forum Monday night in Malvern. Carol Gutchewsky served as the moderator for the forum hosted by Mills County Matters Working Group.
Around three dozen people showed up in Malvern Monday night to hear arguments in favor of and opposition to Mills County increasing the size of its...
October 27, 2026, 7:26 PM

Three of the eight properties that received facelifts as part of the Downtown Revitalization project on Glenwood's Town Square.
The four-year Downtown Revitalization project in Glenwood is finally wrapping up, but not without some hiccups along the way and some building owners...
October 27, 2026, 7:22 PM

The dejected Glenwood volleyball can only watch North Polk celebrate its regional title in the Rams' 25-14, 25-20, 27-25 loss last night in Alleman.
Glenwood got off to a slow start and North Polk took full advantage in the Class 4A, Region 7 finals in Alleman last Tuesday. The No. 7 ranked Comets (27-13) controlled at the net in the first two sets and rallied to break the No. 10 ranked Rams’ 24-21 game-point serve in the third set to pull off...
October 28, 2026

News


  • Mills County Supervisors Richard Crouch (left) and Jack Sayers shared their views on the general election ballot initiative to increase the size of the county board from three to five members at a forum Monday night in Malvern. Carol Gutchewsky served as the moderator for the forum hosted by Mills County Matters Working Group.
    October 27, 2026
    Around three dozen people showed up in Malvern Monday night to hear arguments in favor of and opposition to Mills County increasing the size of its board of supervisors from three members to five. An...

  • Three of the eight properties that received facelifts as part of the Downtown Revitalization project on Glenwood's Town Square.
    October 27, 2026
    The four-year Downtown Revitalization project in Glenwood is finally wrapping up, but not without some hiccups along the way and some building owners left feeling frustrated by the process.“The...

  • Pastor Darrell and Carolyn Hopp have been married for more than 68 years.
    October 27, 2026
    It might come as a surprise to many people who know him, but Pastor Darrell Hopp didn’t become a person of strong faith until he was well into adulthood.Even after getting baptized when he was...

Sports


  • The dejected Glenwood volleyball can only watch North Polk celebrate its regional title in the Rams' 25-14, 25-20, 27-25 loss last night in Alleman.
    October 28, 2026
    Glenwood got off to a slow start and North Polk took full advantage in the Class 4A, Region 7 finals in Alleman last Tuesday.The No. 7 ranked Comets (27-13) controlled at the net in the first two...
  • October 26, 2026
    Glenwood runners Grace Berglund and Deagan Stanley both qualified for the Iowa State Cross Country meet with top 10 finishes at the Class 3A regional qualifier at Glenwood Lake Park last Wednesday....

  • Glenwood’s Jordyn Schulte had 12 kills in the Rams’ regional win over Des Moines Christian.
    October 26, 2026
    Glenwood battled back from a first set loss to win three straight in a 21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-13 win over Des Moines Christian in the Class 4A, Region 7 semifinals in Glenwood Thursday.The No. 9...

Features


  • Members of the Hope Squad at Glenwood Community High School pose for a photo in the hallway at GCHS. Front row (left left): Sophia Stroud, Brooklyn Oetter, Payton Stewart, Abby Chase, Charli Sorenson. Middle row: Kaylee Wray, Maddie Severn, Maya Schau and Abigail Lincoln. Back row: Sponsors Hannah Doorenbos and Heather Roberson. Not pictured: Zoey Brown, Ahna Grassau, Lynnea Longchaya and Faulyn Struble.
    February 18, 2025
    Good deeds, acts of kindness and positive messages.For the Hope Squad, these are just a few of the ways the peer-to-peer counseling program is fostering a culture of care at Glenwood Community High...

  • Pat Staebell retired as the school counselor at Northeast Elementary at the end of the school year. He was a counselor at the school for 32 years.
    June 6, 2023
    Pat Staebell, the only school counselor Northeast Elementary has ever known, retired at the end of the 2022-23 school year.The LeMars native has been a fixture at the school since 1991.“I still...

  • GCHS Interim Principal Lorraine Duitsman
    May 30, 2023
     A new principal isn’t the only change coming to Glenwood Community High School.Following Principal Cole Albright’s sudden resignation earlier this month, the Glenwood Board of...

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