Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Mills County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Amber Farnan announced last week that a special election will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to...
July 28, 2026, 5:53 PM
Rick Honeycutt from IowaWORKS presented veterans advocate Sandi Winton (left) and Mills County Veterans Affairs Administrator Elizabeth Richardson with a proclamation from Gov. Kim Reynolds Thursday recognizing Mills County as an official Home Base Iowa county.
Mills County is officially a Home Base Iowa Community for military veterans.
On Thursday, Mills County became the 88th county and 151st community in...
July 21, 2026, 3:46 PM
A former Glenwood police officer has settled his debt with the city of Glenwood for the training he received at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy....
July 21, 2026, 3:42 PM
Sometime around July 4, 2076 – as America is celebrating its Tricentennial – a time capsule offering a glimpse into what life was like in Mills County back in 2026 will be opened by local dignitaries.
What they’ll uncover is a mixed collection of items from Mills County citizens, businesses and...
July 28, 2026
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July 28, 2026Sometime around July 4, 2076 – as America is celebrating its Tricentennial – a time capsule offering a glimpse into what life was like in Mills County back in 2026 will be opened by local... -
July 28, 2026Mills County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Amber Farnan announced last week that a special election will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to fill a vacancy on the Hastings City Council.Katie... -
Rick Honeycutt from IowaWORKS presented veterans advocate Sandi Winton (left) and Mills County Veterans Affairs Administrator Elizabeth Richardson with a proclamation from Gov. Kim Reynolds Thursday recognizing Mills County as an official Home Base Iowa county.July 21, 2026Mills County is officially a Home Base Iowa Community for military veterans.On Thursday, Mills County became the 88th county and 151st community in Iowa to receive the designation during a...
Sports
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Glenwood shortstop Malynn Johnson had two hits and drove in three runs in the 17-13 loss to Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Friday.June 23, 2026Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln hung 10 runs on Glenwood in a big sixth inning rally to notch a 17-13 victory over the Rams in out-of-conference softball Friday in Council Bluffs.The Rams (2-17) led... -
Fremont-Mills’ Gavin Crom walked and scored a run in the Knights’ 15-0 victory over Sidney Friday.June 23, 2026Evan Laumann was dominated on the mound for Fremont-Mills in a 15-0 victory over Sidney in Corner Conference baseball Friday.Laumann pitched all four innings, allowing one hit and striking out seven... -
Glenwood’s Benn Christiansen slides safely into third base on the Ram’s 7-6 game one win in over Council Bluffs St. Albert in their Hawkeye 10 Conference double-header last week.June 23, 2026Glenwood smacked 16 hits in a 14-9 loss to Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln on the road at Jon Lieber Field in Council Bluffs Friday. The two teams combined for 31 hits in the game, but the...
Features
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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, 2025Good 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, 2023Pat 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 DuitsmanMay 30, 2023A 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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