The Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub hosted an open house for Mills County Chamber of Commerce members recently at the former Nishna Valley / East Mills Elementary school building.
6 days 1 hour ago
By this time next year, the Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub (SWITCH), a collaborative endeavor between the East Mills Community School District and Iowa Western Community College (IWCC), will be up and running and providing work-based training and learning experiences to students in five career...

Some members of the Supplies 4 Success team: Denise Crawford, Desi Bartel, Carol Robertson, Laura Hillbusch, Lora Fisher, Nicole Thomas, Sydney Rohrberg, Jabe Rounds, Keaton Mayhew, Lydia Fuoss, Liam Hays and Ava Scott. Not pictured: Barb Mass and Michelle Wright.
1 month 4 days ago
Thanks to the efforts of the Glenwood Kiwanis Club, Glenwood Community High School Key Club and First National Bank (FNBO), more than 50 children in the Glenwood Community School District started the school year with a new backpack filled with the supplies they need to complete their classroom...

Sugar Makery owners Alexis and Malcom McCue.
1 month 1 week ago
The past six years have been a sweet experience for Malcom and Alexis McCue. The founders and owners of the Sugar Makery say the success of their business is a direct result from the patronage and support they’ve received from the Glenwood community since the first day their popular popcorn, candy...

Jack Gordon was one of two East Mills’ players to rush for more than 100 yards in the win over Griswold. Gordon finished with 117 yards and two touchdowns.
With its top two quarterbacks out with injuries, East Mills reverted to its past in Friday’s homecoming match up with Griswold in Malvern Friday. The...
October 2, 2023, 11:03 AM

Kellen Scott led Glenwood with 84 yards rushing and two touchdowns in the Rams’ win over Winterset Friday.
Glenwood used a balanced offense and a strong fourth quarter in a 42-14 road win at Winterset Friday in Class 4A, District 6 football. The Rams (4-2...
October 2, 2023, 11:02 AM

The scene on West Sixth Street Monday afternoon after a construction crew hit a natural gas line.
The massive Sixth Street construction project in Glenwood hit a bump in the road late Monday afternoon when a construction crew ruptured a natural...
September 26, 2023, 6:15 PM

Jack Gordon was one of two East Mills’ players to rush for more than 100 yards in the win over Griswold. Gordon finished with 117 yards and two touchdowns.
With its top two quarterbacks out with injuries, East Mills reverted to its past in Friday’s homecoming match up with Griswold in Malvern Friday. The Wolverines and head coach Kevin Schafer went to their little used, run oriented “T” offense – with two running backs flanking the quarterback in the...
October 2, 2023

News


  • The Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub hosted an open house for Mills County Chamber of Commerce members recently at the former Nishna Valley / East Mills Elementary school building.
    September 26, 2023
    By this time next year, the Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub (SWITCH), a collaborative endeavor between the East Mills Community School District and Iowa Western Community College (IWCC), will be...

  • The scene on West Sixth Street Monday afternoon after a construction crew hit a natural gas line.
    September 26, 2023
    The massive Sixth Street construction project in Glenwood hit a bump in the road late Monday afternoon when a construction crew ruptured a natural gas line near the intersection of Sixth and Elm...

  • On Monday, Sept. 18, Mike Collins and other employees at the Glenwood Cemetery began removing 27 dead and dying ash trees at the cemetery.
    September 19, 2023
    Emerald Ash Bore is methodically wiping out the ash tree population in Glenwood and Mills County.Beginning this week, 27 dead or infected ash trees are being cut down at the Glenwood Cemetery and...

Sports


  • Jack Gordon was one of two East Mills’ players to rush for more than 100 yards in the win over Griswold. Gordon finished with 117 yards and two touchdowns.
    October 2, 2023
    With its top two quarterbacks out with injuries, East Mills reverted to its past in Friday’s homecoming match up with Griswold in Malvern Friday.The Wolverines and head coach Kevin Schafer went...

  • Kellen Scott led Glenwood with 84 yards rushing and two touchdowns in the Rams’ win over Winterset Friday.
    October 2, 2023
    Glenwood used a balanced offense and a strong fourth quarter in a 42-14 road win at Winterset Friday in Class 4A, District 6 football.The Rams (4-2) weren’t perfect, said head coach Cory Faust...

  • Lawson Kling scooped up a pooch kickoff and returned it 45-yards for a touchdown in Fremont-Mills’ 28-22 loss to Exira-EHK Friday.
    October 2, 2023
    Fremont-Mills had its chances.Trailing 28-22 with 1:38 on the clock and the ball in Exira-EHK territory at the 13-yard line, the Knights had four shots at a potential game-winner. But each time on...

Features


  • 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...

  • The Rhapsody In Gold vocal jazz choir from Glenwood Community High School earned a sixth-place trophy at last week’s Iowa Vocal Jazz Championships in Spirit Lake. From left: baritone Connor Edick, alto Evan Belt, tenor Dallis Taylor, soprano Aubrey Mullanix and bass Aaron McQueen.
    April 4, 2023
    The group may be small in numbers, but the Glenwood Jazz Choir made a loud statement at last week’s Iowa Vocal Jazz Championships.The five-member ensemble brought home a sixth-place trophy from...

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