An overflow crowd packed the Glenwood Community School District board room last Monday evening. The parents, students and community members were there to show their appreciation for Glenwood Community High School Activities Director Jeff Bissen.
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An overflow crowd of parents, students and community members were on hand at last week’s meeting of the Glenwood Board of Education to show their appreciation for Glenwood Community High School Activities Director Jeff Bissen and to encourage the board to “do whatever it can” to keep Bissen from...

Clockwise (from left): Bingo players Cindy Pazderka, Leslie Chase, Rene Hiller, Macie Hiller and Sheila Biggs.
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For almost a quarter century, the Keith Klan has been raising money for cancer research and services for cancer patients. From 2000-2019, members of the Keith Klan raised nearly $157,000 for the Mills County Relay For Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. More recently, the members of...

Richard Cotton said he discovered and collected flour gold flakes while panning in a Glenwood creek on Feb. 14.
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Is there a great gold rush in Glenwood’s future? A 70-year-old rural Glenwood resident says he found microscopic gold particles while panning last month in a creek near the baseball and softball fields at the Glenwood Recreation Complex. Richard Cotton said he came across the “flour gold” flakes on...

Mills County residents check out some of the maps, photos and “Community Snapshot” information shared at last week’s county comprehensive plan workshop in Glenwood.
Dozens of Mills County residents offered their input over the past two weeks during a series of Comprehensive Plan meetings held across the county....
March 21, 2023, 5:48 PM

A pedestrian bridge similar to this one on the Keystone Trail in Omaha will be placed across Keg Creek in Glenwood.
Installation of two pedestrian bridges considered to be key components for the establishment of a trail system in Glenwood has been given the green...
March 21, 2023, 5:31 PM
An application for a Downtown Revitalization grant in Glenwood has been denied, but a new application is expected to be filed this spring. The...
March 14, 2023, 5:48 PM

An overflow crowd packed the Glenwood Community School District board room last Monday evening. The parents, students and community members were there to show their appreciation for Glenwood Community High School Activities Director Jeff Bissen.
An overflow crowd of parents, students and community members were on hand at last week’s meeting of the Glenwood Board of Education to show their appreciation for Glenwood Community High School Activities Director Jeff Bissen and to encourage the board to “do whatever it can” to keep Bissen from...
March 21, 2023

News


  • An overflow crowd packed the Glenwood Community School District board room last Monday evening. The parents, students and community members were there to show their appreciation for Glenwood Community High School Activities Director Jeff Bissen.
    March 21, 2023
    An overflow crowd of parents, students and community members were on hand at last week’s meeting of the Glenwood Board of Education to show their appreciation for Glenwood Community High School...

  • Clockwise (from left): Bingo players Cindy Pazderka, Leslie Chase, Rene Hiller, Macie Hiller and Sheila Biggs.
    March 21, 2023
    For almost a quarter century, the Keith Klan has been raising money for cancer research and services for cancer patients.From 2000-2019, members of the Keith Klan raised nearly $157,000 for the Mills...

  • Mills County residents check out some of the maps, photos and “Community Snapshot” information shared at last week’s county comprehensive plan workshop in Glenwood.
    March 21, 2023
    Dozens of Mills County residents offered their input over the past two weeks during a series of Comprehensive Plan meetings held across the county.The informational meetings addressed a variety of...

Sports


  • Glenwood's season came to an end in Tuesday's state quarterfinals with a 57-39 loss to Dallas Center-Grimes.
    February 28, 2023
    A suffocating defensive effort and a 13-2 third quarter run by top ranked Dallas Center-Grimes was too much for Glenwood to overcome in the Class 4A quarterfinals at the Iowa State Girls Basketball...

  • Glenwood’s Kayden Anderson fires a three-pointer in front of the Harlan fans in the district semifinals. Anderson finished with 13 points off the bench.
    February 27, 2023
    All five of Harlan’s starters scored in double figures as the Cyclones ended Glenwood’s season with a 77-63 Class 3A substate seminfinal victory Thursday night on the Rams’ home...

  • The Glenwood girls punched their fourth straight ticket to the Iowa State Basketball Tournament with a 65-45 victory over Pella in tonight's Class 4A Reigonal finals.
    February 21, 2023
    The saying goes "Victory is a thousand times sweeter when you’re the underdog."Glenwood coach Brian Rasmussen can’t swear to that adage, but this victory certainly was sweet.The...

Features


  • An overflow crowd packed the Glenwood Community School District board room last Monday evening. The parents, students and community members were there to show their appreciation for Glenwood Community High School Activities Director Jeff Bissen.
    March 21, 2023
    An overflow crowd of parents, students and community members were on hand at last week’s meeting of the Glenwood Board of Education to show their appreciation for Glenwood Community High School...

  • Kara Huisman
    February 14, 2023
    Kara Huisman is returning to Glenwood as the new principal at West Elementary.Huisman was formally hired last Monday as the new principal at West Elementary School in Glenwood. The current K-12...

  • West Elementary School Principal Genie O'Grady
    January 11, 2023
    West Elementary Principal Genie O’Grady has announced she will step down from her position at the end of the school year.O’Grady, 56, announced her retirement in December. She has served...

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