1 week 5 days ago
The local holiday season gets underway this weekend with a  variety of activities, highlighted by the 2nd Annual Glenwood Holiday Festival on Friday and Saturday. Friday’s Holiday Festival highlights are a light and decor competition among several businesses from 4 - 8 p.m.; horse and carriage...

Adrian Kalambokidis and his son Payton at their family’s pizza restaurant in Glenwood.
1 month 1 week ago
The menu at Adriano’s Brick Oven on the west side of Glenwood’s Town Square has expanded since the restaurant opened eight years ago, but pizza remains the staple of the mom and pop business owned by Adrian and Julie Kalambokidis and their sons Payton and Jacey. “Our primary (menu item) has been...

Mills County Chamber Of Commerce Citizen Of The Year Joe George. (Courtesy Photo - Portraits By Amy)
1 month 3 weeks ago
A Mills County resident who’s given countless hours of his time to public service and community betterment projects has been chosen the Mills County Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year. Joe George was presented the award during the chamber’s annual community betterment awards banquet Thursday...
Members of a task force that will guide the future of the Glenwood Resource Center as the state prepares to shutter and then hand over ownership of...
December 5, 2023, 4:19 PM

Ron Kohn
The Glenwood City Council has accepted the resignation of Mayor Ron Kohn. Kohn, who was elected to serve a fourth two-year term in last month’s...
December 5, 2023, 4:03 PM
Western Iowa Network (WIN) has finalized an agreement with Mills County and City of Glenwood officials to bring state-of-the-art fiber-optic...
December 5, 2023, 3:59 PM
Members of a task force that will guide the future of the Glenwood Resource Center as the state prepares to shutter and then hand over ownership of the nearly 400-acre campus to the local group gave an update to the Glenwood Community School District Board of Education in a special meeting last...
December 5, 2023

News

Sports


  • Glenwood’s Kellen Scott was on of four Glenwood wrestlers to win their weight class at the Dan HIll Invitational Saturday.
    December 4, 2023
    Vinny Mayberry, Matt Beem, Kellen Scott and Trent Patton all won their weight classes and the Glenwood boys took home the team title at the Dan Hill Invitational Wrestling Meet in Harlan Saturday.The...

  • Glenwood’s Casey Godbout rises up for two of his 14 points in the Rams’ win over Atlantic. Godbout had a double-double in the win with 10 rebounds.
    December 4, 2023
    A balanced scoring effort and healthy rebounding edge helped Glenwood to its first win of the season with a 67-56 victory over Atlantic Friday in Hawkeye 10 Conference boys basketball.Overall,...

  • Reese Gute pulls down a rebound in Fremont-Mills’ 58-21 victory over Essex.
    December 4, 2023
    Fremont-Mills used its smothering defense to force 11 first quarter turnovers and 25 for the game in a 58-21 victory over Essex in Corner Conference girls basketball Friday in Tabor.“That...

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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