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Mills County residents could be asked to approve an EMS tax levy in the November election.
Continuing to find ways to rein in property taxes and getting Mills County residents to pass an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) tax levy are two...
January 6, 2026, 1:31 PM
The Mills County Board Of Supervisors will no longer have evening meetings on the first Tuesday of the month.
The supervisors voted 2-1 to conduct...
January 6, 2026, 1:18 PM
The proposed route of the CO2 pipeline, running from the Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE) ethanol plant near Council Bluffs to the Missouri River. The route passes through northwest Mills County. (Courtesy Image)
A proposed CO2 (carbon dioxide) pipeline that would pass through portions of northwest Mills County was at the center of discussion during the Dec....
December 31, 2025, 3:33 PM
Mills County residents could be asked to approve an EMS tax levy in the November election.
Continuing to find ways to rein in property taxes and getting Mills County residents to pass an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) tax levy are two issues high on the priority list for the Mills County Board of Supervisors in 2026.
During a 20-minute discussion with The Opinion-Tribune Friday morning...
January 6, 2026
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Mills County residents could be asked to approve an EMS tax levy in the November election.January 6, 2026Continuing to find ways to rein in property taxes and getting Mills County residents to pass an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) tax levy are two issues high on the priority list for the Mills County... -
January 6, 2026The Mills County Board Of Supervisors will no longer have evening meetings on the first Tuesday of the month.The supervisors voted 2-1 to conduct all regular board meetings in 2026 on Tuesdays at 8:... -
The proposed route of the CO2 pipeline, running from the Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE) ethanol plant near Council Bluffs to the Missouri River. The route passes through northwest Mills County. (Courtesy Image)December 31, 2025A proposed CO2 (carbon dioxide) pipeline that would pass through portions of northwest Mills County was at the center of discussion during the Dec. 23 regular meeting of the Mills County Board Of...
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Ava Grindle smacks down one of her 11 kills in the win over St. Albert.October 29, 2025Back in August, East Mills volleyball coach Connie Viner thought she had the pieces of potentially a very good team.Tonight, the Wolverines combined all those pieces into a regional championship and... -
October 28, 2025Glenwood’s Grace Berglund and Caitlin Hebel placed among the top 15 individual place winners at the Class 3A State Qualifying Meet in Spencer last Wednesday to punc their tickets to this week... -
Gracy Mullanix had nine kills in Glenwood’s sweep of Harlan.October 28, 2025Glenwood battled Bishop Heelan to the end but came up short in a 23-25, 25-23, 35-21, 14-25, 13-15 marathon Class 4A, Region 2 semifinals loss Thursday in Sioux City.“It was hard to walk out on...
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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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