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Glenwood Community High School students take in the post Homecoming football game fireworks show last fall. (Courtesy Photo - Dustin Heino).

Drone Show To Replace Fireworks After Homecoming Football Game

A new feature is coming to the Glenwood Homecoming celebration in 2026 – a drone show over the skies of the Glenwood Activities Complex after the Rams’ football game against Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson. The drone show is being sponsored by members of the Glenwood Community High School Class of...

Tabor Contracts With Mills County Sheriff's Office For Law Enforcement Coverage

As of Midnight, Saturday, Aug. 1, the Mills County Sheriff’s Office is the primary law enforcement agency serving the city of Tabor, replacing the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. A partnership between the two entities was approved by Tabor officials last week and will be brought before the Mills...

Saving Some Of Today For Tomorrow - Time Capsule Being Assembled

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...

Special Election Set To Fill Vacancy On Hastings City Council

Mills 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 Dodge, Election Deputy in the Mills County Auditor’s Office, said the special election is needed...

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 Becomes 88th County To Earn Home Base Iowa Designation

Mills 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 presentation at the Dog Days Of Summer veterans’ appreciation event in Glenwood. Home Base Iowa was initiated...

Former Police Office Pays Off Entire Debt For Law Enforcement Academy Training To City

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. Glenwood City Administrator Courtney Harter confirmed last week that the city had received a one-time payment of $23,934 from Zachary Chase, who resigned...

Pipeline work taking place in early July near the intersection of Bunge Road (Highway 370) and Allis Road in northwest Mills County.

Tallgrass CO2 Pipeline Construction Moving Forward In Mills County

Construction work is progressing on a CO2 (carbon dioxide) capture and transport pipeline that will pass through portions of northwest Mills County. Tallgrass, a Nebraska-based energy infrastructure company, is building the approximately 5-mile pipeline to carry CO2 from the Southwest Iowa...

Petition Drive Underway To Get 5-member County Board Proposition On Ballot

Signatures are being gathered on petitions across Mills County in an effort to place a proposition on the November general election ballot that would allow residents to decide if they’d like to increase the number of county supervisors from three to five. The petition drive is being spearheaded by...

State Auditor and Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand addresses his audience in Glenwood on July 1.

Rob Sand Campaigns In Mills County During '100 Town Hall Tour'

Iowa State Auditor and Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand made a campaign stop in Mills County last week as part of his “100 Town Hall Tour” across the state. “Make Iowa not redder or bluer, but better and truer” was the theme of his message to his audience in Glenwood Wednesday afternoon....

County Supervisors Fail To Pass Resolution To Bring Vote For 5-member Board On Election Ballot

The Mills County Board of Supervisors failed to pass a resolution on Tuesday that would have allowed residents to decide at the ballot box in November if they want to increase the number of county supervisors from three to five. Supervisors Richard Crouch and Lonnie Mayberry voted “No” on passage...