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Glenwood is one of 10 Iowa communities selected to participate in the Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning Program in 2023. “This (grant) is something a citizen (Joe George) had applied for. They had done it in Malvern and did some really great things with it,” Glenwood City Administrator...

Rendering of the main entrance to the new East Mills school building being proposed.
The East Mills School District still hopes to break ground on its new $22 million facilities project this year despite initial bids coming in higher than expected. Since narrowly passing its bond referendum in September 2021 to renovate the current high school-middle school into a consolidated pre-...
MidAmerican Energy is developing plans to build its first Mills County solar project on a site between Hastings and Emerson. “We are looking at a proposed 50-megawatt array,” MidAmerican Energy Media Relations Manager Geoff Greenwood said Friday. “The project is expected to take up about 300 acres...

The Mills County Plannng and Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment met jointly last week to discuss a proposed solar energy ordinance for the county.
Mills County is getting closer to finalizing regulations for solar energy systems. Members of the Mills County Planning Zoning Commission and Mills County Zoning Board of Adjustment discussed a proposed solar ordinance after a presentation by Mills County Building and Zoning Department Zoning...
The Mills County Sheriff’s Office says the body of the unknown male who was found in the Missouri River north of the Highway 370 bridge on April 23 has been identified but as of Tuesday morning the person’s name had not been released to the public. “As of right now, as far as my knowledge, we have...

Naeda Elliott
Mills County Attorney Naeda Elliott has submitted her resignation and withdrawn as the Republican candidate for the position in the Nov. 8 general election. In an email message to The Opinion-Tribune Friday morning, Elliott said she has accepted a new position and is withdrawing from the election....

Ella Marvel performs with the Glenwood Community High School Marching Band during a Rams' football game.
 A freshman baton twirler is bringing a new twist and new look to the halftime shows and on-field performances of the Glenwood Community High School Marching Band. Ella Marvel is believed to be the Marching Rams’ first baton twirler in 40 years. The daughter of Jeremy and Katy Marvel has been...

Queen candidates are (from left) Natalie Goodman, Miah Urban, Emily Williams and Aspen Crouse. King candidates are Davis McGrew, Mason Crouse, Peyton Embree and Ryan Stortenbecker. - COURTESY PHOTO / MALVERN LEADER
The East Mills Community School District is celebrating Homecoming this week. Coronation is taking place Wednesday in the high school gymnasium. A community pep rally and bonfire are also planned for this week along with a Main Street parade inMalvern at 1:30 p.m. on Friday and the homecoming...
Discussions continue to take place concerning the future of the property that currently houses the Glenwood Resource Center (GRC). In April, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the closure of the state-managed facility that provides residential care and other services for Iowans with intellectual and...

Glenwood's West Elementary School is one of only five schools in Iowa to receive Blue Ribbon School recognition from the U.S. Department of Education.
Glenwood’s West Elementary School has earned a rare and prestigious national honor. Friday, the U.S. Department of Education announced that West Elementary is among only five schools in the state of Iowa and 297 nationally to be named a Blue Ribbon School in 2022. In making the announcement, U.S....

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