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Mitch Kolf began his new position as Glenwood City Administrator Jan. 6.
Mitch Kolf brings nearly a decade of public finance and budget experience to his new position as Glenwood’s city administrator.
The Cedar Rapids native was administered his oath of office last week by Glenwood Mayor Angie Winquist, but has actually been on the job since Jan. 6. He replaced Amber...
The Mills County Board Of Supervisors are scheduled to appoint a new county treasurer and county recorder at the board’s regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 28.
The appointments were necessitated by the December retirements of county treasurer Jill Ford and county recorder LuAnne Christiansen. Both Ford...
Personal information belonging to Glenwood Community School District families and staff has been confirmed as being part of a cyberattack security breach at educational software company PowerSchool.
PowerSchool is a cloud-based software provider that provides thousands of K-12 schools nationwide...
The Glenwood Community School District plans to continue having its central office and Kids Place daycare in the 103 Central Building on the campus of the former Glenwood Resource Center.
The Glenwood Community School District is one of 13 recipients of the 2024 Child Care Business Incentive grants announced last week by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.
The $14 million in grants are being awarded to support businesses across Iowa dedicated to expanding childcare services for their...
Glenwood Community High School’s varsity show choir - Fast Lane - kicked off its season Thursday night with a premier performance in the GCHS auditorium.
Our theme this year is “Greek Gods and Goddesses: Strength Within.” This show celebrates the power of self-worth, the importance of believing in...
The future of the Mills County Public Health Office remains uncertain, even after two of the seven agency employees who were abruptly and publicly discharged from their jobs during an emergency meeting of the Mills County Board Of Health last Wednesday were temporarily reinstated to their jobs...
Adam Reinert has some of his photography displayed in a gallery set up at the jewelry store building owned by his grandparents on Glenwood’s Town Square.
What began as a childhood 4-H project has evolved into a hobby and eventually a business for nature and landscape photographer Adam Reinert.
“I always had photography kind of in the back of my mind,” Reinert said recently while discussing his passion for photography. “It started out as a 4-H...
The Mills County Board Of Supervisors’ first meeting of 2025 took place Thursday morning at the Mills County Courthouse. From left: Mills County Supervisors Jack Sayers, Lonnie Mayberry, Richard Crouch and Mills County Auditor Amber Farnan.
Property taxes, rural water, roads and home healthcare will be among the priority issues in 2025 for the Mills County Board of Supervisors.
While discussing their agenda for the upcoming year with The Opinion-Tribune Thursday morning, Lonnie Mayberry, Richard Crouch and Jack Sayers agreed keeping...
Mills County residents who are unable to attend weekly Tuesday morning meetings of the Mills County Board of Supervisors will soon have an evening option.
Beginning in February, the supervisors’ first meeting of the month will begin at 6 p.m. in the Mills County Annex building, 403 Railroad Ave. in...
State Rep. David Sieck
As of Jan. 1, working Iowans began paying a flat income tax of 3.8%. The flat tax was approved in the Iowa Legislature last spring.
Under the state’s previous tax structure, the income tax rate for married couples filing jointly making up to $12,420 was 4.4%. The rate was 4.82% for couples that...