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State Rep. David Sieck answers a question from an audience member during the legislative coffee in Glenwood on Saturday, Jan. 31.
The first legislative coffee of the 2026 session attracted two dozen citizens to City Hall Saturday morning.
State Rep. David Sieck was the lone legislator in attendance with State Sen. Mark Costello participating over the phone.
Sieck and Costello told those in attendance property tax relief is a...
Mills County residents will be asked to approve an Emergency Medical Services tax levy in the November general election.
At the recommendation of its EMS Advisory Council, the Mills County Board Of Supervisors have agreed to put an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) tax levy on the November election ballot.
Under the measure, property owners would be taxed up to 75 cents per $1,000 valuation to help fund EMS services...
Demonstrators opposing the actions of federal ICE agents hold up signs for motorists during the protest.
More than 50 Mills County residents lined a sidewalk near the intersection of Sharp and Locust Streets in Glenwood last Wednesday (Jan. 27) for an “ICE Out” demonstration.
Demonstrators said they were there to voice their opposition to federal immigration enforcement policies and to show support...
The Mills County Conference Board has voted to terminate Mills County Assessor Christina Govig.
The vote took place Friday following a closed-session discussion between Govig and members of the conference board, comprised of Mills County supervisors, mayors and school board members.
Govig’s...
Mills County officials say they’re aware of the safety concerns the public has about large trucks hauling dirt on 195th Street from a borrow pit at an old quarry in western Mills County to the Google data center construction site in Pottawattamie County.
Mills County Engineer Jacob Ferro and Mills...
Iowa 4th District congressional candidate Dave Dawson addresses an audience at the Glenwood Public Library Monday evening.
Woodbury County prosecutor and former state representative Dave Dawson, Democratic Party candidate for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, addressed multiple issues Monday evening during a town hall meeting at the Glenwood Public Library.
Dawson, who was born in Cherokee and raised in Washta, a town...
Joslyn Fisher at her book signing.
At an age when many teens are still finding their voice, Joslyn Fisher has already shared hers with the world.
Fisher’s debut young adult novel “Unfortunately” was published last year under her pen name, Finx A. Fisher. It is available to readers to buy now on Amazon and check out at the Glenwood...
Linda Goos of Glenwood was recently recognized with an award for her 20-plus years of service as a volunteer counselor for the Senior Health Insurance Information Program.
For more than 20 years, Linda Goos has been there to help guide and support southwest Iowa residents navigate the ever-changing and often complex Medicare enrollment process.
In October, Goos was presented a 20-year service award at a state meeting in Des Moines in recognition of her invaluable...
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...
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 all regular board meetings in 2026 on Tuesdays at 8:15 a.m. in their board room at the Mills County Courthouse. The vote took place during the...
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