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Today's News

  • County Board Resumes Jail Talks

    They’re not ready to put a bond issue before the voters, but the Mills County supervisors have agreed to take a strong look at the recommendation of a citizens jail committee.

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  • Rams win fourth straight

    Glenwood boys basketball coach Curt Schulte used two adjectives to describe his team’s 56-55 double-overtime victory over Clarinda on

    Saturday.

    “See-saw” and “nail-biter.”

    After battling for four quarters and two overtimes, with neither team leading by more than six points, Robby King’s rebound and layup with five-seconds left gave Glenwood its fourth victory in a row.

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  • Glenwood goes 4-1 at Atlantic duals

    The Glenwood boys wrestling team went 4-1 in a marathon day of duals on Saturday in Atlantic.

    The Rams earned victories over Clarinda (60-18), Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (42-32), Treynor (54-18) and the host Trojans (31-30) and a loss to Dallas Center-Grimes (44-27).

    Glenwood coach Matt Dyer was happy to see his team get two conference victories over Clarinda and Atlantic on a long day of wrestling.

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  • Glenwood girls can’t hold on to 10-point lead

    The Glenwood girls basketball team couldn’t hold onto a 10-point halftime lead and missed six free throws in the final minute in a 33-31 Hawkeye 10 Conference loss to Clarinda on Saturday.

    The Rams held the Cardinals to just 13 halftime points in building their 23-13 lead but a dismal second half shooting the ball was the difference, said Glenwood coach Leon Portrey.

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  • Ice Skating Authorized For Glenwood Lake Park

    The frigid winter weather has already arrived, so go ahead and sharpen those ice skates, Glenwood.

    The Glenwood City Council has authorized a proposal that will allow public ice skating at Glenwood Lake Park this winter.

    The council gave its unanimous approval to the skating proposal at its regular meeting last Tuesday, Dec. 9, after taking part in discussions with Glenwood Park Board member Bill Pugsley and mayor Dyle Downing.

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  • School Bus Driver Survives Collision

    Glenwood school bus driver was still being treated for injuries Monday, five days after the bus he was driving collided with a semi-tractor trailer truck on U.S. Highway 34 southeast of Glenwood at the intersection with Kidd Road.

    Clarence R. Seale III, 51,was listed in critical but stable condition according to a public report from the Iowa State Patrol.

    The accident occurred shortly before 5 p.m. after Seale had dropped off his last student passenger.

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  • Fire Burns Out Fountains Ballroom

    A secluded, wedding ballroom near Mineola was gutted by a fire last Wednesday morning when a quick moving blaze tore through the building causing nearly $1 million in damages.

    The Fountains Ballroom, located two miles northwest of Mineola at 51496 230 Street, caught fire some time after 4 a.m. Wednesday morning. Fire departments from Glenwood, Oak Township, Pacific Junction, and Silver City worked more than eight hours to get the blaze under control on the rural six-acre property, shuttling in water from a hydrant more than a mile away.

    The cause of the fire is unknown.

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  • Sheriff Taylor Retiring After 16-year Run

    Mack Taylor has spent two-thirds of his lifetime working in the field of law enforcement, but the four-term sheriff says he’s having no second thoughts about walking away from his career later this month.

    Taylor, 54, will formally retire as Mills County Sheriff on Dec. 31.

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  • Glenwood gets dual wins over Atlantic, Winterset

    With weather not allowing many teams to make the scheduled Atlantic Invitational on Friday, the Glenwood wrestling team traveled to Atlantic for a dual against Atlantic and Winterset.

    The Rams won eight of 14 matches for a 49-28 victory over Winterset. Glenwood followed up the Winterset win with a 36-28 dual victory over the host Trojans.

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  • Rams roll in 53-point rout

    The Glenwood boys basketball team shot a season-high 60 percent from the field and had four players score in double-figures in a 86-33 Hawkeye 10 Conference victory over Shenandoah on Friday.

    Glenwood coach Curt Schulte said the Rams (3-3 overall, 3-2 in the conference) may have had their best offensive night of the season with 83 points, it was the defense his team played that was the real difference.

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