Today's News

Glenwood used a 17-2 second quarter run to pull away for a  62-48 victory over Creston in a Hawkeye 10 Conference girls basketball home game Friday.

After dropping their first two games to open the season, the Rams (1-2 overall, 1-0 in the conference) trailed 15-9 after a quarter before their second quarter run put them ahead 26-17 at halftime.

“A great defensive effort in the second quarter allowed us to take the lead going into half time,” said Glenwood coach Katy Bowen.

The United States Air Force Heartland of America Band is returning to Glenwood next month to spread some holiday cheer.

Through the sponsorship of The Opinion-Tribune newspaper and Glenwood Community School District, the band from Offutt Air Force Base is returning to Glenwood for a fifth straight year to present its 2017 “Sounds of the Season” holiday concert in the Glenwood Community High School auditorium on Sunday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m.

Fremont-Mills’ Andrew Hontz is the Eight-player, District 7 Defensive Player of the Year and one of seven Knights to earn first team recognition on the all-district team released last week.

District coaches tabbed Hontz, a senior, as a first team selection on the defensive line and as a utility player on the offense in addition to defensive player of the year honors. Hontz recorded 76 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and nine sacks this season.

CAM quarterback Thomas Hensley was the offensive player of the year.

The clock seems to move closer and closer to 0:00 as sweat rolls over your brow and you carefully search for an object of great value. All of this is happening as Professor Bones makes his way back from his punctual lunch hour while his assistant has been bribed to unlock his office for you.

This sounds like a plot of a great thriller or action movie. However, it’s something much more realistic and an activity available right here in Mills County.