Joe George, John Stacey and Matt Gray, members of the Mills County Emergency Medical Services System Advisory Council, conducted their first public presentation in Silver City on Aug. 6.
1 week 3 days ago
The push for a vote on a county-wide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) property tax levy took a somewhat surprising turn Tuesday morning when the Mills County Board Of Supervisors decided not to put a ballot measure for an EMS levy on the November general election ballot. Instead of placing the tax...
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Sometime around July 4, 2076 – as America is celebrating its Tricentennial – a time capsule offering a glimpse into what life was like in Mills County back in 2026 will be opened by local dignitaries. What they’ll uncover is a mixed collection of items from Mills County citizens, businesses and...

Born within a few hours of each other on July 4, 1976, Jenni (Goos) Rounds, Holly (Robertson) Jackson, Allan Hughes and David Hughes have shared a lifelong connection for 50 years as Bicentennial babies.
1 month 4 weeks ago
A wave of red, white and blue patriotism is sweeping the nation this week as America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday on the Fourth of July. There will be concerts, Main Street parades, historical re-enactments, picnics and massive displays of fireworks, but for four Mills County residents...

Highway 34 construction projects have reduced traffic to one lane in both directions near Glenwood this summer.
Law enforcement officials are encouraging Mills County motorists to slow down and proceed with caution when driving through the multiple construction...
August 25, 2026, 5:58 PM
The Mills County Board of Supervisors went back to the drawing board Tuesday morning and set a public hearing for Nov. 10 to once again declare...
August 25, 2026, 5:22 PM
The Fremont-Mills Board of Education has declined to approve a contract and hiring of a transgender music teacher the district had offered a position...
August 25, 2026, 5:16 PM

Highway 34 construction projects have reduced traffic to one lane in both directions near Glenwood this summer.
Law enforcement officials are encouraging Mills County motorists to slow down and proceed with caution when driving through the multiple construction zones on U.S. Highway 34 near Glenwood and Pacific Junction. Construction cones and barricades have been in place at various locations on Highway 34...
August 25, 2026

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  • Members of the Hope Squad at Glenwood Community High School pose for a photo in the hallway at GCHS. Front row (left left): Sophia Stroud, Brooklyn Oetter, Payton Stewart, Abby Chase, Charli Sorenson. Middle row: Kaylee Wray, Maddie Severn, Maya Schau and Abigail Lincoln. Back row: Sponsors Hannah Doorenbos and Heather Roberson. Not pictured: Zoey Brown, Ahna Grassau, Lynnea Longchaya and Faulyn Struble.
    February 18, 2025
    Good deeds, acts of kindness and positive messages.For the Hope Squad, these are just a few of the ways the peer-to-peer counseling program is fostering a culture of care at Glenwood Community High...

  • Pat Staebell retired as the school counselor at Northeast Elementary at the end of the school year. He was a counselor at the school for 32 years.
    June 6, 2023
    Pat Staebell, the only school counselor Northeast Elementary has ever known, retired at the end of the 2022-23 school year.The LeMars native has been a fixture at the school since 1991.“I still...

  • GCHS Interim Principal Lorraine Duitsman
    May 30, 2023
     A new principal isn’t the only change coming to Glenwood Community High School.Following Principal Cole Albright’s sudden resignation earlier this month, the Glenwood Board of...

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