Glenwood’s varsity Esport team defeated Nevada during a match earlier this month.
3 days 10 hours ago
Forty years ago, it was “Donkey Kong” and “Space Invaders” on game cabinets the size of refrigerators. Today, its “Mario Kart” and “Rocket League” played on PCs and broadcast on ESPN. Competitive video gaming – or Esports as its now called – has come a long way since the coin-operated days of the...
1 week 3 days ago
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...

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.
2 weeks 2 days ago
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...

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...
January 21, 2025, 6:23 PM
The Mills County Board Of Supervisors are scheduled to appoint a new county treasurer and county recorder at the board’s regular meeting Tuesday, ...
January 21, 2025, 5:36 PM
Personal information belonging to Glenwood Community School District families and staff has been confirmed as being part of a cyberattack security...
January 16, 2025, 11:50 AM

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...
January 21, 2025

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  • Glenwood’s varsity Esport team defeated Nevada during a match earlier this month.
    January 21, 2025
    Forty years ago, it was “Donkey Kong” and “Space Invaders” on game cabinets the size of refrigerators.Today, its “Mario Kart” and “Rocket League”...

  • Glenwood’s Mason Koehler, shown here in Thursday’s dual, finished second at the Rollin Dyer Invitational.
    January 13, 2025
    Glenwood’s Mason Koehler was a runner-up, and the Rams finished 13th in the team standings at a stacked Rollin Dyer Invitational Wrestling Tournament Saturday in Atlantic.The hosts from...

  • Glewood’s Drew Schroeder, shown here against Council Bluffs St. Albert, had 15 points in the Rams’ win over Shenandoah Friday.
    January 13, 2025
    Glenwood outscored Shenandoah 36-15 after halftime in a 67-45 Hawkeye 10 Conference road victory Friday.The Rams (9-2 overall, 6-1 in the conference) got off to a quick start with a 21-point first...

Features


  • 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...

  • The Rhapsody In Gold vocal jazz choir from Glenwood Community High School earned a sixth-place trophy at last week’s Iowa Vocal Jazz Championships in Spirit Lake. From left: baritone Connor Edick, alto Evan Belt, tenor Dallis Taylor, soprano Aubrey Mullanix and bass Aaron McQueen.
    April 4, 2023
    The group may be small in numbers, but the Glenwood Jazz Choir made a loud statement at last week’s Iowa Vocal Jazz Championships.The five-member ensemble brought home a sixth-place trophy from...

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