Surrounded by family, Korean War veteran Ed Whitcomb received the Ambassador For Peace Medal at a ceremony last week in Council Bluffs. He was one of four Mills County veterans to receive the medal, awarded as appreciation from the Republic Of Korea to U.S. service men and women. Mr. Whitcomb is shown here with children Tom Whitcomb, Jim Whitcomb, Joan Sandford and Rose Eaton.
3 hours 5 min ago
Four Korean War veterans from Mills County were among the honorees at a special ceremony last Wednesday in Council Bluffs. Ed Whitcomb, Eugene Leu, Herbert Hoover and Arthur Elkins were recognized as recipients of the Ambassador For Peace Medal from the Republic Of Korea. The medals were presented...
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Applications are being accepted until Friday, Nov. 13, for the Operation Santa program. Operation Santa is intended for Mills County families experiencing financial need. Families applying should generally meet the financial guidelines used for income-based assistance programs, such as free or...

Pastor Darrell and Carolyn Hopp have been married for more than 68 years.
2 weeks 3 hours ago
It might come as a surprise to many people who know him, but Pastor Darrell Hopp didn’t become a person of strong faith until he was well into adulthood. Even after getting baptized when he was 21 years old at the request of his new bride Carolyn (Carnes), Darrell didn’t devote his life to Jesus...

Dignitaries break ground on the Florece Apartments development in Malvern on Nov. 4.
There’s another major construction project happening in Malvern. Last week, community leaders broke ground on Florence Apartments, a $5.5 million, 24...
November 10, 2026, 6:07 PM
Glenwood spent much of Friday chasing Sergeant Bluff-Luton, but the Warriors’ ground game proved difficult to catch. Sergeant Bluff-Luton’s offense...
November 9, 2026, 8:58 PM

Glenwood's Grace Berglund placed sixth at the state cross country meet to become a three time state medal winner.
Glenwood’s Grace Berglund finished sixth at the Iowa State Cross Country Meet Saturday in Fort Dodge. Running for her fourth time at the state meet,...
November 6, 2026, 11:56 AM

Surrounded by family, Korean War veteran Ed Whitcomb received the Ambassador For Peace Medal at a ceremony last week in Council Bluffs. He was one of four Mills County veterans to receive the medal, awarded as appreciation from the Republic Of Korea to U.S. service men and women. Mr. Whitcomb is shown here with children Tom Whitcomb, Jim Whitcomb, Joan Sandford and Rose Eaton.
Four Korean War veterans from Mills County were among the honorees at a special ceremony last Wednesday in Council Bluffs. Ed Whitcomb, Eugene Leu, Herbert Hoover and Arthur Elkins were recognized as recipients of the Ambassador For Peace Medal from the Republic Of Korea. The medals were presented...
November 10, 2026

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  • Surrounded by family, Korean War veteran Ed Whitcomb received the Ambassador For Peace Medal at a ceremony last week in Council Bluffs. He was one of four Mills County veterans to receive the medal, awarded as appreciation from the Republic Of Korea to U.S. service men and women. Mr. Whitcomb is shown here with children Tom Whitcomb, Jim Whitcomb, Joan Sandford and Rose Eaton.
    November 10, 2026
    Four Korean War veterans from Mills County were among the honorees at a special ceremony last Wednesday in Council Bluffs.Ed Whitcomb, Eugene Leu, Herbert Hoover and Arthur Elkins were recognized as...

  • Dignitaries break ground on the Florece Apartments development in Malvern on Nov. 4.
    November 10, 2026
    There’s another major construction project happening in Malvern.Last week, community leaders broke ground on Florence Apartments, a $5.5 million, 24-unit multi-family rental development backed...
  • November 10, 2026
    Applications are being accepted until Friday, Nov. 13, for the Operation Santa program.Operation Santa is intended for Mills County families experiencing financial need. Families applying should...

Sports

  • November 9, 2026
    Glenwood spent much of Friday chasing Sergeant Bluff-Luton, but the Warriors’ ground game proved difficult to catch.Sergeant Bluff-Luton’s offense ran for 327 yards without punting once,...

  • Glenwood's Grace Berglund placed sixth at the state cross country meet to become a three time state medal winner.
    November 6, 2026
    Glenwood’s Grace Berglund finished sixth at the Iowa State Cross Country Meet Saturday in Fort Dodge.Running for her fourth time at the state meet, Berglund got off to a quick start on the...

  • Glenwood quarterback Haze Stephens barrels over a Spencer defender in the Rams' playoff win over Spencer.
    November 6, 2026
    Spencer brought its state ranking to Glenwood. The Rams sent them home with a loss. Behind a rugged defensive effort and the return of quarterback Haze Stephens, Glenwood survived a 30-28...

Features


  • 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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