Sugar Makery owners Alexis and Malcom McCue took possession of the former Kaiman’s grocery store building Thursday, Sept. 10. They plan to move their sweet shop and production kitchen into the building.
4 days 10 hours ago
Popcorn, candy and ice cream lovers in Glenwood got some sweet news last week. Owners of the Sugar Makery are planning to relocate and expand  their popular sweet shop to the former Kaiman’s grocery store building in 2027. Malcom and Alexis McCue assumed ownership of the building Thursday. “It’s...

Carlene Hall, Anna Stoysich and Alyssa Pacheco are among the contributors to the community mural created this summer in Malvern. The theme of the mural is “What does Mills County mean to you?”
1 week 4 days ago
A community mural that could soon be greeting visitors to Malvern was unveiled Thursday at the Malvern Public Library. Artist Anna Stoysich, who coordinated the project, said the “What does Mills County mean to you?” themed mural took six weeks to complete and features contributions from about 25...

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 month 2 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...

The beverage garden on Glenwood's Town Square was bustling during RAGBRAI in 2024.
The Glenwood City Council is giving consideration to formally designating Town Square as a “social district.” The issue was discussed prior to last...
September 15, 2026, 5:38 PM

Glenwood’s Max Koehler (No. 6) and Drake Buthe chase down Creston quarterback Tanner Ray in the Rams’ 70-42 win Friday.
After getting down 42-28 at the half, Glenwood held Creston scoreless while scoring 42 unanswered points of their own in a wild 70-42 win on the road...
September 15, 2026, 12:24 PM

Fremont-Mills’ quarterback Wyatt Madison attempts to avoid the Woodbine pass rush in Friday’s 58-8 loss. The Knights finished with 114 total yards of offense in the game.
Fremont-Mills could not get on track offensively early and Woodbine scored on five of its first six possessions on its way to a 58-8 win over the...
September 15, 2026, 12:22 PM

The beverage garden on Glenwood's Town Square was bustling during RAGBRAI in 2024.
The Glenwood City Council is giving consideration to formally designating Town Square as a “social district.” The issue was discussed prior to last Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Glenwood City Council. A new Iowa law that went into effect July 1 allows cities to establish “social districts,”...
September 15, 2026

News


  • The beverage garden on Glenwood's Town Square was bustling during RAGBRAI in 2024.
    September 15, 2026
    The Glenwood City Council is giving consideration to formally designating Town Square as a “social district.”The issue was discussed prior to last Tuesday’s regular meeting of the...

  • Sugar Makery owners Alexis and Malcom McCue took possession of the former Kaiman’s grocery store building Thursday, Sept. 10. They plan to move their sweet shop and production kitchen into the building.
    September 15, 2026
    Popcorn, candy and ice cream lovers in Glenwood got some sweet news last week.Owners of the Sugar Makery are planning to relocate and expand  their popular sweet shop to the former Kaiman’...

  • Carlene Hall, Anna Stoysich and Alyssa Pacheco are among the contributors to the community mural created this summer in Malvern. The theme of the mural is “What does Mills County mean to you?”
    September 8, 2026
    A community mural that could soon be greeting visitors to Malvern was unveiled Thursday at the Malvern Public Library.Artist Anna Stoysich, who coordinated the project, said the “What does...

Sports

  • September 15, 2026
    Green Mountain-Garwin built a 34-0 lead after three quarters and never looked back in a 34-12 victory over East Mills in the first ever meeting between the two schools in Malvern Friday.The...

  • Glenwood’s Max Koehler (No. 6) and Drake Buthe chase down Creston quarterback Tanner Ray in the Rams’ 70-42 win Friday.
    September 15, 2026
    After getting down 42-28 at the half, Glenwood held Creston scoreless while scoring 42 unanswered points of their own in a wild 70-42 win on the road at Creston Friday.The two teams combined for 49...

  • Fremont-Mills’ quarterback Wyatt Madison attempts to avoid the Woodbine pass rush in Friday’s 58-8 loss. The Knights finished with 114 total yards of offense in the game.
    September 15, 2026
    Fremont-Mills could not get on track offensively early and Woodbine scored on five of its first six possessions on its way to a 58-8 win over the Knights in Eight-player, District 10 football Friday...

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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