Joslyn Fisher at her book signing.
2 weeks 1 day ago
At an age when many teens are still finding their voice, Joslyn Fisher has already shared hers with the world. Fisher’s debut young adult novel “Unfortunately” was published last year under her pen name, Finx A. Fisher. It is available to readers to buy now on Amazon and check out at the Glenwood...

Linda Goos of Glenwood was recently recognized with an award for her 20-plus years of service as a volunteer counselor for the Senior Health Insurance Information Program.
2 weeks 1 day ago
For more than 20 years, Linda Goos has been there to help guide and support southwest Iowa residents navigate the ever-changing and often complex Medicare enrollment process. In October, Goos was presented a 20-year service award at a state meeting in Des Moines in recognition of her invaluable...

Faith Doerr, her son Andrew and her husband Ron show off some her 60-plus piece Christmas village.
1 month 1 week ago
For a Pacific Junction family, Christmas truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas is a season of celebration and a time to carry on decades-old family traditions for the Ron and Faith Doerr family. “Our family is a Christmas family,” said Cindy Doerr, Ron and Faith’s daughter. “We...
Glenwood Community School District Superintendent Dr. Nicole Kooiker is among a growing number of school district officials across the state voicing...
February 10, 2026, 3:30 PM

County officials have been working to address public safety concerns about dirt being hauled on 195th Street from this old quarry site to the Google data center site in Pottawattamie County.
Following the recommendation of Mills County Engineer Jacob Ferro, the Mills County Board Of Supervisors passed two motions last week to slow down...
February 10, 2026, 3:16 PM

Glenwood’s Audrina Johansen, shown here earlier this seasob, was 1-2 at the Iowa Girls State Wrestling Meet.
Glenwood’s Audrina Johansen went 1-2 at the Girls Iowa State Wrestling Meet at the Xtream Arena in Coralville. The Ram senior 120-pounder opened her...
February 9, 2026, 1:59 PM
Glenwood Community School District Superintendent Dr. Nicole Kooiker is among a growing number of school district officials across the state voicing concerns about a popular Iowa Department Of Education program that allows high school students to take college credit classes at their local community...
February 10, 2026

News

  • February 10, 2026
    Glenwood Community School District Superintendent Dr. Nicole Kooiker is among a growing number of school district officials across the state voicing concerns about a popular Iowa Department Of...

  • County officials have been working to address public safety concerns about dirt being hauled on 195th Street from this old quarry site to the Google data center site in Pottawattamie County.
    February 10, 2026
    Following the recommendation of Mills County Engineer Jacob Ferro, the Mills County Board Of Supervisors passed two motions last week to slow down traffic and increase public safety along two roads...

  • State Rep. David Sieck answers a question from an audience member during the legislative coffee in Glenwood on Saturday, Jan. 31.
    February 3, 2026
    The first legislative coffee of the 2026 session attracted two dozen citizens to City Hall Saturday morning.State Rep. David Sieck was the lone legislator in attendance with State Sen. Mark Costello...

Sports


  • Glenwood’s Audrina Johansen, shown here earlier this seasob, was 1-2 at the Iowa Girls State Wrestling Meet.
    February 9, 2026
    Glenwood’s Audrina Johansen went 1-2 at the Girls Iowa State Wrestling Meet at the Xtream Arena in Coralville.The Ram senior 120-pounder opened her state debut with a 7-4 win over Ballard...

  • Glenwood poses with its eighth place trophy at the Iowa State Wrestling Duals in Xtream Arena in Coralville Saturday.
    February 9, 2026
    The Glenwood wrestling team placed eighth at the Iowa State Wrestling Duals in Coralville Saturday.Making its first appearance at state duals since 2006, the Rams dropped its opener to top seeded...

  • The Glenwood wrestling team celebrates is Iowa State Duals bid in Sergeant Bluff-Luton Tuesday night. The Rams knocked off Atlantic and the home Warriors to punch their ticket to state for the first time since 2006.
    February 4, 2026
    For the first time in two decades, the Glenwood boys will wrestle at the Iowa State Duals Wrestling Tournament.Glenwood, the No. 13 ranked team in Class 2A, avenged a previous loss to No. 11 ranked...

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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