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Pipeline work taking place in early July near the intersection of Bunge Road (Highway 370) and Allis Road in northwest Mills County.
Construction work is progressing on a CO2 (carbon dioxide) capture and transport pipeline that will pass through portions of northwest Mills County. Tallgrass, a Nebraska-based energy infrastructure company, is building the approximately 5-mile pipeline to carry CO2 from the Southwest Iowa...
Signatures are being gathered on petitions across Mills County in an effort to place a proposition on the November general election ballot that would allow residents to decide if they’d like to increase the number of county supervisors from three to five. The petition drive is being spearheaded by...

State Auditor and Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand addresses his audience in Glenwood on July 1.
Iowa State Auditor and Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand made a campaign stop in Mills County last week as part of his “100 Town Hall Tour” across the state. “Make Iowa not redder or bluer, but better and truer” was the theme of his message to his audience in Glenwood Wednesday afternoon....
The Mills County Board of Supervisors failed to pass a resolution on Tuesday that would have allowed residents to decide at the ballot box in November if they want to increase the number of county supervisors from three to five. Supervisors Richard Crouch and Lonnie Mayberry voted “No” on passage...

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.
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...
Mills County’s celebration of America’s 250th anniversary officially begins this week in communities across the county. Festivities are planned in several communities over the coming days and weeks, including Glenwood, Malvern, Mineola, Silver City and Henderson. “Glenwood is planning a once-in-a-...

The Glenwood Aquatic Center hasn’t been open since the summer of 2024.
There is no swimming season in Glenwood for a second straight summer as the future of the Glenwood Aquatic Center rests in the hands of the legal system. The 10-year-old, $4.75 million facility has been dry since an extensive investigation into the cause of on-going water loss issues commenced at...

A crew from Regency Lawn was in Glenwood Friday morning mulching tree limbs at the Vine Street ballfield.
It took just a couple of days for the thousands of storm-stricken tree limbs and branches to get ground into mulch at Glenwood’s storm disposal site at the Vine Street ballfield. Nebraska-based Regency Lawn, Inc., was awarded the bid to remove the storm debris during a special meeting of the...
The Mills County YMCA marked a milestone anniversary last week with a community open house. Built at a cost of $4.7 million, the facility opened its doors to the greater Glenwood and Mills County community in June 2006. “Where did the time go,” asked  Mills County Executive Director Diana Burchett...
A former Glenwood police officer came before the Glenwood City Council last week to address his reimbursement to the city for the training and wages he received while attending the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy. Zachary Chase signed an agreement when hired by the Glenwood Police Department in...

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