Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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The Glenwood Community School District expects its property tax rate for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to decrease despite passage of a “budget guarantee” by the board of education, according to Glenwood Community School District Superintendent Nicole Kooiker.
The school board passed the budget...
Snowfall blankets Glenwood’s Town Square Monday morning. The fluffy white flakes fell throughout the day.
It took nearly two months into the winter solstice, but Mother Nature haa finally dumped some snow on southwest Iowa.
Not once, not twice, but three times in the past week.
Since the first measurable snowfall of the winter fell last Wednesday, most areas of Mills County have received between 6-8...
Action taken last week by the Glenwood Board Of Education will allow the Glenwood Community School District to collect additional property taxes to make up for an anticipated shortfall in Supplemental State Aid (SSA) and the loss of funding caused by a decline in the district’s certified enrollment...
If the first try is an indicator of things to come, the Mills County Board of Supervisors’ evening meetings on the first Tuesday of the month will be well attended in the future.
Around 20 citizens attended the board’s meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 4, at the Mills County Annex in Glenwood. It was the...
Northeast Elementary first-grade teacher Sue Peters and students Maverick Hansen and Izaleia Rodriguez check out the Hearts Around America map in a hallway outside their classroom.
Students in Sue Peters’ first-grade class at Northeast Elementary School have been putting their hearts into a special Valentine’s Day / Geography project over the past month.
In mid-January, Peters put out the word on social media that her students were going to participate in a special Hearts...
Two different views of the pedestrian bridge over Keg Creek. Top view is looking west and bottom view if from the west side of the bridge where the school district has constructed an ADA-accessible ramp and approach to the structure.
The development of a recreational trails system in Glenwood is at a pause as city and school district leaders try to gain a better understanding of the finances and agreements surrounding the proposed project.
The status of the Keg Creek pedestrian bridge and grant funding for the proposed trail...
A ground-breaking ceremony was held Saturday, Feb. 1, for the Lakin Foundation Child Development Center Of East Mills.
Saturday was a red letter day in Malvern as East Mills Child Care Solutions (EMCCS) staged a ground-breaking event for the long-awaited Lakin Foundation Child Development Center Of East Mills.
EMCCS board members and volunteers have been fundraising and drumming up support for nearly three years to...
Mills County Treasurer Melissa Loghry.
Mills County’s new county treasurer - Melissa Loghry - and new county recorder -Lori Murphy - are officially on the job
Both Loghry and Murphy were administered their oaths of office last Tuesday after being appointed to their respective posts by the Mills County Board Of Supervisors. Loghry...
Rendering of the proposed Cattlemen's Heritage beef processing facility.
The City of Council Bluffs has its sights set on annexing land in Mills County for economic development purposes.
Addressing the Mills County Board of Supervisors last week, Mark Norman, director of the Mills County Economic Development Foundation (MCEDF), said the annexation would be required for...
The Family Fare store on Glenwood's Town Square is closing in February.
Glenwood is losing its Town Square grocery store.
The Family Fare store at 423 Sharp St. is closing in mid-February.
The pending closure was confirmed Friday in a brief written statement provided to The Opinion-Tribune from Michigan-based SpartanNash, Family Fare’s parent company.
“We have made the...
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