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Some members of the Supplies 4 Success team: Denise Crawford, Desi Bartel, Carol Robertson, Laura Hillbusch, Lora Fisher, Nicole Thomas, Sydney Rohrberg, Jabe Rounds, Keaton Mayhew, Lydia Fuoss, Liam Hays and Ava Scott. Not pictured: Barb Mass and Michelle Wright.

Students Start School Year With The Supplies They Need Thanks To Kiwanis Backpack Program

Thanks to the efforts of the Glenwood Kiwanis Club, Glenwood Community High School Key Club and First National Bank (FNBO), more than 50 children in the Glenwood Community School District started the school year with a new backpack filled with the supplies they need to complete their classroom...

The El Porton restaurant food truck.

City Chooses Not To Change Food Truck Ordinance

After a lengthy discussion during an Aug. 22 meeting, the Glenwood City Council has decided not to make changes to its existing food truck ordinance. After hearing a request earlier this summer from a food truck operator, the city council considered establishing designated food truck parking spots...

Renovations and expansion at Northeast Elementary School would be funded with passage of a $39.9 million bond issue being brought before Glenwood Community School District voters in November.

School District Puts Bond Issue On November Ballot

The Glenwood Community School District will put a $39.9 million bond issue for facilities improvements to the voters on Nov. 7. In a unanimous vote at its regular monthly meeting last Monday, the Glenwood Board of Education approved the 411 signatures required to place the measure on the ballot as...

Park Board, Chamber Tout Benefits Of Bringing Disc Golf To Glenwood Lake Park

An idea being pursued by the Glenwood Park Board would bring a disc golf course to Glenwood Lake Park. The 18-hole course would be built partially along an existing trail system in the hilly area of the park behind the Mills County Historical Museum buildings and Davies Amphitheater. Glenwood Park...

Sugar Makery owners Alexis and Malcom McCue.

Business Spotlight: Sugar Makery's Success Has Been A Sweet Story

The past six years have been a sweet experience for Malcom and Alexis McCue. The founders and owners of the Sugar Makery say the success of their business is a direct result from the patronage and support they’ve received from the Glenwood community since the first day their popular popcorn, candy...

The Runza restaurant in Glenwood is projected to open in early 2024, according a spokesperson at the companie's corporate office in Lincoln, Neb.

Runza Restaurant Expected To Open In Early 2024

The planned opening in the Spring of 2023 didn’t happen, but construction of a building that will house a Runza restaurant and Pizza Hut in Glenwood is still on the drawing board. “The Glenwood team has begun work on the site and anticipate opening in early 2024,” Runza Restaurants Director Of...

A Lasting Legacy: Friends, family of Tom Sperling ride RAGBRAI in his honor

EDITOR’S NOTE - For many years, the late Tom Sperling chronicled his journey across the state of Iowa as a participant in RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa). Tom’s RAGBRAI Journal became a tradition and was published annually in The Opinion-Tribune after the ride had been...

Bicyclists roll along Gaston Avenue east of Glenwood during RAGBRAI in 2016.

Glenwood will make pitch to host RAGBRAI in 2024

The Glenwood City Council has given the Mills County Chamber Of Commerce the green light to pursue RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) for 2024. Addressing the city council at its regular meeting last Tuesday, Aug. 8, Mills County Chamber Of Commerce Executive Director Jennie...

Ami Petersen took over as the new Mills County Auditor on Aug. 1.

Petersen takes over as Mills County Auditor

The Mills County Auditor’s Office has its new leader. But she’s no new face to the department or the county. Ami Petersen, who has worked in the office for a year, has called Glenwood home for three decades. She officially took over for out-going, longtime auditor Carol Robertson on Aug. 1....

Construction on the $22 million renovation and addition at East Mills K-12 School began last Fall and is slated to be completed in fall 2024.

East Mills’ facilities on schedule for fall 2024 opening

This time next August, students and teachers will walk into what will essentially be a brand new East Mills K-12 building. In an interview last week with The Opinion-Tribune, East Mills Community Schools Superintendent Tim Hood said the $22 million renovation and addition to the school is on budget...