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Bags and other debris from the Loess Hills Regional Sanitary Landfill dangle from a tree behind a home north of the landfill during a windy day. - COURTESY PHOTO / JIM AND VICKI DREWS

Residents Voice Concerns About Landfill Trash Littering Nearby Properties, H-34

High winds this spring have magnified a growing problem for Mills County residents who live near the Loess Hills Regional Sanitary Landfill – a build-up of trash that’s blowing into their yards and onto their roofs, trees and fences from the nearby landfill. “It seems to me we have an issue going...

U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley listens to a comment during a Q&A session Friday morning at the Jim Hughes Real Estate Office in Glenwood. Grassley is seeking his eighth term in office this year.

Grassley Senses Ukrainian Victory In War With Russia

U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) said he’s surprised by the success the Ukrainian military is having in fighting off the country’s invasion from Russia and went as far as saying he expects Ukraine to eventually win the war. Grassley addressed the war and other issues during an interview with...

Melissa Nielsen

East Mills Names New Elementary Principal

East Mills has selected its new elementary school principal. The East Mills Community School District School Board announced last week that Melissa Nielsen has accepted the offer to serve as the district’s next elementary principal. A school district news release stated that as a TLC lead teacher...

Red Cross staffer Jolene Haavey checks on Ron Reisner of Glenwood during his whole blood donation Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church.

As COVID-19 Impact Diminishes, Blood Donor Numbers On The Rise

The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on blood drives and donations in Mills County but numbers are gradually returning to normal. The American Red Cross typically hosts blood drives throughout the year at various locations in Mills and Fremont counties, including Trinity Lutheran Church,...

Mills County Public Health Nursing Director Lorri Greiner.

R.N. Lorri Greiner Found Her Calling In Public Health

Registered Nurse Lorri Greiner found her calling many years ago – working in public health. The Mills County Public Health Office’s Nursing Director has spent 33 of her 38 years in the nursing profession working in public health. “I just enjoy helping people,” Greiner, a 1980 Glenwood Community...

Glenwood Councilman’s Screenplay A Finalist In LA-based Film Festival

Glenwood city councilman Jeremy Wade Rodman can add another line to his resume. Screenwriter. The professional sound recordist, part-time Glenwood Community School District bus driver and now writer has penned a screenplay that has been accepted into competition at the seventh annual Die Laughing...

United States Senate hopeful Jim Carlin, a Republican from Sioux City made a stop at the Glenwood Public Library Monday morning during a swing through southwest Iowa.

Challenger Jim Carlin Says Most Iowa Republicans Want Grassley To Retire

Based on conversations he’s been having around the state, United States Senate hopeful Jim Carlin says he believes most Republicans in Iowa think its time for Sen. Charles Grassley to step aside. “A lot of people just think at Senator Grassley’s age, the better course is just to retire,” Carlin , a...

Mills County Historical Museum Director Stephen Hunt looks over a daily log book from the late 1800s, one of the many artifacts included in a new display highlighting the history of the Glenwood Resource Center.

History Of 'The Hill' - Museum Exhibit Chronicles GRC History

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds recently announced plans to close the Glenwood Resource Center in 2024 but the history of the facility that began more than 150 years ago as an orphanage for children of Civil War soldiers will be preserved for generations to come through a new display at the Mills County...

Glenwood Fire & Rescue EMT Aaron Ling (left) and Paramedic Gavin Gray demonstrate the GlideScope, a state-of-the-art piece of equipment used to manage a patient’s airway. Gray said the video laryngoscope can be a “life saver” in critcal care situations.

Grants Help Fund State-of-the-art Equipment For Glenwood Fire & Rescue

Glenwood Fire and Rescue recently acquired state-of-the-art equipment to manage the airways of patients who face life-threatening medical issues. GVFD Paramedic Gavin Gray said the new piece of equipment – a GlideScope video laryngoscope – is equipped with a video camera that allows rescue...

A residential living unit on the Glenwood Resource Center campus.

Glenwood Resource Center Timeline Calls For Complete Closure By July 1, 2024

The Glenwood Resource Center will be completely closed by July 1, 2024, according to a timeline from the Iowa Department of Human Services. The state-managed facility currently houses about 150 residents with intellectual and physical disabilities and employs over 400 workers. According to the...