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The 2026 Glenwood Homecoming Parade will be Friday, Oct. 16.

Homecoming Parade Theme Celebrates 50 States, 250 Years

Glenwood’s Homecoming Parade will have a red, white and blue theme in 2026. The Glenwood Homecoming Parade Committee has chosen “50 States * 250 Years” as the theme for the parade, scheduled to take place Friday, Oct.16, on Town Square. The theme coincides with America’s 25Oth birthday celebration...

A construction crew works on the facade of 11 N. Vine St., one of eight Town Square properties being renovated as part of Glenwood’s Downtown Revitalization project.

Glenwood Downtown ReVi Project Expected To Be Completed This Summer

The ongoing Downtown Revitalization project on Glenwood’s Town Square is expected to extend into the summer months. City officials had hoped the approximately $1.2 million project would be completed this spring, but a letter from Mayor Angie Winquist to the Iowa Economic Development Authority (...

The East Mills Wolverines hosted their first varsity track meet in 13 years last Thursday at the school’s new athletic complex. The new football field / all-weather track is just one piece of the facilities improvements and overhaul made on the East Mills School campus over the past four years.

Back On Track - East Mills Breaks In New Athletic Complex By Hosting First Track Meet In 13 Years

MALVERN - On Thursday the East Mills Middle-High School hosted its first varsity track and field meet in over 4,000 days. The East Mills Co-ed Track and Field meet brought teams from Fremont-Mills, Sidney and Southwest Valley to Malvern to compete for the first meet on the school’s track since 2013...

City Hires Interim City Administrator / Finance Director

The Glenwood City Council has agreed to a contract with an Omaha-based consultant to serve as Interim City Administrator / Finance Director while the city finds a replacement for outgoing City Administrator/ Finance Director Mitch Kolf. Under terms of the agreement, which went into effect May 4, Al...

Assistant Mills County Attorney John Pfeifer, District Court Judge Margaret Reyes and Mills County Board Of Supervisors Chair Richard Crouch.

State Bar Association, Foundation Present America 250 Flag To Mills County

Representatives of the Iowa State Bar Association and Iowa State Bar Foundation presented an America 250 flag to the residents of Mills County during a special ceremony outside the Mills County Courthouse Friday afternoon. Mills County Assistant County Attorney John Pfeifer and District Court...

Silver City Fire Chief Greg Stofer, Silver City Mayor Joseph Jaworski, Oak Township Assistant Fire Chief John Stacey and Oak Township Fire Chief Keith Johnson outside the Silver City Fire Station.

Public Safety Alarm Sounding Over Firefighter Shortage In Rural Communities

Two Mills County fire departments are taking a pro-active approach to combat an understaffing epidemic that’s impacting public safety agencies across the country. The Silver City and Oak Township Fire Departments recently collaborated on a joint grant application to the Iowa Firefighters...

Glenwood School District Tax Levy Dropping For 3rd Consecutive Year

The Glenwood Community School District’s tax rate is going down for the third straight year. The Glenwood Board of Education unanimously approved the $33.3 million total expenditures budget for the fiscal 2026-2027 year earlier this month. That budget figure is down over $2 million from the current...

City Making Changes To Shelter Reservation Fees At Glenwood Lake Park

The Glenwood City Council has approved a new rate structure for picnic shelter reservations at Glenwood Lake Park. At the recommendation of the Glenwood Park Board, the city will now be offering both partial and full-day reservations. An “AM” or “PM” shelter reservation will cost $25. The new fee...

City Of Glenwood Finalizes FY27 Budget

After receiving a detailed presentation from City Administrator / Finance Director Mitch Kolf, the Glenwood City Council approved the city’s budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year at its regular meeting last Tuesday. The budget includes a reduction in the property tax levy rate from15.4344 (per $1,...

County Board Of Supervisors Approves FY27 Budget

The Mills County Board Of Supervisors approved its budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year last Tuesday following a brief public hearing at the Mills County Courthouse.The budget, which includes an urban property tax levy rate of $5.89833 (per $1,000 taxable valuation) and a rural property rate of $9,...