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Members of a task force that will guide the future of the Glenwood Resource Center as the state prepares to shutter and then hand over ownership of the nearly 400-acre campus to the local group gave an update to the Glenwood Community School District Board of Education in a special meeting last...
Ron Kohn
The Glenwood City Council has accepted the resignation of Mayor Ron Kohn.
Kohn, who was elected to serve a fourth two-year term in last month’s election, resigned for personal health reasons early last week. His resignation was accepted with reluctance at the council’s regular meeting on Nov. 28....
Western Iowa Network (WIN) has finalized an agreement with Mills County and City of Glenwood officials to bring state-of-the-art fiber-optic technology to Glenwood.
The county and the city have agreed to each contribute $250,000 to finance startup costs of the technology to the city limits of...
Travis Oetter's last day as Mills County Sheriff will be Friday, Dec. 1.
The Mills County Board Of Supervisors accepted the resignation of sheriff Travis Oetter at a special meeting last Wednesday. Oetter’s resignation was submitted Nov. 27 and his last day in the position was Dec. 1.
Oetter did not attend the meeting and was not available for comment.
Per state code,...
The local holiday season gets underway this weekend with a variety of activities, highlighted by the 2nd Annual Glenwood Holiday Festival on Friday and Saturday.
Friday’s Holiday Festival highlights are a light and decor competition among several businesses from 4 - 8 p.m.; horse and carriage...
The Pacific Junction Fire & Rescue Building.
The future of the Pacific Junction Fire & Rescue Department is in jeopardy following the resignation of the fire chief, volunteer firefighters and EMTs that made up the now dissolved Pacific Junction First Responders Association.
Steven Bogert, who had served on the Pacific Junction Fire...
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa District 4) met with an invited group of bankers, farmers, business leaders and governmental officials during a gathering at Glenwood State Bank last Tuesday.
The meeting was Feenstra’s first public appearance locally since Mills County became part of Iowa’s fourth...
Map of BNSF Railroad's Certified Sites across the United States.
The Mills Crossing Mega Site being developed by MidAmerican Energy near Glenwood has earned the location a Certified Site designation from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. Glenwood, Fort Madison and De Soto, Kan., were awarded the railroad’s Certified Site designation last week.
“We are...
The “play area” bucket at the Glenwood Aquatic Center will be replaced before the start of the 2024 swimming season.
The Glenwood Aquatic Center will have a new splash bucket to dump water on swimmers when the facility opens next spring.
The Glenwood City Council approved the purchase of a new bucket at its regular meeting last Tuesday. The existing bucket, which is seven years old, was not working properly and...
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy made a campaign appearance in Glenwood Sunday, Nov. 18.
“If I win Iowa, I will be your next president.”
That was the message Republican Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy shared with an audience of 100-plus people Sunday night in Glenwood.
The Ohio native and pharmaceutical company founder addressed a handful of topics, including immigration,...