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Mark Norman
The Mills County Economic Development Foundation (MCEDF) has found its new director. Mark Norman, a southwest Iowa resident with three decades of economic development experience on both the Iowa and Nebraska sides of the Missouri River, has been named the replacement for Andrew Rainbolt, who...
The Mills County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual awards banquet at The Fountains Ballroom on Thursday, Nov. 7. The event will bring together community leaders, business owners, and community members to celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals and organizations that make...
The Community Foundation for Western Iowa announced Monday that the Women’s Fund of Southwest Iowa’s latest grant cycle has awarded $100,000 in project funding to nine organizations, including three in Mills County. Grants to these organizations will support programming and projects that are...

Gitzy Loder
The new executive director of the Mills County Chamber of Commerce brings a wide array of experiences and expertise to the position. Along with a strong background in sales, Gitzy Loder’s resume includes experience in human development, leadership coaching, business growth, team building and goal...
Early / absentee voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Mills County and across the state of Iowa. For voters wanting to cast their early / absentee ballot in person, they can do so at the Mills County Auditor’s Office on the main floor of the Mills County Courthouse...

West Elementary School was evacuated shortly before noon on Tuesday, Oct. 8, after a fire in an electrical box triggered alarms
A small fire in an electrical box triggered alarms and forced the evacuation of Glenwood’s West Elementary School last Tuesday, Oct. 8. Glenwood firefighters were dispatched to the school at 11:49 a.m. after the Mills County E-911 Communications Center received a call from a school custodian. No...

Sharp Street, west of Park Street was closed to motor vehicle traffic last week. Additionally, a section of South Locust Street, between Arnold and Townsend Street, is expected to close Wednesday, Oct. 16, for two weeks.
The Year Of The Detour continues in Glenwood. Closures of two major roads in the city were announced last week by Eagle Engineering Group, the city’s engineering consultant, and Compass Utility, the general contractor overseeing the work. On Thursday, Sharp Street, west of Park Street, was closed...

Russ's Market opened its new grocery store in Glenwood on Oct. 2.
After months of anticipation, Glenwood’s new Russ’s Market grocery store opened to some much-deserved fanfare last week. The store, located in the shopping plaza at 900 S. Locust St., officially opened Wednesday morning with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by company officials and members of the...

Interim Superintendent Nicole Kooiker
The Glenwood Community School District plans to have its permanent superintendent hired by the end of the calendar year. The Glenwood Community School District Board of Directors set a tentative timeline for its application and interview process for the permanent superintendent at a special meeting...
On Tuesday, The Charles E. Lakin Foundation announced the launching of a $165 Million Initiative to Revitalize Southwest Iowa at a press conference in Atlantic. “The Charles E. Lakin Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the Revitalize Southwest Iowa Initiative 2024, an ambitious new...

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