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The City of Glenwood is hosting a public reception for the four finalists for its city administrator position on Friday, Nov. 8, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Glenwood City Hall, 5 North Vine Street.
The following four individuals are finalists for the position:
Brian Keller is employed with the State of...
Joe George
Malvern City Clerk Joe George will take on some additional duties with the City of Glenwood in November. He has agreed to serve as the interim Glenwood city administrator while the city finds a replacement for outgoing city administrator Amber Farnan.
Farnan is expected to be elected Mills County...
Grocer Tom Mulholland outside his new building on Main Street in Malvern.
MALVERN - Christmas could come early this year in Malvern.
The long-awaited rebuild of Mulholland Grocery is nearing the finish line and the store on Main Street could be open just in time for the holiday season. The Malvern community has been without a local grocery store since a massive fire took...
Early voting began Oct. 16 in Iowa.
The voting line outside the Mills County Auditor’s Office was steady last week as early / absentee voting for the Nov. 5 general election got underway.
On Wednesday, Oct. 16 - the first day of early voting in Iowa - 143 in-person ballots were cast at the auditor’s office. It shattered the Mills...
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...