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Dr. Thomas Baer has been named the 2024-2025 Iowa Family Physician Of The Year by the Iowa Academy Of Family Physicians.
A Mills County doctor says he’s humbled to be recognized as the 2024-2025 Iowa Family Physician Of The Year. The Iowa Academy Of Family Physicians presented the award to Dr. Thomas Baer of Malvern during a ceremony earlier this month in Altoona. The Iowa Family Physician of the Year award is...
The Glenwood Community School District will conduct final interviews for its permanent superintendent position on Dec. 2, according to school board President Matt Portrey. Nicole Kooiker has served as the district’s interim superintendent since the resignation of former superintendent Dr. Devin...
Funding for the Mills County Public Health Office continues to be a source of discussion and contention between supporters of the public health agency, the Mills County Board of Supervisors and Mills County Auditor Ami Petersen. Last April, supporters of the public health agency voiced their...
Republicans Lonnie Mayberry and Jack Sayers were elected to two seats up for election on the Mills County Board Of Supervisors in last Tuesday’s general election. Mayberry was the top vote-getter, receiving 4,526 votes. Sayers landed in second place with 4,349 votes. Democrat Bruce Wray was the...

Brian Ring has been crisscrossing the state of Iowa fulfilling his duties as the Department Commander for the American Legion Of Iowa.
For the first time in 70 years and only the third time in history, the Department Commander For The American Legion Of Iowa hails from Glenwood. U.S. Air Force veteran and Harvey T. Rimel American Legion Post 141 member Brian Ring assumed his duties as state commander in July. “They’ve been after...
The city of Glenwood is amending a policy that will allow more police officers to take a patrol cruiser home with them when they aren’t on duty. Under the new policy, approved last month by the Glenwood City Council, police officers will be allowed to take a cruiser home if they live at an Iowa...

Ricky Schnackel
A 66-year-old Glenwood resident was arrested last Wednesday after law enforcement officers responded to a bank robbery call at Glenwood State Bank. The attempted robbery was reported around 9:50 a.m. Ricky Schnackel is facing charges of second-degree robbery, a Class B felony, and use of a...
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...

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