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Retiring Glenwood Police Capt. Pat Martin.
Capt. Pat Martin of the Glenwood Police Department is officially retiring today, after spending 26 years fulfilling his childhood dream of being a police officer.
“Even as a small kid, I always wanted to be a police officer,” Martin said during an interview last week. “Yeah, I guess I was inspired...
Mills County has received its first payment for the lodging tax for unincorporated areas of the county that went into effect July 1.
Mills County Auditor Ami Petersen said the first quarterly lodging tax check, from the Iowa State Treasurer’s Office in the amount of $1,779.18, was received by the...
After interviewing candidates next Wednesday and Thursday (Dec. 27-28), the Glenwood City Council intends to appoint a new mayor at a special meeting on Friday, Dec. 29., at 5:30 p.m., at Glenwood City Hall.
Eligible city residents wanting to be considered for appointment should submit a request in...
Several current and former Glenwood residents were inducted into the Special Olympics Iowa Hall of Fame on Dec. 7, according to an announcement made Tuersday morning.
The 2023 Hall of Fame class includes Joshua Dobbs (Ames), Amy Hickey (Dubuque), Charity Hodson (Des Moines), Rolla Lucas (Davenport...
A business he started with a buddy in high school has become a livelihood for Dylan Sathren, owner and manager of Sharp Blades Lawn Care in Glenwood.
“My buddy was a partner with me in high school and then he went his separate way and I stayed in business,” Sathren said during a recent interview. “...
Commercial and backyard flock owners in Mills County are encouraged to prevent contact between their birds and wild birds.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Mills County.
The affected site is a backyard mixed species flock,...
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,...