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Carol Vinton and her late husband Steve were inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall Of Fame at the Iowa State Fair in August.
For Carol Vinton, it’s the honor of a lifetime.
On Aug. 18, the last day of the Iowa State Fair, the longtime Mills County resident and her late husband Steve were formally inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall Of Fame.
“It’s such an honor,” she said. “You always hear of families getting this honor of...
Randy Romens pours a pint at Keg Creek Brewing Co. The brewery is moving into the former Vine Street Cellars building on Town Square.
Keg Creek Brewing is closing its taproom and production facility south of town later this month but it’s not last call for Glenwood’s hometown brewery.
The brewery is moving and will reopen in early October on the east side of Town Square at 17 N. Vine St. in a building that previously housed Vine...
If Glenwood Community High School had an athletic hall of fame, Rick Moreno would certainly be in it.
Thirty-two years after graduating from GCHS, Moreno still holds the distinction of being one of just two Ram wrestlers to win two individual state championships. His contributions on the mat helped...
The Meyer Building housed the Glenwood Middle School in the 1990s and early 2000s.
The Meyer Building on the campus of the Glenwood Resource Center is back on the radar for the Glenwood Community School District.
The vacant building that once served as a schoolhouse for children living on the campus and later as the Glenwood Middle School, is now being considered as the site for...
Mills County spent over $555,000 of its ARPA dollars to help bring high-speed fiber optic internet to the county.
Mills County has spent or designated about 84 percent of its federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars from the federal government, according to figures provided by the Mills County Auditor’s Office.
ARPA is federal funding approved in 2021 by Congress and President Joe Biden to assist local...
A Pre-K classroom at Kids Place in Glenwood.
The Mills County Board Of Supervisors has committed $250,000 to Kids Place Champions, the organization working to preserve the Kids Place childcare center in Glenwood.
The $250,000 matches the commitment the county board had previously given to the East Mills Childcare Solutions childcare center....
Glenwood Community High School Key Club member Aby Luddington and Glenwood Kiwanis Club members Carol Robertson, Denise Crawford, Michelle Wright and Barb Mass show off some of the Supplies 4 Success backpacks.
Glenwood Kiwanis Club members gathered at the Harvey T. Rimel American Legion post last Wednesday to fill and distribute 84 backpacks as part of the service organization’s annual Supplies 4 Success project.
Each backpack is filled with customized, age-appropriate supplies school children will need...
The summer swimming season is over at the Glenwood Aquatic Center.
With the swimming season at the Glenwood Aquatic Center coming to an end last weekend, city officials will now turn their attention to addressing nagging water-loss issues that have plagued the facility over the past several years.
City Administrator Amber Farnan told city council members last week...
Graphic posted by East Mills Community School District.
East Mills Community School District students will not be allowed to use their cell phones in the classroom under a new policy approved by the East Mills administration and board of education.
The new policy for “communication devices” will become effective when the 2024-2025 academic year begins...
The City Of Glenwood’s ordinance prohibiting pit bulls will remain in place despite a request to have the ban against the dog breed lifted.
Resident Katy Pfeiffer made a plea to the city council in June, stating that pit bulls aren’t as vicious or aggressive as they’re perceived to be. The council...