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Glenwood’s two elementary schools – Northeast Elementary and West Elementary – both received “High Performing” ratings in the latest Iowa Department Of Education Iowa School Performance Profiles.
Northeast and West had identical Index Score Ratings of 60.72, the highest of all Mills County schools...
Four of the five candidates seeking to represent the Glenwood Community School District on the Board of Education faced off Sunday evening during a two-hour forum at the Mills County Historical Museum’s Zeum building at Glenwood Lake Park.
More than 50 spectators attended the meeting to hear the...
Climate and culture change at Glenwood Community High School is real.
That was the message shared with members of the Glenwood Board of Education Monday night during a “Climate and Culture Update” presented by GCHS Interim Principal Lorraine Duitsman.
Just six months removed from an eye-opening...
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis made a brief, 45-minute stop in Glenwood Saturday as part of his effort to visit all 99 counties in Iowa.
DeSantis addressed a standing-room crowd at Tom and Tiff’s restaurant late Saturday afternoon.
The Florida governor covered multiple topics during...
A vacant convenience store building at a prominent Glenwood intersection could soon be opening under a new name.
Owners of Omaha-based In-N-Out Stop, LLC, say they plan to open a store in the former Kum & Go / White Oak Station property on the northeast corner of the Sharp St. - Locust St....
Christmas is coming early this year for hourly employees of the City of Glenwood.
Last week, the Glenwood City Council approved giving 30 hourly employees one week of “holiday time” pay on their Nov. 16 paychecks to ease the pain of a transition being made in payroll processing at City Hall.
The...
A Mills County resident who’s given countless hours of his time to public service and community betterment projects has been chosen the Mills County Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year.
Joe George was presented the award during the chamber’s annual community betterment awards banquet Thursday...
Former Vice President Mike Pence spent an hour in Glenwood Saturday morning sharing his vision for America and trying to drum up support for his presidential campaign from potential Republican Party caucus goers.
Pence addressed an audience of around 60 people during a town hall meeting at the...
Kevin Pitzen has accepted the position of county director with Mills County Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. He began the position Oct. 2.
As county director, Pitzen will provide administrative and programming leadership to Mills County Extension.
Pitzen grew up on a dairy farm in...
Glenwood Municipal Utilities has issued a water outage and boil order for the entire City of Pacific Junction,188th St., 190th Street, 195th Street, Hanna Avenue, Hemford, Hyland Avenue and Interstate 29. Northbound and Southbound rest areas, Ingraham Avenue, Jesup Avenue, Jinkins Avenue, Kane...