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.
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Sharp Street, west of Park Street was closed to motor vehicle traffic last week. Additionally, a section of South Locust Street, between Arnold and Townsend Street, is expected to close Wednesday, Oct. 16, for two weeks.
The Year Of The Detour continues in Glenwood.
Closures of two major roads in the city were announced last week by Eagle Engineering Group, the city’s engineering consultant, and Compass Utility, the general contractor overseeing the work.
On Thursday, Sharp Street, west of Park Street, was closed...
Russ's Market opened its new grocery store in Glenwood on Oct. 2.
After months of anticipation, Glenwood’s new Russ’s Market grocery store opened to some much-deserved fanfare last week.
The store, located in the shopping plaza at 900 S. Locust St., officially opened Wednesday morning with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by company officials and members of the...
Interim Superintendent Nicole Kooiker
The Glenwood Community School District plans to have its permanent superintendent hired by the end of the calendar year.
The Glenwood Community School District Board of Directors set a tentative timeline for its application and interview process for the permanent superintendent at a special meeting...
On Tuesday, The Charles E. Lakin Foundation announced the launching of a $165 Million Initiative to Revitalize Southwest Iowa at a press conference in Atlantic.
“The Charles E. Lakin Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the Revitalize Southwest Iowa Initiative 2024, an ambitious new...
It’s Homecoming Week at Glenwood Community High School. The 2024 Homecoming king and queen will be crowned at Saturday night’s coronation ceremony. Queen candidates are (from left) Ilsa Kemling, Rossalyne Johansen and Madelyn Berglund. King candidates are Drew Schroeder, Brodie Schafer and Will Getter.
Expect to see some animals in Glenwood this weekend.
“A Day At The Zoo” is the theme of the Glenwood Community School District’s Homecoming celebration, which is taking place in October for the first time in several years.
In addition to several class reunions, highlights of the event include...
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the Omaha Police Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating suspects in a fatal shooting that took place Aug. 10 at the I-29 Speedway near Pacific Junction.
Two men, Marcus L. Johnson, 28, and Charles A. Williams Jr...
The Girls Cottage building could house residential living units under a redevelopment plan proposed for the campus of the former Glenwood Resource Center.
Findings of historical and archaeological studies taking place on the Glenwood Resource Center campus will determine how fast the property is turned over to the Glenwood Redevelopment Corporation (GRC) redevelopment actually begins to take place.
The GRC is a non-profit organization established to...
The city of Glenwood is upping the ante for the salary of its next city administrator.
Big time!
At the recommendation of a Mason City-based consultant, the city is looking at paying its next city administrator an annual salary of $115,000 - $125,000, a substantial increase from the $76,358 salary...