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Law enforcement agencies have launched an investigation into the accounts of a woman who alleges her father murdered between 50 and 70 women and buried them in a rural area in Fremont County over a period of three decades.
In a report first published on Newsweek.com last week, Lucy Studey detailed...
Eight properties are included in Glenwood’s Downtown Revitalization program, including these two at 11 N. Vine St. (above) and 14 N. Walnut St. (below).
Eight properties on Glenwood’s Town Square are on track to get a facelift with the help of funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Downtown Revitalization program.
Coordinated through the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), the Downtown Revitalization Fund provides matching...
Citizen Of The Year Larry Winum.
Glenwood banker and community advocate Larry Winum was recognized as the Mills County Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year at the organization’s annual Betterment and Beautification Awards dinner Thursday night at the Fountains Ballroom.
Winum was among several award recipients honored during...
Pacific Junction City Clerk Korrena Neppl (center) was recently presented MAPA’s Regional Citizenship Award. - COURTESY PHOTOS / MAPA
Pacific Junction City Clerk Korrena Neppl was recently presented the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency’s 2022 Regional Citizenship Award for her efforts in helping the Mills County community recover from the devastating Missouri River flood event of 2019.
MAPA’s Regional Citizenship Award honors an...
Andrew Rainbolt
The new Executive Director of the Mills County Economic Development Foundation said he pursued his new job because he believes Mills County is positioned for significant growth and development in the years ahead.
Andrew Rainbolt took on the Executive Director position on Oct. 10, replacing Marco...
Kattie Lewis
Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub (SWITCH), the career and technical education (CTE) center that will be located in the building that currently houses East Mills Elementary School, has a new director, Kattie Lewis. She will also serve as a Career Coach for Iowa Western Community College (IWCC)....
The trails project includes replacement of this “scary bridge” linking Glenwood Lake Park to the Glenwood Recreation Complex.
The push for the creation and enhancement of a recreational trail system in Mills County got a big boost last week when the The Iowa Transportation Commission approved a $200,000 grant for a trail being proposed in Glenwood.
The Glenwood Trail was one of eight projects across the state awarded...
Remains of the structure fire at 309 No. Chestnut St. in Glenwood. The house to the south of the Airbnb also sustained substantial damage.
A multi-story house at 309 No. Chestnut St. in Glenwood was gutted by a massive fire early Sunday morning. A neighboring home at 307 No. Chestnut also sustained substantial damage.
“It was a hot, fast-moving fire,” Glenwood Fire Chief Matt Gray said. “It was probably burning for a long time before...
Brian Tackett
Glenwood attorney Brian Tackett announced Monday that he’s running for Mills County Attorney as a write-in candidate in the Nov. 8 general election.
Tackett said he made the decision to run after current Mills County Attorney Naeda Elliott announced she’s dropping out of the election. Elliott...
Glenwood public address announcer Brian Stanley.
You could say public address announcing is in Brian Stanley’s blood.
For 30 years, beginning in the early 1960s, Brian’s late father Jim Stanley served as the “Voice of The Rams,” so it only seems fitting that Brian would follow in his dad’s footsteps.
Brian Stanley took over as the public address...