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The Southwest Iowa Pickleball Club will get a storage shed for its equipment afterall. Acting on a request from Glenwood Park Board President Randy Romens,  the Glenwood City Council agreed to the purchase of a storage shed (not to exceed $3,000) for the city-owned pickleball court complex on South...

Greg Schultz
A veteran law enforcement officer with a long history of public service in the Glenwood community has announced his intentions to run for Mills County Sheriff in 2024. Rural Glenwood resident and Council Bluffs Police Department Captain Greg Schultz said he believes his 30-plus years of law...
Glenwood Community High School will continue to offer its students a jumpstart to a career after graduation. The school’s Iowa Jobs After Graduation (iJAG) program teaching students the soft skills of career hireability while matching their career aspirations after high school with community...

Comedian Patrick Hastie's album cover.
A New York City comedian that graduated from Glenwood Community High School in 2003 has recorded his first album. Patrick Hastie’s I Will Fight All Of You is set to be released July 20. “It’s 24 tracks – basically, it’s stories from my life, starting with growing up in Glenwood. I grew up on a farm...

Some of the Town Square buildings that will be renovated as part of the Downtown Revitalization project in Glenwood.
Grant funding for the revitalization of several buildings on Glenwood’s Town Square has now been approved. Last week, the city of Glenwood was awarded $521,526 through a grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Downtown...
The Mills County Supervisors intend to appoint Ami Petersen as the new Mills County Auditor. In a special meeting Friday, the supervisors voted to approve the hiring of Petersen, effective Aug. 1. This is the second notification the board intends to appoint a replacement for outgoing auditor Carol...

The Mills County Board of Supervisors are considering action that would require inspections for both commercial and residential building projects.
A proposal to implement inspections and plan reviews as part of the building permit process in Mills County has been delayed. With only two of its three members present at a July 5 meeting, the Mills County Board of Supervisors failed to approve the first reading of an amendment to Chapter 24 of...

Renovation / expansion to Northeast Elementary School is a major component of the Glenwood Community School District's $40 million facilities upgrade proposal.
The Glenwood Community School District is planning to pursue a $40 million bond this November that it intends to use for improvements to facilities across the district. At a special meeting laast Monday at the district’s central office, the Glenwood Board of Education approved the project. On hand...

U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) held a round table discussion with Farm Bureau members on June 25 in Malvern.
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley spent an hour in Malvern last week discussing a variety of agriculture-related issues with local Farm Bureau members. The round table discussion took place at the Charles E. and Florence M. Lakin Community Center. One topic of discussion was the Supreme Court’s decision...
Two juveniles are facing charges related to an incident that involved a foot pursuit and the assault of a Glenwood police officer. The incident occured during the early-morning hours of June 20. According to a GPD report, at approximately 12:08 a.m., Officer Jacob Power performed a traffic stop on...

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