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Deb Cook began her career with the U.S. Postal Service in March 1986.
A familiar, friendly face at the front counter of the Glenwood Post Office is retiring later this week.
Deb Cook will spend her last day on the job Friday, April 28, ending a 37-year career with the United States Postal Service.
Cook said she’s been thinking about retirement since her husband Dave...
The State Of Iowa plans to close the Glenwood Resource Center in 2024.
Do you have a suggestion on what should be done with the land and buildings on the Glenwood Resource Center campus after the facility closes next year?
Citizens will have an opportunity to provide input on the redevelopment plan for the GRC during a four-night workshop next week in the Meyer...
The City of Glenwood’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget includes a resurfacing project on north Locust Street.
After weeks of crunching numbers, the city of Glenwood has put together its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024, which begins July 1.
The proposed $3 million budget includes a slight increase in the city’s property tax levy but at the same time a slight reduction in actual tax dollars collected.
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The Glenwood Jazz Band poses with its trophy from the Iowa Jazz Championships.
It must be April.
The daffodils are in bloom, the grass is turning green and the Glenwood Jazz Band has earned another trophy at state competition.
Glenwood’s varsity Gold Band finished in fifth place in the Class 3A competition at last week’s Iowa Jazz Championships in Ames.
“Another good year of...
GCHS Activities Director Jeff Bissen
After considering an offer from the Harlan Community School District, Glenwood Community High School Activities Director Jeff Bissen will remain in Glenwood.
During Monday’s GCSD Board of Education meeting, board president Matt Portrey announced Bissen had agreed to stay on in his position after...
Artist Zack Jones’ ‘Rise Of The Phoenix” depicts the fire that destroyed the Mulholland Grocery store in December 2021.
One tragic night in December 2021, the only grocery store in Malvern, Iowa caught fire and burned to the ground. Although the nearly 150-year-old building was surrounded by fire fighters from 21 communities who fought valiantly to save it, the building and all its history was a total loss.
When the...
Crews began pouring concrete on Coolidge Street Monday morning. View is looking east.
Work appears to be on track for a timely completion of the Coolidge Street resurfacing project south of the Glenwood Fire Station.
The project consists of resurfacing Coolidge Street, from Locust Street on the west to Walnut Street on the east, and some storm sewer and resurfacing work to the south...
The Glenwood City Council voted down the purchase of a storage shed for the pickleball courts on south Vine Street but approved the same purchase for an adjacent softball and baseball field.
The action came after lengthy discussion during the council’s regular meeting last Tuesday, March 28.
During...
The exterior of the 150-year-old Art Church in Malvern is being repaired and refurbished in 2023.
The Art Church in Malvern is getting a face lift.
Owner Zack Jones said “critical exterior repairs” are needed to preserve the Victorian Gothic church that was built in 1873.
“There’s decorative corners. They just deteriorated to where I’ve got to replace some wood on them,” Jones said. “There’s...
Melanie Howard
Melanie Howard, a language arts instructor at the Glenwood Middle School, has been named the recipient of John A. Gregory Teacher of the Year Award, given annually to a Glenwood Community School District educator.
The award is sponsored by the Glenwood Community Schools Foundation and Farm Bureau...