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Dr. Kyle Klute has assumed ownership of Young Vision Care in Glenwood from Dr. Jacque Young.

Dr. Klute Takes Ownership Of Young Vision Care

After returning from World War II, Elwood “Jack” Young, choose to become an optometrist over pursuing professional golf. He graduated at the Northern Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago after 18 months in 1948. He practiced in his hometown of Council Bluffs initially. In 1950, he purchased the...

Glenwood Rotary celebrated its 100th anniversary as a club last month during its annual fundraising spaghetti dinner.

Glenwood Rotary Club Marks 100 Years

A Glenwood service club recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. The Glenwood Rotary Club was chartered on Nov. 4, 1922. The club was founded under the sponsorship of the Council Bluffs Rotary Club. Last month, Glenwood Rotarians marked the occasion with a 100th anniversary celebration held in...

U.S. Navy Capt. Melissa Hiller Lauby (left) was part of the State Department team that escorted American Brittney Griner (right) back to the United States after the professional basketball star was released from a Russian prison on Dec. 8. They’re shown here prior to their arrival in San Antonio, Texas. - COURTESY PHOTO

Glenwood Native Escorted Brittney Griner Back To U.S. After Prisoner Exchange

A Glenwood native had a major role in the Dec. 8 prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia involving American professional basketball star Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Following her release from Russian detention, Griner was escorted back to the United States by...

Students watch a performance from Omaha Street Percussion during Friday’s Blue Ribbon School celebration at Glenwood’s West Elementary School.

A Blue Ribbon Celebration At West Elementary School

A blueberry pancake breakfast, classroom Christmas parties and an all-school assembly highlighted a day of celebration Friday at Glenwood’s West Elementary School. Students and staff spent their last day before winter recess celebrating the school’s national recognition as a Blue Ribbon School....

Citizens Provide Input At Glenwood Budget Forum

About a dozen Glenwood residents and city officials spent an hour sharing and discussing the city’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats during an hour-long forum at City Hall last Tuesday, Dec. 13. The forum, a part of the city’s SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)...

County Attorney DeShawne Bird-Sell is administered her oath of office by Magistrate Keith Tucker.

DeShawne Bird-Sell Appointed Mills County Attorney

DeShawne Bird-Sell has been appointed to the position of Mills County Attorney. Bird-Sell, who operates her own legal practice in Glenwood, was admininistered her oath of office at the Mills County Courthouse Tuesday, Dec. 13, by Magistrate Judge Keith Tucker. She fills a vacancy created by the...

Tom Mulholland poses in front of his property on Malvern’s Main Street. Construction of his new grocery store is expected to begin in the spring with a projected opening in the spring of 2024.

Rising From The Ashes - One Year Since Losing His Store And Livelihood To Fire, Tom Mulholland Looks To The Future

One year removed from the devastating fire that destroyed his business and turned his life upside down, Malvern grocer Tom Mulholland is focused on the future. Banners announcing the future construction and opening of the new Mulholland Grocery Store hang along the Main Street fence line of the...

The Meyer Building on the Glenwood Resource Center campus is being considered as a site for a new elementary school.

School District Contracts With Design Firm For Elementary Facilities Project

The Glenwood Community School District has taken its first step in a potentially $50 million plan to overhaul its elementary school facilities. During a special meeting Nov. 30, the Glenwood Board of Education voted unanimously to contract with Clark and Enersen, a Lincoln, Neb. design firm to...

Construction work has commenced on the East Mills school project.

Dirt Moving At East Mills Construction Site

Preliminary dirt work for the East Mills Community School District construction project has begun. Bull dozers and other pieces of construction equipment arrived at the site last month. The planned $22 million facility upgrade includes the renovation of the existing East Mills Middle School and...

Emily McQueen poses with her “Loess Hills” painting, one of nine pieces of artwork she created for the newly-named Mills County Chamber of Commerce. Each of the other eight paintings depict a community in Mills County.

Celebrating Community Through Art - Emily McQueen's Paintings Highlight Histories Of Mills County Communities

“You can’t really have art without having a sense of community as art is for others to enjoy as well.” The quote from screen actor Jaime Zevallos seems fitting for a set of community paintings created recently by Mills County artist Emily McQueen. McQueen, a Glenwood resident and owner of the Fine...