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Kevin Pitzen has accepted the position of county director with Mills County Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. He began the position Oct. 2.
As county director, Pitzen will provide administrative and programming leadership to Mills County Extension.
Pitzen grew up on a dairy farm in...
Glenwood Municipal Utilities has issued a water outage and boil order for the entire City of Pacific Junction,188th St., 190th Street, 195th Street, Hanna Avenue, Hemford, Hyland Avenue and Interstate 29. Northbound and Southbound rest areas, Ingraham Avenue, Jesup Avenue, Jinkins Avenue, Kane...
Five candidates will be on the ballot for two seats on the Glenwood Board of Education in the Nov. 7 general election.
Kellie Stewart, Eva Krueger, William Painter, William Bruce Wray and Tony Winton are vying for the two seats currently occupied by Krueger and Curt Becker, who is not seeking re-...
Malvern Bank has experienced an unprecedented period of change and growth over the past decade.
Formerly known as Malvern National Bank and later Malvern Trust & Savings Bank, the 131-year-old financial institution was renamed and rebranded in January 2017 to reflect and align with the...
A proposed change to the way employee payroll for the City of Glenwood is processed at City Hall is on hold and under review after a police officer voiced concerns about the financial hardship the change could create for some employees.
Police officer Richard Rix shared his concerns at the Sept. 26...
Iowa Secretary Of Agriculture Mike Naig stopped in Glenwood Sept. 21 for a round-table discussion with a small group of Mills County farmers, bankers and legislators.
A variety of topics were discussed at the meeting, including drought conditions across the state, status of the local harvest,...
By this time next year, the Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub (SWITCH), a collaborative endeavor between the East Mills Community School District and Iowa Western Community College (IWCC), will be up and running and providing work-based training and learning experiences to students in five career...
The massive Sixth Street construction project in Glenwood hit a bump in the road late Monday afternoon when a construction crew ruptured a natural gas line near the intersection of Sixth and Elm Street, bringing work to a halt and forcing the evacuation of the surrounding neighborhood.
The leaking...
Emerald Ash Bore is methodically wiping out the ash tree population in Glenwood and Mills County.
Beginning this week, 27 dead or infected ash trees are being cut down at the Glenwood Cemetery and that’s just a fraction of the infected trees in the city.
The wood-boring beetle, whcih was first...
The Glenwood Community School District is currently in discussions with the state to assume ownership of the Glenwood Resource Center’s administration building when the campus closes its doors next summer.
In an update at last Monday’s regular Board of Education meeting provided by Glenwood...