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GLENWOOD Sign Proposed For Highway 34

Plans are being developed for the placement of a 6-foot tall by 30-foot wide “GLENWOOD” sign on the south side of U.S. Highway 34. The sign would be made from limestone and be similar to the lighted “MALVERN” sign on Highway 34. Representatives of the Mills County Chamber Of Commerce Leadership...

A bridge identical to this one crossing the Keystone Trail in Omaha will be installed over Keg Creek (below) later this fall.

Bridges Expected To Be A Boost For Mills County Trails

Finally, there appears to be a glimmer of light at the end of the bridge for the Mills County Trails Board. Two pedestrian bridges that are major components of a proposed trail system in Glenwood are expected to be installed when the weather warms up this spring. Engineering consultant John...

Officials from Iowa / Nebraska Concrete Products said their proposed facility for 180th Street would be similar in capacity to this concrete plant in Glenwood.

Residents Voice Opposition To Proposed Concrete Plant

The Mills County Planning and Zoning Commission tabled action last Tuesday on a proposed zoning district amendment being requested for the construction and operation of a concrete batch plant in western Mills County. In January, Iowa/Nebraska Concrete Products, based in Nebraska, submitted an...

County, Economic Development Officials Push For Passage Of Lodging Tax

A special election on March 7 in unincorporated areas of Mills County will decide the fate of a proposed hotel/motel tax and could go a long way in fueling economic development near the Interstate 29 – Highway 34 interchange. Mills County Auditor Carol Robertson said the vote is taking place at the...

The Meyer Building on the campus of the Glenwood Resource Center is no longer being considered as a site for a new elementary school for the Glenwood Community School District.

GRC 'Off The Table' As Site For New Elementary School

The Glenwood Community School District is nixing its plan to put a new elementary school on the former Glenwood Resource Center Campus. Back in November, the district announced it was eyeing the former Meyer Building as a new, remodeled home for West Elementary as part of a proposed $50 million...

A fire last week at the Hillside House Of Hell haunted house building in Glenwood was electrical and started in the facility’s laundry room. It was discovered by a person living in the building.

Electrical Fire Causes Damage Inside "Hillside House Of Hell"

The Hillside House Of Hell haunted house building in Glenwood sustained substantial damage in a Jan. 31 fire. Glenwood Fire Chief Matt Gray said the fire was detected around 6 a.m. in the laundry room of the facility at 114 Green St. The building had previously served as a skilled nursing care...

Vietnam War veteran and Purple Heart recipient Jim Thrane of Glenwood was honored for his service during the Feb. 4 Creighton Bluejays basketball game in Omaha.

Vietnam Veteran Jim Thrane Honored At Creighton Basketball Game

A Vietnam War veteran and Purple Heart recipient from Glenwood received a standing ovation for his military service from more than 18,000 Creighton basketball fans Saturday night during the Bluejays’ game against Villanova at CHI Health Center Omaha. Jim Thrane was escorted onto the court and...

The Glenwood City Council has approved funds for the resurfacing of this stretch of Coolidge Street between Locust and Walnut .

Glenwood City Council Approves Repaving Project For Coolidge Street

There’s some good news for motorists who travel on that treacherous stretch of Coolidge Street south of the Glenwood Fire Station. The Glenwood City Council approved a resurfacing project for the street at the council’s regular meeting Jan. 24. Jake Zimmerer, a representative of Eagle Engineering,...

Linda Goos, a cardiac care patient at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, and her sister Marcia Keith, the Service Leader For the Cardiovascular Service Line at the hospital, are helping get the word out about services available to Mills County and southwest Iowa residents in need of cardiac care.

Sisters Spreading The Word About Services Available To Local Cardiac Care Patients

February is National Heart Month and for two sisters from the Glenwood area, it’s the perfect time to promote cardiac care and services available to Mills County residents in need of treatment for heart-related conditions. Marcia Keith, the Service Leader for the Cardiovascular Service Line at...

The Burr Oaks Place apartment complex is being constructed on land that was once the site of the Glenwood city swimming pool. View is looking east from Elm Street.

Interest Is High In New Apartments At Former Swimming Pool Site

The Burr Oaks Place apartment complex under construction in Glenwood is attracting heavy interest from potential residents and even compliments from some neighborhood residents who originally opposed construction. “We have over 40 people who have wanted applications and we really don’t have any...