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East Mills Enters Partnership To Offer Religious Education To First, Second Graders

The East Mills Community School District is partnering with LifeWise Academy to offer religious-based education classes to first and second graders this fall. The partnership is among dozens ramping up in the state this year following Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signing of House File 870 into law in June....

Baton Twirler Ella Marvel And Her Stepperettes Team Win World Championship In Italy

Ella Marvel has loved baton twirling ever since attending a University of Iowa football game as a child. This summer, that love led her to a worldwide stage. On a team of 32 individuals, with ages ranging from mid-teens to 20s, Marvel helped take home a gold medal at the International Baton...

Ron Kohn while serving as a Mills County Supervisor in 2016.

Civic Leadership Award Named After Former Educator, Supervisor, Mayor Ron Kohn

ATLANTIC - Is there anyone in your community that provides great civic leadership but goes unrecognized? Consider nominating them for the inaugural Ron Kohn Leadership Award presented by Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO). SWIPCO is debuting the Ron Kohn Leadership Award as part of the...

U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley makes a point during his Q & A session at the Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub in Mills County last week.

Grassley Holds "Q & A" In Mills County

Iowa Senator Charles Grassley made a swing through Mills County last Tuesday as part of his promise to visit all 99 counties each year during breaks in his Washington, D.C. schedule. Meeting at the Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub (SWITCH) in Hastings for over an hour, constituents, educators...

Supervisors OK County Engineer Serving As Interim In Pottawattamie County

The Mills County Board Of Supervisors gave unanimous approval Tuesday morning to a 28E agreement that will allow Mills County Engineer Jacob Ferro to serve as the interim engineer for Pottawattamie County. Under terms of the 30-day agreement, Pottwattamie County agrees to reimburse Mills County $...

A view looking west on Fourth Street in Glenwood shows law enforcement, fire and rescue and ambulances swarming the North Grove Street scene following last Wednesday’s shooting and explosion that has left three dead.

Fatal shooting incident rocks Glenwood

Three people are dead following a shooting and explosion in a once quiet neighborhood on North Grove Street in Glenwood last Wednesday. At approximately 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, dispatchers with the Mills County Emergency Communications Center received multiple reports of a shooting on the 400 block of...

Stephen Hunt prepares a pair of Chicago Dogs for DeShawne Bird-Sell and her father Rick Bird from his hot dog cart at Glenwood Lake Park.

A Taste Of Chicago In Glenwood

Word is starting to get out about a new lunch option in town on Wednesdays – authentic Chicago Dogs being served in Glenwood Lake Park. Chef Stephen Hunt, manager of the Mills County Historical Society’s Zeum building, has been preparing and serving the Chicago Dogs for about a month now from a...

Mills County YMCA construction in 2005. In 2001, Glenwood voters approved a 1-cent Local Option Sales Tax with the stipulation revenue generated by the tax would be earmarked exclusively for the construction and operation of the Glenwood Wellness Center. A decade later, the Glenwood Aquatic Center was built and included as part of the Glenwood Wellness Center. In addition to the YMCA and aquatic center, city officials would like to use the sales tax revenue to offset expenses in other areas, including law enforcement and fire protection, but will need voter approval in November to do so.

City Of Glenwood Seeking Approval From Voters To Expand Use For Local Option Sales Tax Revenue

In August 2001, Glenwood residents passed a 1% Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) for the purpose of funding the construction, furnishing and operation of a Mills County Community Center, a facility that came to fruition and operates today as the Mills County YMCA. Twenty-four years since its passage,...

SWITCH Awarded $1 Million Grant From Charles E. Lakin Foundation

The Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub (SWITCH) is proud to announce a transformational $1 million grant from the Charles E. Lakin Foundation in support of SWITCH’s mission to expand vocational training opportunities across the region. This gift will fund the development of a welcoming, state-of-...

State Auditor Releases Report On Findings Of Mills County Audit

Last week, the Iowa State Auditor’s Office released the findings of its audit on Mills County for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. In the 94-page report, Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand said the county’s revenues totaled over $25.5 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, a 7.9% increase...