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After interviewing candidates next Wednesday and Thursday (Dec. 27-28), the Glenwood City Council intends to appoint a new mayor at a special meeting on Friday, Dec. 29., at 5:30 p.m., at Glenwood City Hall. Eligible city residents wanting to be considered for appointment should submit a request in...
Several current and former Glenwood residents were inducted into the Special Olympics Iowa Hall of Fame on Dec. 7, according to an announcement made Tuersday morning. The 2023 Hall of Fame class includes Joshua Dobbs (Ames), Amy Hickey (Dubuque), Charity Hodson (Des Moines), Rolla Lucas (Davenport...
A business he started with a buddy in high school has become a livelihood for Dylan Sathren, owner and manager of Sharp Blades Lawn Care in Glenwood. “My buddy was a partner with me in high school and then he went his separate way and I stayed in business,” Sathren said during a recent interview. “...

Commercial and backyard flock owners in Mills County are encouraged to prevent contact between their birds and wild birds.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Mills County. The affected site is a backyard mixed species flock,...
Members of a task force that will guide the future of the Glenwood Resource Center as the state prepares to shutter and then hand over ownership of the nearly 400-acre campus to the local group gave an update to the Glenwood Community School District Board of Education in a special meeting last...

Ron Kohn
The Glenwood City Council has accepted the resignation of Mayor Ron Kohn. Kohn, who was elected to serve a fourth two-year term in last month’s election, resigned for personal health reasons early last week. His resignation was accepted with  reluctance at the council’s regular meeting on Nov. 28....
Western Iowa Network (WIN) has finalized an agreement with Mills County and City of Glenwood officials to bring state-of-the-art fiber-optic technology to Glenwood. The county and the city have agreed to each contribute $250,000 to finance startup costs of  the technology to the city limits of...

Travis Oetter's last day as Mills County Sheriff will be Friday, Dec. 1.
The Mills County Board Of Supervisors accepted the resignation of sheriff Travis Oetter at a special meeting last Wednesday. Oetter’s  resignation was submitted Nov. 27 and his last day in the position was Dec. 1. Oetter did not attend the meeting and was not available for comment. Per state code,...
The local holiday season gets underway this weekend with a  variety of activities, highlighted by the 2nd Annual Glenwood Holiday Festival on Friday and Saturday. Friday’s Holiday Festival highlights are a light and decor competition among several businesses from 4 - 8 p.m.; horse and carriage...

The Pacific Junction Fire & Rescue Building.
The future of the Pacific Junction Fire & Rescue Department is in jeopardy following the resignation of the fire chief, volunteer firefighters and EMTs that made up the now dissolved Pacific Junction First Responders Association. Steven Bogert, who had served on the Pacific Junction Fire...

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