Government

Angie Winquist officially began her duties last week as Glenwood’s city clerk.
Winquist was hired for the position in August and will replace Judith Groves, who will remain in the office as a deputy clerk.

“I know I have a lot to learn, but I think it’s a really good fit with my background,” Winquist said.

Winquist is a native Iowan who has lived in Mills County since 1983. Her husband, Stan, is a longtime industrial arts faculty member at Glenwood Community High School.

Republican candidates Ron Kohn and Lonnie Mayberry will be challenged by a third candidate, Jack May, in the November general election for two seats on the county board of supervisors.

Mayberry and Kohn advanced to the general election by finishing 1-2 respectively in the June Republican primary election. May will be listed on the ballot as a candidate nominated by petition.

It was just a few minutes into last week’s Town Hall meeting at the Glenwood Senior Center when an Iowa woman hurled a stinging indictment at featured speaker Chuck Grassley, the five-term Republican senator who’s been trailing across western Iowa to dialogue with voters.

The woman’s question? Simple.

“Why the heck can’t Congress get anything done before vacation?” she asked, without identifying herself.

Grassley’s answer? Not so simple.

“That’s the way the Constitution was written,“ he said. “To make change very slow.”

An Omaha police officer has been selected to fill the open at-large seat on the Glenwood City Council formerly held by Clare Bangs.

Steve Fornoff, 41, was selected over Jeremy Rodman to fill the vacancy by a 3-1 vote of the city council last Tuesday, Aug. 7. The seat became open when Bangs resigned from the council earlier this summer after moving outside the city limits.