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Today's News

  • Safety At Forefront Of Bond Issue

    Members of the Mills County Law Enforcement Center Committee say public safety is at the forefront of their push for passage of next month's $6.4 million bond issue to fund the construction of a new county jail and law enforcement center.
        If approved by voters, the new facility would be built in an industrial area on the south side of Glenwood, replacing the county's 97-year-old jail and sheriff's office building on Town Square.

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  • Animals Rescued From 'Hellhole'

    The Mills County Attorney and Mills County Sheriff’s Office are continuing an investigation to determine if charges will be filed after animal rescue workers seized 13 dogs and a pair of cats from a urine, feces and maggot-invested mobile home in Pony Creek July 15.

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  • New Look Library

    Glenwood-area residents are invited to a grand reopening of the Glenwood Public Library on July 31. Festivities run from 5 - 7 p.m. with an open house, including refreshments and a ribbon cutting.

        The library renovated its children’s area this past spring. According to Glenwood Library Foundation Board member Vonnie Esterling, the library’s board of trustees had talked about renovating the library for many years.  

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  • Glenwood Community Schools Menu 7-26-31

        The Glenwood Summer Food Service Program is free to all children ages 18 and under.
        Breakfast is served at Glenwood Middle School,  8 - 9 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
        Kid’s Place Daycare is located at 103 Central, at the Glenwood Resource Center campus. Breakfast is at Kid’s Place Daycare from 8 - 9 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. – noon. Limited seating is available.

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  • Glenwood Senior Center Menu July 26-31

    Senior Center Events
    527-4213
        Open Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sat. 8 - 11 a.m.

    Exercise Classes
    (6 weeks)
        Tuesday & Thursday, 10 - 11 a.m.

    Coffee Time
        Mon. - Fri. 8 - 11:30 a.m. • Sat.; 8 - 11 a.m.; Ladies’ Coffee: Mon. 10 - 11 a.m.

    Cards, Table Games & Dominoes
        Mon. - Fri. 1-4 p.m.

    Meals
    (served at 11:45
    Monday-Friday)

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  • County-wide Burning Ban

     A countywide burning ban has been put in place for Mills County, effective Wednesday afternoon.

    The ban prohibits open burning in Mills County, including all the cities within the county.

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  • Fallen Soldier Comes Home

    RED OAK — With a flag in one hand and another over their hearts, southwest Iowa residents said their farewells to Sgt. James Skalberg, not as individual mourners but as a collective group gathered to celebrate life and pay respect to a fallen hero.

        Skalberg, 25, was killed in Afghanistan June 27 when the military vehicle he was driving detonated an improvised explosive device.

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  • 'New Memories' For Mineola

    MINEOLA - “Out of the past, into the future” was the theme of Saturday’s ground-breaking ceremony for the new Mineola Community Center and Historical Society.

        The new structure will replace the nearly century-old community center on Main Street that was demolished after being heavily damaged by wind and hail last August.

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  • Touring the Mills County Jail

    A group of Mills County voters spent an afternoon in jail Tuesday. The tour of the Mills County Jail was part of day-long schedule of events by the Law Enforcement Center Planning Committee to make voters aware of just how antiquated the current jail is as voters head into the Aug. 7 special election to decide the $6.4 million bond issue to build a new facility.

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  • A.C. At The County Fair?

    The Mills County Fair Board has announced its desire to construct a large climate-controlled building on the south side of the Mills County Fairgrounds in Malvern.

         The structure would house the Mills County Extension and Outreach office and would also serve as a community center with seating capacity for up to 400 people. The building, which would be utilized for a variety of activities during the county fair, would feature a full kitchen, bathrooms, storage areas, utility room, storm shelter and attached bathroom and shower facilities.

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