Today's News

Fremont-Mills pitcher Mindy Lorimor threw a complete-game one-hitter and drove in three runs on two hits in a 10-0 Knights’ win over East Mills on Friday.

The Knights (22-10, 14-0 in the Corner Conference) have won five games in a row since a 10-0 set back to Bettendorf on June 27.

Lorimor fanned 10 in running her record to 20-3 on the year. The sophomore has struck out 267 in 136 1/3 innings pitched.

Lynde Madison was 2-for-4 and drove in a run. Hannah Fichter added two hits and two RBIs.

Amy Walker had the Wolverines’ lone hit.

The Glenwood baseball team got a pair of complete-game pitching performances from Brian Harless and Drake Ruth and some clutch late-inning hitting to sweep Denison in a Hawkeye 10 Conference double header on Thursday.

Glenwood won the first game 5-4 and the capper 6-4.

The Rams (17-8 overall, 9-5 in the conference) got the complete-game victory from Harless (3-1) in game one. The junior right-hander allowed 10 hits but struck out eight and allowed just three earned runs.

SILVER CITY - It wasn’t your typical summer vacation experience.

More than 100 youngsters from western Iowa and eastern Nebraska converged on Mills County last week to experience first-hand what it was like to be a pioneer on the Mormon Pioneer Trail in the mid 1800s. The walkers are all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

A changing of the guard is about to take place at the First National Bank branch office in Glenwood.

On Friday, Patrick Ross will retire as president / branch manager, putting a formal end to a financial career that began 40 years ago. Taking over for Ross will be Doug Meggison, a lending officer and vice president at the bank for nearly 21 years.

“I’m of age (65) to retire,” Ross said during a recent interview. “Cheryll, my wife, is retired and we’re wanting to do some traveling, so I just felt now is the time.”