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Audit Report Raises Questions...

Findings in an audit report released in January are raising questions about the city of Glenwood’s financial practices.

Glenwood Native Wins Oscar For...

Don Hall has worked as an animator for nearly two decades, most of that at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He’s worked on a half dozen features and directed two acclaimed films for the studio, the latter of which, the international box office hit “Big Hero 6,”  earned him an Academy Award nomination this year for Best Animated Film.

Cyndy Sell Named Citizen Of The...

Lifelong Glenwood resident Cyndy Sell has been namd the Glenwood Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2015 Citizen of the Year.

Sell will be recognized along with several other community betterment award winners at the chamber’s annual Betterment and Beautification Dinner and Awards program March 5 at Bodega Victoriana.

Knights headed to state...

RED OAK – As Adair-Casey clawed back in the fourth quarter of the Class 1A, Region 8 final Monday night, Fremont-Mills guard Macy Williams knew her team needed to do something to keep their state tournament dreams alive.

“They were taking away our ball movement outside the three-point line, so I saw the lane open and tried to attack as much as possible and get them in foul trouble,” Macy Williams said.
Williams did plenty of attacking in the fourth quarter.

Painful Extraction

One controversial special use permit re-approved, one controversial special use permit tabled.

That was the decision of the Mills County Zoning Board of Adjustment at a public meeting last Tuesday concerning a pair of variances requested by Cory Leick for soil extractions in Oak Township.

Rams down Atlantic in district...

ATLANTIC - The Glenwood boys basketball team avenged two regular-season losses to Atlantic with a 70-69 victory in the Class 3A, District 16 opener Monday in Atlantic.

With the win, the Rams (10-12) will play Harlan (15-6) Thursday in the district finals at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln. Tip off is set for 7 p.m.
 

“This was a great win tonight,” said Glenwood coach Curt Schulte after the victory over Atlantic. “It was a great district atmosphere and we came up big.”

Rams’ Malcom, Sherry earn state...

DES MOINES - Glenwood’s Matt Malcom and Anthony Sherry placed fifth and fourth respectively at the Iowa State Wrestling Meet this weekend at Wells Fargo Arena.

Both Malcom (152) and Sherry (160) made it all the way to Friday afternoon’s semifinal round before losing there. Both went 1-1 in Saturday’s consolation matches to become the Rams’ first medal winners at state in four years.

Glenwood coach Brad Asche said the mood of his team was disappointed but not discouraged after their performance at state.

Mills County District Court 2/25...

Judge
James Heckerman
    Merlin Glenn Lininger, Clarinda – driving while license is barred (habitual offender), pleaded guilty, sentenced to time served (credit for 14 days served in Mills, Page and Sarpy counties), ordered to pay court costs and fees.
    Earl Eugene Gordon, Malvern – assault causing bodily injury or mental illness, pleaded guilty, sentenced suspended to serve 302 days in county jail with credit for time already served, one year probation, ordered to pay court costs and fees.

Judge

Rams headed to state

ATLANTIC - It has been 63 years since Glenwood last played in the Iowa State Basketball Tournament.

Make that, had been.

The Rams battled back from an 11-2 deficit to open the game and avenged two regular season losses to Denison with a 54-49 victory in the Class 3A, substate finals in Atlantic Monday to earn a bid to the state tournament for the first time since 1952.

Glenwood Police Reports 2/25/15

Incidents
    Feb. 6 – Mahala Ehlers of Glenwood reported  criminal mischief.