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Comedian Patrick Hastie's album cover.
A New York City comedian that graduated from Glenwood Community High School in 2003 has recorded his first album.
Patrick Hastie’s I Will Fight All Of You is set to be released July 20.
“It’s 24 tracks – basically, it’s stories from my life, starting with growing up in Glenwood. I grew up on a farm...
Some of the Town Square buildings that will be renovated as part of the Downtown Revitalization project in Glenwood.
Grant funding for the revitalization of several buildings on Glenwood’s Town Square has now been approved.
Last week, the city of Glenwood was awarded $521,526 through a grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Downtown...
The Mills County Supervisors intend to appoint Ami Petersen as the new Mills County Auditor.
In a special meeting Friday, the supervisors voted to approve the hiring of Petersen, effective Aug. 1. This is the second notification the board intends to appoint a replacement for outgoing auditor Carol...
The Mills County Board of Supervisors are considering action that would require inspections for both commercial and residential building projects.
A proposal to implement inspections and plan reviews as part of the building permit process in Mills County has been delayed.
With only two of its three members present at a July 5 meeting, the Mills County Board of Supervisors failed to approve the first reading of an amendment to Chapter 24 of...
Renovation / expansion to Northeast Elementary School is a major component of the Glenwood Community School District's $40 million facilities upgrade proposal.
The Glenwood Community School District is planning to pursue a $40 million bond this November that it intends to use for improvements to facilities across the district.
At a special meeting laast Monday at the district’s central office, the Glenwood Board of Education approved the project. On hand...
U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) held a round table discussion with Farm Bureau members on June 25 in Malvern.
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley spent an hour in Malvern last week discussing a variety of agriculture-related issues with local Farm Bureau members.
The round table discussion took place at the Charles E. and Florence M. Lakin Community Center.
One topic of discussion was the Supreme Court’s decision...
Two juveniles are facing charges related to an incident that involved a foot pursuit and the assault of a Glenwood police officer.
The incident occured during the early-morning hours of June 20.
According to a GPD report, at approximately 12:08 a.m., Officer Jacob Power performed a traffic stop on...
Heather Mauer of Firehouse Fireworks shows off some the popular items available at the company’s stands in Glenwood.
With the Fourth of July holiday less than a week away, the sale of fireworks is expected to heat up at two tent-covered stands in Glenwood.
The stands are both located on along South Locust Street - in the parking lot on the west side of the road near Russ’s Supermarket and on the east side of the...
The small lake at Glenwood Lake Park (north of the campground) has been filled in with dirt.
There is no longer a second lake or pond at Glenwood Lake Park.
The small body of water situated north of the campground on the west side of the park’s main road has been filled in with dirt and will eventually provide additional green space for the park.
In May, the Glenwood Park Board and City...
Mills County Auditor Carol Robertson
Mills County will have a new auditor on August 1.
On Tuesday, the Mills County Board of Supervisors approved the resignation of Carol Robertson, who is retiring after serving in the county auditor position for nearly 24 years. Her last official day on the job will be July 31.
“To be honest with you...
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