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Horse and carriage rides are among the activities planned for the Glenwood Holiday Festival.

Glenwood Holiday Festival On Tap Dec. 5-6

From the arrival of Santa Claus and a Christmas tree lighting ceremony to a ginger bread competition and a nutcracker scavenger hunt, a variety of activities are planned for the annual Glenwood Holiday Festival taking place this weekend in Glenwood. The following events are planned for Friday...

Amy Kennedy started her photography business, Portraits By Amy, in 2000.

Business Spotlight - Photographer Amy Kennedy Celebrates 25-year Milestone

For a quarter century, Amy Kennedy has aimed her camera at Glenwood’s biggest moments and smallest joys, treating every family, every milestone, every smile as if it were her own. And she still can’t imagine doing anything else. “I’m not even ready to quit or retire,” Kennedy said. “I’m still young...

Linda Rowe on the third place discus medal stand.

Linda Rowe's Competitive Flame Stoked As Glenwood High School Track Star

Long before she collected four National Senior Games medals, Linda Rowe was a gangly Glenwood girl who could high jump higher than anyone in Iowa. At 73, the 1970 Glenwood Community High School graduate and former state champion is still proving that competitive fire doesn’t age. Rowe demonstrated...

Director Brittney Rimel cuts the ribbon outside the Lakin Foundation Child Development Center of East Mills.

East Mills Opens Child Development Center

The East Mills Community School District and Malvern community celebrated the opening of its new child care center with a ribbon cutting and public reception Saturday afternoon. The Lakin Foundation Child Development Center Of East Mills opened Oct. 27. The opening culminates three years of...

Food Bank For The Heartland President and CEO Brian Barks (left) converses with Jeff Mitts, who manages the Food Pantry at the Mills County Storehouse.

Food Bank For The Heartland Officials Meet With Staff, Volunteers at Storehouse Food Pantry

Representatives of the Food Bank For The Heartland paid a visit to the Mills County Storehouse last Tuesday as part of their “Whistle Stop Tour” through southwest Iowa to get a better understanding of the needs of local food pantries and to share insight into their own operation. The Omaha-based...

Mills County plans to sell the existing Mills County Veterans Affairs office building at 602 S. Locust St. and use the proceeds to pay back the Federal Emergency Management Agency about $246,000 for an overpayment of federal dollars to the county related to the 2019 Missouri River flood event.

County Moving Forward With Relocation Of Veterans Affairs Office

The Mills County Board Of Supervisors is moving forward with a plan to relocate the Mills County Veterans Affairs Office into the Mills County Annex Building. The supervisors voted unanimously last week to move the Veterans Affairs office from its current location at 602 S. Locust St. in Glenwood...

Wastewater Discharge In Mills County Reaches Tributary Of Silver Creek

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a wastewater bypass near Malvern in Mills County. On November 12, the Iowa DNR Field Office in Atlantic received a call from the City of Malvern regarding a wastewater bypass in a farm field southwest of the city. Officials say a farmer...

The remains of this house and garage at 405 N. Grove St. in Glenwood is expected to be knocked down this week. It was the scene of a neighborhood tragedy in August.

Charred Remains Of Grove Street House To Be Demolished This Week

The scorched remains of a house that was the site of a tragic shooting incident and fire in Glenwood over the summer is scheduled to be demolished this week. For the past three months, the structure at 405 N. Grove St. has served as a painful reminder of Dennis Burnell’s Aug. 6 shooting rampage...

Mills County 2025 Election Results

City of Emerson - City Council At-Large ( 2) Ann Roth 56 41.48% Dennis L. Porter 42 31.11% Cathy Bruce 34 25.19% Write-in 3 2.22% City of Emerson - Mayor ( 1) Larry Johnson 64 95.52% Write-in 3 4.48% City of Glenwood - City Council At-Large ( 1) Mike Lines 312 73.24% Michael Ray Phillips Jr. 99 23....

Volunteers stock the shelves at the Mills County Storehouse Food Pantry Friday afternoon.

Mills County Storehouse Prepares For Increased Demand At Food Pantry

With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progam (SNAP) benefits for nearly 450 Mills County households in limbo during the shutdown of the federal government, Mills County Storehouse volunteers are stepping up their effort to assist and provide relief to individuals and families struggling to keep...