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Glenwood Student To Study Abroad In South Korea

What began as a simple liking of Korean music and culture has evolved into the opportunity of a lifetime for Remily Murphy.

Later this week, the Glenwood Community High School sophomore leaves for South Korea to study abroad as a student in the Youth For Understanding exchange program. She’ll live with a family in the South Korean capital of Seoul and attend a highly-respected all girls school.

“There’s excitement, but also a lot of nervousness as it does become more real,” Remily said.

City Council Serves Setback To Pickleball Project

Members of the Southwest Iowa Pickleball Committee voiced disappointment and frustration last week after the Glenwood City Council failed to pass a motion calling for the city to contribute $10,000 toward a project that would turn the city’s dilapidated tennis courts on South Vine Street into a six-court pickleball complex.

Glenwood Store On Shopko Closure List

The Glenwood Shopko Hometown store has been added to a growing list of retail stores Wisconsin-based Shopko is closing.

The Glenwood store, located at 902 S. Locust St., will close on May 12, according to a statement released last week.

The Glenwood location is among several Shopko-brand stores scheduled for closure in the coming months, including stores in the nearby communities of Missouri Valley, Clarinda, Plattsmouth, Neb., and Bellevue, Neb.

Glenwood upset in district opener, 66-57

The Rams’ reign has come to an end.

A year after winning the Class 3A state championship, Glenwood struggled shooting the ball and couldn’t get the stops they needed in a district opening round loss to Creston Monday night.

The Panthers got 24 points from Kylan Smallwood and 18 each from Cael Kralik and Brand Baker in the 66-47 victory to end Glenwood’s season. Creston will play Denison in Thursday’s district finals back in Glenwood.

Scarborough’s free throw has Glenwood one win from state

COUNCIL BLUFFS - There’s seven seconds on the clock, the score tied at 42-42 and Elle Scarborough had just missed the first of two free throw attempts.

And Glenwood coach Brian Rasmussen wasn’t concerned at all.

The Rams’ coach never doubted for a second Scarborough – a 68 percent free throw shooter – wouldn’t knock down the second free throw.

And he was right.

Rams’ Mower fourth, Carter sixth at state

DES MOINES - Glenwood seniors Brett Mower and Noah Carter capped their wrestling careers with their first medals at the Iowa State Wrestling Tournament last weekend.

Mower placed fourth at 182-pounds and Carter was sixth at 195-pounds in the consolation round Saturday morning at the Wells Fargo Arena.

The Rams’ third state qualifier, heavyweight Hunter Haggstrom, also a senior, lost his two opening day matches and was eliminated at state on Thursday.

Silver City Mayor, Council Seats Filled In Special Election

Silver City’s municipal government will soon be operating at full strength again following a special election on Tuesday, Jan. 29.

The position of mayor and four seats on the five-member city council were filled in the special election.

Write-in candidate Paula Reeves defeated Sharon McNutt in the mayor’s race by a count of 23-18.
Brett Christensen (39 votes), Danielle Calkins (34), Jason V.Young (33) and Rose Mary Schoening (31) were elected to the city council.

Fremont-Mills overcomes slow start to win regional opener

A less that stellar first quarter that saw Fremont-Mills and Orient-Macksburg combine for eight points and 13 fouls gave way to a Knight rout in the second quarter.

Fremont-Mills put up 29 points in the second frame and ran away for a 59-24 victory in the Class 1A, Region 7 opening round Thursday in Tabor.

The Knights (13-9 overall, 10-4 in the conference) led 5-3 after that rugged first quarter. A defensive change up in the second seemed to ignite their offense.

Glenwood sends three to state

Glenwood is sending three wrestlers to this week’s Iowa State Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines.

The Rams’ 182-pound Brett Mower and 195-pound Noah Carter won their weight classes and heavyweight Hunter Haggstrom was second to punch their tickets at the Class 3A, District 5 state qualifying meet in Glenwood on Saturday.

In Glenwood Saturday, Waukee qualified 10 wrestlers for state and was the district team champion with 253 points. Dallas Center-Grimes was a distant second with 177.5 points.

Delaney Makes Presidential Pitch In Glenwood

The air outside might have been bitterly cold but the discussion topics inside were hot button at a meet-and-greet with 2020 presidential hopeful John Delaney last Wednesday.

Inequality, rural development, congressional gridlock, infrastructure, immigration and taxes were just a few of those issues Delaney took questions on in the 46-minute discussion at Adriano’s Brick Oven in Glenwood.