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Mills County Turns Back Clock - At Glenwood Museum
(top) Forming The Foundation . . . of museum and the historical society itself are collections of Indian artifacts gathered by county's Mintle brothers and by amateur archeologist Paul Rowe. Current Indian collection, numbering more than 15,000…
Museum Gets A New Addition - In Glenwood Lake Park
The Brick Exterior . . . of the new two-story addition to the Mills County Historical Museum is a perfect match for the main museum building. Members of the county historical society are busy cleaning up the new addition and unpacking Indian…
Old One-Room Rural School A Part Of Glenwood Museum
Old West Liberty . . . rural school will become part of the Glenwood museum park.
For Posterity:
The history of Mills County and Southwest Iowa will be depicted in the items which will be housed in this building by the Mills County Historical Society. The building, erected by the Mintle family, of Glenwood, was formally presented to the Society…
Early History:
Historical events of more than a century ago provide the topic of conversation for Albert Wabaunsee, Raymond Mintle and William Rathke as they discuss a painting of Chief Waubonsie, done by artist Charles Bird King in 1835. The painting was on…
Mills Landmark Being Razed - Old County Home, State School Building
Mill's County's . . . poor house is being razed after 50 years of housing the county's needy and ailing.
Dedication Address:
Whitney Gilliland, Washington D.C., former Glenwood resident, delivers the dedication address at the new Mills County Courthouse in ceremonies there Saturday. The new structure replaces the 102-year-old courthouse which stood in the same square.
Mills County Residents To Vote On Courthouse - For Third Time In Recent Years . . .
Fate . . . of Mills County's 100-year-old courthouse may be decided in a special election Tuesday.
Mills County Boasts Museum, Stage House
Stone And Bronze Marker . . . commemorate the early trails across Mills County.
Mills County Boasts Museum, Stage House
Museum . . . at Glenwood houses many relics of early years.
Mills County Boasts Museum, Stage House
Stagecoach House . . . near Silver City stands vacant now. It is privately owned and not open to the public.
Major Road Work Finished In SWI - Interstate Projects Accomplished
Bridge Work . . . continues through the winter months on the relocation of Highway 34 south of Glenwood. The highway is being rerouted around Glenwood to Interstate Highway 29 through the bluffs south of town. Most of the grading for the project has…
Expressway Is Dedicated
The new Highway 34 Expressway from Glenwood to Interstate Highway 29 was busy with traffic Saturday following its official dedication Friday. The highway's dedication was also part of "Pioneer Days" in Glenwood.
Glenwood Hearing On U.S. 34 Plans
The proposed U.S. 34 Expressway in Mills County, Iowa
Furloughs Halted For Some Inmates Of Iowa Prisons
Gayle Gosnell: Council Bluffs Woman Disappeared After Being Granted Recent Furlough