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New Glenwood Complex Is Ready For Tenants
The Woodglen Apartments at Glenwood, new housing units for the elderly, are all ready for tenants. The six buildings in the complex just west of Glenwood High School each contain four electrically-heated one-bedroom apartments with a combination…
No Funds For Old Glenwood School
Standing Vacant . . . is the old East Elementary School near the downtown Glenwood business district. The Glenwood Low Rent Housing Agency wanted the site for a housing complex for area elderly.
Theater Still Alive - For Glenwood Movie Fans . . .
Glenwood's Rex Theater . . . will continue to provide Mills County residents with feature movies as a result of owner Dan Hilley's plans for the future. Here Hilley, 28, and former owner Byron Hopkins, 72, chat under the marquee. Hopkins also owns…
Glenwood Creating Special Park - Project of Hospital-School
Standing On A Bridge . . . that will be part of a nature trail through a wooded area of the Loess Hills near Glenwood State Hospital-School is Paul Brodigan, activities director. Asphalt trails will lead to and from the bridges when the area is fully…
Glenwood, Iowa #2
Glenwood's Clock Tower . . . has long been a dominate figure near the Mills County Courthouse here. It is a source of community pride as well as being an unofficial symbol of the city.
Human Chain To Move Books - To Glenwood Library Addition
Preserving Appearance . . . of original Carnegie library building was one goal of library addition design. In matching brick, new wing fits behind existing one, maintaining look of old building from the street.
Memorial Honoring Dead Dedicated In Glenwood
In Memoriam . . . The Mills County Vietnam Memorial was dedicated in Glenwood Friday as a gift from the people of the county to honor those who served in the Vietnam conflict. An open house at the Glenwood American Legion followed the dedication…
Church Expands With Town - Holy Rosary Outgrows Old Nave
Inspecting the Baptismal Fountain . . . in the new addition of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Glenwood is the Rev. Frank Bognanno, pastor. Dedication services for the building were held last week.
Chamber Officials: City Will Survive
Merchants along the Courthouse Square in Glenwood are "as competitive as they can be" said Don Bruce, president of the Glenwood Chamber of Commerce. Earlier this year, there was only one empty storefront on the square.
Two Killed In Glenwood
The body of David E. Rickabaugh, 35, of Sidney, Iowa, one of two men shot and killed in Glenwood Friday afternoon, lies on the street outside the residence of Sheila C. Horsman, as a photographer from the state Department of Criminal Investigation…
Glenwood State Hospital School File #1 to 01/28/1986
A Campus Mall . . . accessible to handicapped residents was completed two years ago, as part of an eight-year plan to bring the Glenwood State Hospital School up to state standards. A street was closed to build the pedestrian area.
Glenwood State School Will Wave Goodbye To Old-Timer - New Structure Will Replace Old Administration Building . . .
Old 'Chapel' Hall . . . featuring attractive wooden beams and light globes was an important part of the building during the days it served as a school.
Glenwood State Hospital School File #1 to 01/28/1986
Administration Building at Glenwood State Hospital School November 27, 1964
Mills Landmarks Being Razed - Old County Home, State School Building
Oldest Structure . . . on the Glenwood State School grounds is being torn down to make room for a new two-story employee's dormitory. view is from window of new administration building.
School Building Bricks Are Becoming Book Ends - Structure Being Razed
Razing Operations . . . on old administration building call for the right portion to be cleared away within two weeks.
Teaching Music To Retarded Gratifying - State School Instructor Happy
Marching Band . . . poses with instructor Warren Darrah, right, in gym at Glenwood State School-Hospital. The group will give a concert in Des Moines later this month.
Glenwood State Hospital School Campus
The 250-acre campus of Glenwood State Hospital-School has undergone several changes in recent years, mainly through the replacement and addition of new buildings.
Glenwood State Hospital School File #1 to 01/28/1986
Glenwood State Hospital School February 18, 1973
Glenwood State Hospital School File #2 1/29/1986-
A residence building at Glenwood State Hospital School
June 6, 1976
June 6, 1976
Friendliness Is Shared By Hastings Divided By Ocean
Only Church . . . now active in Hastings, Iowa, the tree-shaded Methodist Church is a center of much of the town's activity.