Mills County faces upcoming fiscal and policing challenges
Towns in Mills and nearby Pottawattamie counties brace for sprawl and rising costs as urban growth brings demand for zoning, water and sewer services, fire and ambulance protection, and expanded county schooling. Experts warn of higher taxes, centralized education shift, and growing rural law enforcement needs amid demographic changes.
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Pottawattamie
Got GOD a Chance NOW
A church notices page invites worship at GOD a Chance NOW with listings for St John s Lutheran Glenwood Episcopal Holy Rosary and Catholic Church Glenwood. Times include services at 9 a m and 10 a m with Holy Eucharist on the 2nd Sunday and masses Sundays and Holy Days with confession times and special masses noted.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Vine
Glenwood
Raymond Ray
Charles Mitzenius
Church Army
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
O. L. Kaufman
Church schedules and events listed for First Baptist and Strahan United Methodist
First Baptist Church details Rev Howard Mace pastor Ina Scarff 5 S Sept 10 11 Worship service 5 12 Sunday School Visitation 7 30 Choir 7 30 Thurs Nov 15 meet at church to go to Emerson service Strahan United Methodist Church Rev Clarence Woollard pastor Floyd Hillyer 5 5 Supt Mrs C W Woollard 9 30 Worship 10 30 Sunday School 8 30 pm Church wide Mission Study with a covered dish supper Mr and Mrs Kratz of Denison speak Nov 19 7 30 pm Charge conference at Malvern
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First Baptist Church
Howard Mace
Ina Scarff
Strahan United Methodist Church
Clarence Woollard
Floyd Hillyer
C. W. Woollard
Kratz
Denison
Malvern
United Methodist Church Schedule and Events
Mrs Bonnie Mansfield hosts Sunday School at 9 45 a m. Worship at 11 a m. MYF with Jim Wainbright at 6 30 p m. Martha Circle with Mrs Kenneth Bowman Nov 16 8 p m. Children s training Nov 18 4 p m. Senior choir rehearsal 8 p m. Youth program planning Nov 19 7 p m. Mary Circle with Mrs Hering 7 30 p m. Charge conference with Rev Dodger Nov 22 7 30 p m Fellowship follows. Union Thanksgiving service Rev Mace speaks bring food for baskets. Lay speakers meeting Oakland Nov 22 2 30 p m. Administrative Board meets in the church Nov 23 7 30 p m.
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United Methodist Church
Clarence Woollard
Bonnie Mansfield
Jill Sell
Jim Wainbright
Martha Circle
Kenneth Bowman
Mary Cirele
Hering
Dodder
Mace
Oakland
Marine Sgt Charles Hall reports for duty in Vietnam
Marine Sgt Charles R. Hall, son of Mr and Mrs Joe R Hall of Hastings, has reported for duty with the First Marine Division in Vietnam. He is assigned to the unit in country as of November 1.
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Charles Hall
Vietnam
Charles R. Hall
Joe R. Hall
Hastings
First Marine Division
NFO pricing plan shifts ceiling to floor with collective bargaining
The Malvern Leader notes NFO members set floor prices through collective contracts while individual producers set ceilings. It explains how nationwide contracts control weighing and grading, and how farmers must organize, bargain, and keep production blocked to raise prices. The piece urges three steps for success and ends with a local ad offering NO HUNTING signs, 25 cents each or six for a dollar.
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NFO
Completion deadline for ACP work stressed by county official
Vern Sell of the Mills county ASC explains ACP cost sharing requires substantial completion by December 31 to qualify for payments. He notes weather can delay work and that time extensions are allowed only up to December 31. Also reports Jessie Frazier elected to the State Historical Society with 183 new members overall and one Mill county member, Jessie Mrazier of Malvern.
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Vern Sell
Chealaman
Mills County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Faximers
ASCS
Sell
Jessie Frazier
State Historical Society
William JJ. Petersen
State Historical Society of Town
Towa
Des Moines
Towa City
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Mill County
Jessie Mrazier
Malvern
Mills ARC revival moves forward in Mills County Iowa
Mills county residents meet at Lakeview Manor Glennwood with 113 attendees to revive the Mills chapter of the Iowa Association for Retarded Children. Henry Warner outlined needs for public awareness fundraising and modernized local services, with a November fund drive led by Cheryl Jurgens and Sharon Reid. Roger Robins named ARC representative, aiming to expand school and community programs and day care for trainable and educable children.
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Iowa
Public Health
Des Moines
Iowa State Dept. of Health
ISDH
Doris Walkup
Carroll
Carolyn Washburn
Hastings
Mills County
Iowa Association For Retarded Children
Lakeview Manor
Glennwood
ARC
Henry Warner
Warner
Mills
Cheryl Jurgens
Sharon Reid
Glenwood
ABC
Roger Robins
Malverm Community High School
County officials report slow week with few incidents
News from the county seat notes only two reportable accidents on the sheriff blotter and no new marriage licenses for a third week. Eleven new car registrations are listed, including Ford pickups, Toyotas, and Chryslers for residents in Malvern Glenwood and surrounding areas, while the courthouse closed on Veterans Day.
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Ford
Steve C. Nicholas
Malvern
Fords
Pamela B. Obrecht
Ed Walker
Helen Kline
Gale L. Cronkhite
Toyota
Roger D. Brandt
Co. Bluiffs
Javelin
Albert H. Schoening
Silver City
Chrysler
Lois E. Osborn
Glenwood
Plymouth
Ronald M. Forrest
GMC
Glenwood Auto Sales
Volkswagen
Kenneth W. Bowman
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