Location:
Location is one of our major assets. Glenwood is located just south of a national crossroads where Interstate 29 meets Interstate 80.
U.S. Highway 34, which runs through Glenwood, is the major thoroughfare across Southern Iowa.
U.S. Highway 275 north of Glenwood is a well known scenic route going north through the hills to Omaha-Council Bluffs.
Schools:
Glenwood School District with an enrollment of 1800, includes two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. New additions to the elementary and high schools help the system keep pace with an ever increasing enrollment.
Believing the axiom "You're never too old to learn," the school sponsors and coordinates adult courses with topics ranging from computers to square dancing.
Many community colleges and universities located in the Omaha-metro area make higher education easily obtainable to the full or part-time student.
Glenwood cares about education!
Check out the Glenwood High School Web Pages..
Homecoming Coronation
Homecoming:
Come home to Glenwood! Glenwood High School Homecoming held each Fall is a memorable experience . . . The business community comes to a standstill on Friday afternoon as people line the square for the Homecoming Parade. Then it's off to class reunions and down to the football field to cheer on Glenwood's "Fighting Rams."
Class reunions, a parade, the football game, royal coronation, and an outcast dance for non-graduates add up to three days of festivities for everyone.
Glenwood's Heritage:
Migrating to Utah in 1846, the Mormons were the first white settlers. The Mormons found Pottawattamie and Omaha Indians who had moved here from the Great Lakes in 1833. The Mormons called their settlement Rushville. Though most of the Mormon group went on to Utah, few remained and made Rushville their permanent home. The remaining settlers named the town Coonville, after a local doctor. In 1851, the name was changed when the town incorporated.
Mills County Museum
The Mills County Historical Museum, located in Glenwood Lake Park, offers a look at bygone days. The museum complex provides touring through a country school house, old machinery hall, century horse barn, American Indian artifact room, and a Burlington Northern Caboose.
First Baptist Church
Churches:
Glenwood is served by sixteen churches (one Roman Catholic and fifteen Protestant), some old, some new. The old retain the foundation on which our community was built while modern new churches show our commitment to the future. The Glenwood Chamber of Commerce can help you regarding the times of services.
Business:
Glenwood's business district consists of the downtown "Clocktower Square" and the "Glenwood Plaza." Both are connected by South Locust Street, a main thoroughfare that is also a rapidly developing business area.
Many of your shopping needs can indeed be met in shopping locally. The personal service received from your local business is of great benefit to you as a consumer.
Health Care:
Several of the midlands most modern and technologically advanced hospitals are located in nearby Omaha-Council Bluffs. County funded Emergency Medical Training allows city funded ambulance and rescue services to be staffed by certified EMT personnel who are on call 24 hours a day as emergencies arise.
Two nursing homes provide quality care for the elderly and handicapped. The area is served by excellent medical and dental health care providers, including optical and chiropractic care.
Law Enforcement:
Local law enforcement includes the services of the Glenwood Police Department, and Mills County Sheriff's Department, both coordinated through the highly sophisticated Mills County Communications Center. Fire and rescue operations are also coordinated through the center.
Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department
Fire and Rescue:
Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department, with thirty volunteers, offers Glenwood and surrounding areas the latest in firefighting equipment and techniques as well as the most important ingredient . . . PRIDE in what they do.
Airports:
A short trip to Omaha provides residents air-access from Eppley Airport to anywhere in the United States. Several small airports are scattered throughout the metro area.
Glenwood State Hospital School
Glenwood State Hospital School:
Glenwood's largest employer is the State Hospital School for mentally and physically handicapped, offering specialized care, training and treatment for all ages, and serves fifty-two of lowa's ninety-nine counties. For information on employment opportunities please call (712)527-2406.
