Glenwood area storm damage leaves trees down, thousands without power

Glenwood was hit hard by a storm Friday night, leaving trees down throughout the city — blocking streets and falling on top of homes — as countless trailers hauled away debris.

Members of the Southwest Iowa Pickleball Club were cleaning up; working to restore the city-owned courts it helps maintain. Roger Craig said the club expected to have most of the courts ready for play by the end of the day.

“Quite frankly, I had expected these dead trees behind us to have fallen three or four years ago,” he said. “So, this took longer than I expected but it is a disappointment to see this kind of damage, but it’s not something that we won’t be able to overcome.”…

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