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Farmers, landowners and friends of farmers are invited to participate in Practical Farmers’ 2024 field day season, which includes 59 farmer-led events across Iowa and surrounding states through November.All events are led by PFI farmer members who believe in sharing their knowledge, discoveries,...
2 weeks 4 days ago
A long time pillar of the Red Oak community has been honored at Fountain Square Park.A memorial plaque was recently installed on the square to honor the memory of Miles Russell, a beloved member of the community.Russell’s wife Teresa and daughter Michelle Sander helped spearhead the effort for the...
2 weeks 4 days ago
Students at the Red Oak District had their first day back at school on Aug. 23. At the start of the day, Amber Jennings (not pictured) and Josh Roberts with the Red Oak Police Department, right, and Levi Kinnison with the Red Oak Fire Department met returning students at Inman Elementary and passed...
2 weeks 4 days ago
The City of Red Oak has a new administrator.At a special meeting on Aug. 20, the council approved a resolution approving an employment agreement with Lisa Kotter. Kotter visited the community on Aug. 16 and had a meet and greet at the FiveOne8 before taking part in interviews at the Red Oak Public...
3 weeks 8 hours ago
Joshua LeRette recently made a donation to the Christ’s Cupboard Food Pantry. LeRette held a bake sale on Aug. 3 to raise money for the organization. Inluded in the photo are, from left: Deb Slaughter, Peggy Hayes, Joshua LeRette, Lori Johnson and Mary Rold. This year, the combined checks from...
3 weeks 8 hours ago
Houghton State Bank’s new Vice President and commercial lender Cody Wragge, who started in the position Jun. 25, is settling in nicely.Wragge, who was born in Norfolk, Neb., said he spent his childhood living in the rural Nebraska community of Laurel.“It’s a small town 15 miles north of Wayne, up...
3 weeks 8 hours ago
The City of Red Oak has a new candidate under consideration for the vacant city administrator position.On Aug. 16, the city hosted a meet and greet for candidate Lisa Kotter. In July, the city had a meet and greet for three candidates, but all withdrew their names from consideration.  Kotter, who...
3 weeks 8 hours ago
Shenandoah resident Jennifer Miller has spent the past three years dedicated to both building a sense of community through her work as well as volunteering, and she has plans to introduce new local volunteer opportunities in the near future.Miller currently works in Essex as the main bartender at...
3 weeks 8 hours ago
Longtime Montgomery County Sheriff Joe Sampson was honored with the Red Oak Optimist Club Don Maher Hall of Fame award at Red Oak’s National Night Out event Aug. 6. Vice President Dan Crouse said Sampson started his career as an MP in the Army, served as a peace officer and later chief in Griswold...
3 weeks 8 hours ago
The face of Villisca’s downtown has seen a permanent change.Contractors last week began the process of demolishing the former Rialto Theater, The Lounge, and the former Honeyman buildings. The main demolition occurred Aug. 7, and all of the buildings were leveled by that afternoon.Villisca City...
Construction crews will be opening up the north half of Fourth Street this week. This will allow for north-south traffic at Fourth Street. Once...
September 10, 2024, 12:23 PM
A boil advisory has been issued for the City of Sidney in Fremont County due to a water main break. The incident occurred when a contractor hit a...
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Construction crews will be opening up the north half of Fourth Street this week. This will allow for north-south traffic at Fourth Street. Once Fourth Street is open crews will be closing the north half of Eighth Street. traffic will no longer be able to turn north at Eighth Street after this...
September 10, 2024

News

  • September 10, 2024
    Construction crews will be opening up the north half of Fourth Street this week. This will allow for north-south traffic at Fourth Street. Once Fourth Street is open crews will be closing the north...
  • August 30, 2024
    Farmers, landowners and friends of farmers are invited to participate in Practical Farmers’ 2024 field day season, which includes 59 farmer-led events across Iowa and surrounding states through...
  • August 30, 2024
    A long time pillar of the Red Oak community has been honored at Fountain Square Park.A memorial plaque was recently installed on the square to honor the memory of Miles Russell, a beloved member of...

Sports

  • September 17, 2024
    The Glenwood girls overcame a sluggish start to rally for a 25-20, 25-10, 25-11 win over Red Oak in a Hawkeye 10 Conference volleyball sweep in Glenwood Thursday.The Class No. 6 ranked Rams (15-2)...
  • September 17, 2024
    The Southwest Valley volleyball team traveled to Griswold for a six-team round robin tournament and ended its day with a 4-1 record.The Timberwolves downed Denison-Schleswig 21-8, 21-15, AHSTW 21-5,...
  • September 17, 2024
    After two weeks of offensive struggles and zero points in an 0-2 start, Red Oak football coach Michael Nordeen got his team back to the basics in week three against West Central Valley.Adam Baier, an...

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