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Election results-Fridolph and Lester win contested races, Stanton School public measures pass

Final unofficial election results have been tallied in Montgomery County. In the Red Oak Mayors race, Tim Fridolph was the inner with 451 votes. John Haidsiak, who withdrew from the race a few weeks ago, remaineon the ballot and recieved 173 votes, there were 54 write-ins. In the race for Red...

Meet the candidates: Stanton contested races

The Red Oak Express is publishing a Meet the Candidates series on the contested races in Montgomery County. The candidates were asked the same questions and the responses are below. We have corrected for spelling, grammar, and punctuation only Candidates are listed in the order responses were...

Meet the candidates: contested Red Oak races

The Red Oak Express is publishing a Meet the Candidates series on the contested races in Montgomery County. The candidates were asked the same questions and the responses are below. We have corrected for spelling, grammar, and punctuation only. Red Oak Mayor candidates: Name:John Haidsiak Current...

Batten Sanitation sells to local hauler Town & Country Sanitation

After 42 years of serving the sanitation needs of Red Oak, Batten Sanitation Service is now under new but very much local ownership, Town & Country Sanitation.Batten Vice President Lynette Bruce made the following statement following the completion of the sale.“It is with great appreciation to...

Spunaugle honored for 25 years with the sheriff’s office

Montgomery County Sheriff Jon Spunaugle recently celebrated a major milestone.The year 2025 marks Spunaugle’s 25th anniversary in serving with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Spunagule said he initially joined law enforcement on a small scale before moving to it full-time“I actually was at...

Corrected polling places

Information submitted for polling places had a couple of errors. The corrected polling place information is below: The Auditor & Commissioner of Elections Office would like to inform the public that the polling locations will remains as they have the past three years as follows: Precinct 2...

Fall back this weekend

Residents are reminded to turn their clocks back one hour this weekend.

Election Day is Nov. 4

Polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day for the City/School election. Absentee ballots must be turned in no later than 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 3.

Haidsiak ends campaign

Red Oak Mayoral candidate John Haidsiak has announced he’s leaving the race.In the wake of comments made during a candidate forum for the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council, Haidsiak issued the following statement.“While it’s too late to take my name off the ballot, I am no longer running for the...

InkCognito Tattoo sets up new shop in downtown Villisca

The community of Villisca is welcoming a new downtown business.On Sept. 20, a grand opening celebration was held for InkCognito Tattoo at 320 S. 3rd Ave. in Villisca, which is ready to serve the tattoo needs of the Villisca community and the surrounding area.The joint venture is owned by tattoo...