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The Red Oak School Board is proceeding with two different measures to bolster the district’s staff.Under discussion by the board was the use of ESSER III funds to provide one-time retention stipends for all returning, regular, permanent employees for the 2022-23 school year, in the amount of $2,000...
JBI Distributors & Services, LLC., located in Red Oak, attended the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines last week. The event is the largest pork expo for the live production industry. Pictured is Jeff Bradley, Regional Sales Manager from Red Oak; Wayne Braun, Regional Sales Manager, Eastern Iowa;...
Retired Admiral Mike Franken paid a visit to Red Oak on Jan. 27. Franken is a candidate for the United States Senate, and is currently running for the Democratic nomination against incumbent Republican Sen. Charles Grassley. Franken made a stop at the Firehouse Restaurant in Red Oak to speak with...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced recently that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is now accepting applications for the 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. To qualify, the grants must be used to support projects that raise awareness about or drive demand...
The Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) is pleased to announce a residential lead paint abatement program. The three-year endeavor will allow for lead-based paint removal in homes across the seven-county area served by the Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund, which SWIPCO administers.Lead Hazard...
The Red Oak Downtown Urban Renewal Board met for its regular meeting on Jan. 19.Beginning July 1, the DUR Board will be working with a $70,000 funding stream, up from its prior funding amount of $50,000. The question was raised as to whether there was any cap on carry-over. DUR Board Member Pete...
Staff Report
Starting next week, the Red Oak Express will have a new look as it moves printing operations to its sister newspaper in Harlan. The move means the newspaper will go from 22” wide to 25”, meaning larger photos and a more readable font. Color registration, which has long plagued the...
Tess NelsonThe Red Oak Express
Every day Tom Calnan of Red Oak goes outside and looks to the sky, searching for clues as to what the weather will bring. It’s a habit he picked up in the Air Force, where he was a weather observer for more than three years.“At that time I wasn’t interested in school...
Samples from nearly 5,000 deer have been tested as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) effort to monitor for chronic wasting disease, resulting in 36 confirmed positives from the 2021-2022 hunting season.The samples were collected over the past 10 months from willing hunters and...