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The Red Oak Chamber and Industry Association hosted Junction Days June 22-25. The Red Oak Fire Department offered a sprinkler through its ladder truck to help Junction Days attendees cool off in the hot weather.
Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce is urging residents to have fun and stay safe this Fourth of July.The City of Red Oak allows fireworks to be used from 1 to 11 p.m. July 4, and Dec. 31 from 1 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Jan. 1. Permits can be obtained through Red Oak City Hall, and the permits are free. Using...
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) held a meeting in Des Moines May 31-June 1. The agency is currently in the process of drafting new rules specific to CO² pipelines, while holding public meetings in Iowa to discuss needed equipment and training, dispersion modeling...
Opposition to the construction of the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline was again expressed at the June 13 meeting of the Board of Supervisors.The supervisors took public comments from residents regarding the pipeline. Rural Red Oak landowner and board of adjustment member Maggie McQuown...
Work on the Eastern Avenue project is once again getting back on track.At the regular Red Oak City Council meeting June 19, the council spoke with Dylan Waschkowski, owner of Bluffs Paving, the contractor for the project.While work had been slowing down, Waschkowski said things were improving.“...
Red Oak’s Georgana Derr has dived into her new role as the Red Oak Municipal Pool’s manager.Derr, who is originally from Colorado, has lived in Red Oak for the past four years after moving to the area for her husband’s job as an electrician.“We wanted to be next to Omaha, but we didn’t want to live...
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold town meetings on Tuesday, June 27, in Red Oak, on Wednesday, June 28, in Clarinda and Mount Ayr and on Thursday, June 29, in Elkader as part of his annual 99 county meetings.     “You can’t have representative government without dialogue between elected...
Fundraising efforts are underway to replace the cemetery directory kiosk at the Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak.Cemetery superintendent Brad Baker said the current kiosk, which was installed through funding from the Bergren Trust in the 1990s, went offline prior to Memorial Day in 2022, and has been...
Area youth will get an opportunity to boost their outdoor survival skills at a special camp next week.The Montgomery County Extension Office is hosting a special Survival Day Camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 27 and 29 at Viking Lake State Park. Participants will meet at the large shelter. The camp...
The Red Oak City Council has approved a permit extension for 1700 Forest Ave., the residence of Ken Shauen and Kelli Confer.Under guidance from the council at the May 24 city council meeting, Schauen submitted a formal request for a permit extension until December, which was before the council for...

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