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Red Oak nuisance and animal control officer Bill Dietering is looking beyond nuisance buildings with the hopes of dealing with another eyesore around Red Oak.Deitering is proposing the city consider putting together a sidewalk repair program, citing the need.“Red Oak has a sidewalk problem, and...
After months of renovations, Red Oak’s Hip Clips & Nails at 617 N. 3rd St. is back at its location near Red Oak’s downtown square - and thriving.It was a different story last year. Owner Carmen Archer said that on July 24, she got the call that no business or homeowner ever wants to hear: that...
Red Oak High School music/theater department will participate in the 2023 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase, presented by EMC Insurance Companies, in honor of the school's achievements for its February production of Fiddler on the Roof.  The musical was directed by Tim and Terra...
Nick JohansenThe Red Oak Express The Red Oak City Council has finalized a budget for its July 4 fireworks display.Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce said he’d recently met with Red Oak City Clerk Christie Vanderholm to discuss the city’s fireworks budget, which was less than the amount of last year’s...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors received an update on its insurance through the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool, or ICAP, which covered the county’s buildings, properties, and vehicles.The supervisors met with Rick Taylor, as well as ICAP representative Beau Hupke, at the April 25...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig reminds eligible farm owners to apply for the 2023 Century and Heritage Farm Program through June 1. The program was created by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to recognize families who have owned...
The Red Oak School Board has agreed to a proposal that would scale back summer school classes.Red Oak Schools superintendent Ron Lorenz advised the board that due to dwindling participation rates and sunsetting of ESSER funds, the administrative team was proposing scaling back the summer school...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors has approved funding for work on the 250th Street Bridge in the Grant Township.Discussions about potential funding for the Beeson bridge located on 250th street west of G Avenue over the East Nishnabotna River had been taking place since Dec. 6, 2022, when...
The Green Hills Area Education Agency is continuing to do its part to assist school districts around the area. At a recent meeting with administrators with the Red Oak Community Schools district, Green Hills AEA Chief Administrator Jason Plorde said representatives from Green Hills were making a...
Rainfall in April was just over two inches but 1.5 inches below normal for the month. This comes after a drier than normal March. As a result, streamflows are down across much of the state, and conditions are generally deteriorating in the eastern two-thirds of Iowa. While all of the Drought...

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