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A fantastic fair

The Montgomery County Fair kicked off in mid-July. A group of kids check out the animals at the Meyers Petting Zoo, the balloon artist shows off his latest creation, and a youth rides the mechanical bull provided by Amusement Associates.

Jansky settles in as K9 officer

Montgomery County Deputy Conner Jansky is settling into his new role with the sheriff’s office.Following the promotion of Rick Mitchell to chief deputy, Janskey has taken over Mitchell’s position on the K-9 unit, as well as taking over as handler of Riddick, a four-year-old Belgian Malinois that...

Red Oak Express wins NNA award

Judging results have been processed and winners of the National Newspaper Association Foundation’s 2025 Better Newspaper Contest and Better Newspaper Advertising Contest have been announced.Winners will be recognized at the awards ceremony held Friday, Oct. 10, during the NNAF’s 139th Annual...

Stanton ponders school improvements

The Stanton School District is continuing to look at options for making necessary improvements.At the July 9 meeting, the Stanton School Board heard comments from Kassie Houdek and Jenna Ramsey, members of the district’s Strategic Planning committee. The district had a facility study done two years...

Harris 90th birthday

Red Oak Area Partnership formed to facilitate Lakin initiative

A new organization has been formed in Red Oak to facilitate Red Oak’s participation in the Lakin Foundation’s Revitalize Southwest Iowa Initiative.The mission statement of the new organization is as follows: “The mission of the Red Oak Area Partnership is to serve as a conduit for funding,...

Young is new VA director

Montgomery County’s new Veterans Affairs director is settling into the new post.Recently, the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved Veterans Affairs Commission Chair Jerald Palmquist’s recommendation to hire Ed Young as the director. In May, the supervisors approved the hire of Bret...

Lester appointed to fill council vacancy

The Red Oak City Council is once again operating at full capacity.At the regular council meeting on July 7, the council discussed a resolution for the appointment of a Ward One council member. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Ward One Councilman John Haidsiak on May 28, citing an...

Red Oak Community Heart & Soul gets input on projects

Red Oak Community Heart and Soul held an event on July 9.A community action workshop was held at the FiveOne8 to prioritize action ideas gathered in the community. Samantha Williams is the coordinator of the organization, and said the ideas have been gathered for a lengthy period of time.“We’ve...

Mitchell named chief deputy

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is once again operating with a chief deputy.Deputy Rick Mitchell has been promoted to the position of chief deputy. Mitchell began his career in law enforcement in December, 2006 with the Red Oak Police Department. Just a year later, in 2007, he became a K9...