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Tess NelsonThe Red Oak Express
Funding for a Griswold Childcare Development Center has really taken off. According to Noble Initiative Foundation Board President Jared Wyman, nearly 70-percent of the funding for the project has been raised through private donations and grant funding.According to...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors has made its solar ordinance official.The supervisors held a second public hearing on the proposed ordinance changes. Nick Summers, policy assistant for the Center For Rural Affairs shared thoughts on the ordinance changes, and felt they were for the...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors received a second proposal for pipeline inspection services at its meeting July 26.The supervisors met with two representatives from Snyder & Associates Engineering: Kristina Paradise, construction technician with the Fort Dodge office, and Dave Sturm...
Very little precipitation across the State resulted in 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 31, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Increasingly dry conditions are a concern for many. Fieldwork included cutting and baling hay and pesticide...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced the funding of the next-phase of an innovative water quality and soil conservation demonstration project spanning multiple watersheds in Taylor and Page Counties in Southwest Iowa. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will...
The Red Oak School Board has agreed to the purchase of a new boiler system.On July 15, the board held a special meeting and approved replacing the boiler system at the Red Oak Jr./Sr. High School STEAM Center, at a cost of $291,000. Red Oak superintendent Ron Lorenz said he was informed by...
Red Oak’s Jill Ozuna has hit the ground running in preparation to assume the duties of Montgomery County Auditor on Aug. 1.After a lengthy interview process, the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors agreed to appoint Ozuna at a special meeting on July 18. Ozuna is a southwest Iowa native, born...
Plans for a new animal shelter in Red Oak are beginning to take shape.Tracy Hill, representing the Heart of South West Iowa Animal Coalition, said they are in the process of renovating the building at 2047 Fernwood Ave. in Red Oak. Hill said the building is currently being leased, with the hope...
Changes to all terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility terrain vehicle (UTV) laws in Iowa went into effect July 1. Jon Spunaugle, Montgomery County Sheriff, explained the law allows ATV and UTV riders to ride in any of Iowa’s 99 counties, with few restrictions. However, there are still rules and...
The Montgomery County Fair was held in Red Oak July 19-24. Pictured are, from left, Grace Nippert, Cord Nippert and Tyler Beeson during the goat show.