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Motorists passing through Red Oak can expect the Highway 34 expansion project will experience lengthy closures moving forward.City administrator Lisa Kotter said city staff, along with Red Oak Mayor Shawnna Silvius and Montgomery County Emergency Management coordinator Brian Hamman, all met with...
The Christ’s Cupboard Food Pantry in Red Oak has received a donation of supplies collected as a part of the Thrivent Community Action Community Cares food and coat drive. Organizers had a goal to collect 50 boxes of cereal. At the time of the donation, a total of 57 boxes had been collected. The...
The Red Oak Country Club is celebrated a major milestone.Oct. 31 marks the 100-year anniversary of the clubhouse. Club members and brothers Bill and Bob Boeye have been compiling the club’s history into a documentary film to be presented at a celebration Nov. 2 at the Red Oak Country Club.The...
The City of Red Oak’s new city clerk is settling in.At the regular Red Oak City Council meeting Oct. 7, the council approved the hire of Ashley Wilson as the new city clerk. Wilson said she grew up in Villisca, graduating from school there, and is pleased to return.“After graduation I went to...
The Charles E. Lakin Foundation is dedicated to revitalizing our communities by directing $165 million towards enhancing local housing, childcare, and educational causes through the Community Foundation for Western Iowa.The program will have 23 anchor cities, Red Oak is the first anchor community,...
Unofficial election results for Montgomery County can be found at the below.
https://electionresults.iowa.gov/IA/Montgomery/122391/web.345435/#/summa...
Montgomery County Emergency Management coordinator Brian Hamman has announced that at the request of all fire chiefs, the open burn ban for Montgomery County has been lifted effective immediately.
The Red Oak Fire Department, as well as multiple other agencies battled an early morning fire in Red Oak Oct. 23.
At 5:15 a.m. the Red Oak Fire Department, Elliott Fire Department, and Stanton Fire Department were dispatched to 2049 Fernwood Ave., the Bunge Corporation for a report of fire inside...
The Villisca Axe Murder House is under new ownership, but much remains the same.In January, prior owner Martha Linn sold the home to U.S. Ghost Adventures, an organization which also owns such historic locations as the Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, Mass.The house has two tour guides, Iowans...
Rural Red Oak resident Jan Norris and the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors have settled the issue of the recent open meetings law violation.Erika Eckley, Executive Director for the Iowa Public Information Board entered this Informal Resolution: Complaint 24FC:0059 was opened on July 23, and...