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The Iowa Rock n’ Roll Music Association Hall of Fame Class of 2023 will include Southwest Iowa’s own John Murren.Murren, was born in Red Oak and grew up in Elliott, where he still lives. Murren is one of two nominees in the promoter category. Murren has been serving as a music promoter for the past...
Garret Allen Horgdal, 39, of Henderson, was sentenced on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, to 84 months in prison following his plea of guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. After he is released from prison, Horgdal will serve three years of supervised release.
On March 8, 2022,...
Will I be financially ready to retire? What is the best way to save for my kids’ college? Should I take Social Security early? Is our home properly insured? When should I start looking at Medicare? Would my family be taken care if something happened to me tomorrow? What if I became disabled? Could...
Discussions are still underway to determine a route for the Inman Trail project.At the Red Oak Park and Tree Board meeting, Friends of the Red Oak Trails representative Beau Boeye updated the board on discussions regarding a trail. In October of last year, it was discussed that there was city right...
The initial programming at Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub (SWITCH) is underway with
an Authentic Learning Services pilot program through a partnership with East Mills Community
School District, Green Hills Area Education Agency (AEA), Iowa Authentic Learning Network
and SWITCH’s first student...
Red Oak Rehab & Care Center announced that Pinnacle Quality Insight presented them with a 2023 Customer Experience Award, with honors in the categories of Overall Satisfaction, Nursing Care, Cleanliness, Individual Needs, Communication from Facility, Response to Problems, Dignity and Respect,...
The City of Red Oak is making progress on the hiring of a new full-time city clerk.Interim city administrator Al Vacanti updated the council on the current progress being made at the regular Red Oak City Council meeting Jan. 16. Vacanti said there have been multiple people expressing interest in...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors declined to renew a partnership with Western Iowa Tourism region at its Jan. 17 meeting.The organization was requesting a partnership amount of $500. Among the statistics were that the organization provided a 36 county Freedom Rock guide in Iowa Welcome...
AMES, Iowa – Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Consortium for Cultivating Human And Naturally reGenerative Enterprises (C-CHANGE), will host a cover crop workshop on Tuesday, February 21 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at the Walnut Community Center. We welcome farmers and landowners to attend the free...
American Cancer Society in Southwest Iowa (www.acsengage.org/southwestiowa) is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser on March 1-April 30 to raise funds for ACS. American Cancer Society in Southwest Iowa will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, used and new shoes collected...