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The Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) is pleased to announce a residential lead paint abatement program. The three-year endeavor will allow for lead-based paint removal in homes across the seven-county area served by the Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund, which SWIPCO administers.Lead Hazard...
The Red Oak Downtown Urban Renewal Board met for its regular meeting on Jan. 19.Beginning July 1, the DUR Board will be working with a $70,000 funding stream, up from its prior funding amount of $50,000. The question was raised as to whether there was any cap on carry-over. DUR Board Member Pete...
Staff Report
Starting next week, the Red Oak Express will have a new look as it moves printing operations to its sister newspaper in Harlan. The move means the newspaper will go from 22” wide to 25”, meaning larger photos and a more readable font. Color registration, which has long plagued the...
Tess NelsonThe Red Oak Express
Every day Tom Calnan of Red Oak goes outside and looks to the sky, searching for clues as to what the weather will bring. It’s a habit he picked up in the Air Force, where he was a weather observer for more than three years.“At that time I wasn’t interested in school...
Samples from nearly 5,000 deer have been tested as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) effort to monitor for chronic wasting disease, resulting in 36 confirmed positives from the 2021-2022 hunting season.The samples were collected over the past 10 months from willing hunters and...
The Montgomery County Democrats will hold their organizing caucus on Monday, Feb 7, at 7 p.m. Agenda items include: precinct committee persons, delegates to county convention and county platform resolutions.Every two years the political parties of Iowa hold a party caucus to determine precinct...
Around 3:29 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19, the Red Oak Fire Department was dispatched to 104 E. Elm Street in Villisca on a report of smoke coming from the structure. Residents were evacuating.At 3:32 p.m. firefighters reported light smoke coming from the basement area. The residence was checked. No...
The Montgomery County Emergency Management Commission has finalized the county’s emergency management budget.At a meeting of the Montgomery County Emergency Management Commission on Jan. 17, a public hearing was held to discuss an amendment to the current 2021-22 FY budget. Montgomery County...