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Teresa Russell, pictured left, and her family have announced Mike Farnum, pictured right, is the new owner of Russell Electric. Farnum will be honoring Miles Russell as he continues to provide service for the area’s electrical needs. The family of Miles Russell also wishes to express its...
The Barb Gray Memorial Chili Cook-off is returning to Red Oak after a three-year absence.The Red Oak Rotary Club is now overseeing the fundraising event, which is slated to take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Red Oak fire station. Red Oak Rotary Club President Emily Martin said they knew the...
Award-winning musician, author, arranger, and composer Jimmy Ryan will be bringing a special show to the Wilson Performing Arts Center at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8.Ryan is presenting “The Heroes Behind The Hits, Music & Tales from the Legends of Rock & Roll,” featuring conversations and...
A Griswold alum and former Cass County 4-Her Tina (Kneisel) Bakehouse, known as Tina B., a heart-centered, passionate communication consultant and coach, TEDx speaker, and former Disney Cast member, has a best-selling E-book live on Amazon. Discovering Our Magnetic Speaker Within is being offered...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors has approved additional IT work at the courthouse.IT director Sonia Morrison met with the supervisors at the regular meeting Sept. 19. Morrison said there were some issues with the back-ups.“We have a new virtual environment that we put in this spring. Our...
A Cedar Falls woman with ties to the Red Oak community recently got to live out a dream.Nicole Bartz-Winther was one of the three contestants in the sixth episode of the 41st season of the nationally televised game show “Wheel of Fortune,” which aired Sept. 18. Bartz-Winther was born in Red Oak,...
The Wilson Performing Arts Center will be debuting a very unique show on its stage this weekend.“Every Brilliant Thing,” by Duncan MacMillan and Johnny Donahue, will take place Sept. 29-30 at 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 1 at 2:30 p.m. The one-person show will be performed by Ciara Schierkolk, and is...
Mark Jackson’s Ashley Furniture at 318 E. Coolbaugh is open and ready to help customers with a wide variety of furniture needs.The new storefront has opened at the former Brown’s Shoe Fit Company location, which left Red Oak about five years ago. The building was purchased by Jackson’s father-in-...
The City of Red Oak is finalizing uses for its American Rescue Plan Act funding.At a prior council meeting, Red Oak city administrator Kyra Smith said currently, the city had only spent $125,755 of the funding on one ambulance. All told, the city received $789,249, meaning less than half of the...
The Red Oak City Council has agreed to move a location for a proposed no parking sign.The council heard comments from Earl Reed, who lives at a residence at 203 S. 2nd St, which was impacted by the sign’s location, and requested the sign be moved slightly up from the intersection. Red Oak Police...

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