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Members of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors aided maintenance supervisor Dan Wright in replacing the American flag at the Montgomery County courthouse. Pictured are, from left: Supervisor Randy Cooper, Dan Wright, Supervisors Chair Mike Olson, and Supervisor Donna Robinson.
Rural Red Oak residents Maggie McQuown and Jan Norris were once again present at the latest Montgomery County Board of Supervisors meeting April 11 to advocate for the passage of the carbon pipeline ordinance drafted by Ahlers & Cooney attorney Tim Whipple.McQuown spoke to the supervisors...
At the request of the fire chiefs within Montgomery County, the burn ban has been lifted effective immediately.
Montgomery County Emergency Management Director Brian Hamman said it is requested that anyone who wishes to burn, please call the Montgomery County Communications Center at 712-623-5107...
The Red Oak City Council received an update on the city’s proposed 2023-24 budget.A special meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., April 24, at the Red Oak Fire Station. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled, and formal adoption will also be on the special meeting agenda.At the April 17 meeting...
Those selected for the 2023 Red Oak Prom Court are, from left, front row: Danique Dobbe, Theresa Flick, Ashley Wilkins, Bridgett Archer, and Josie Vanderhoof. Back row, from left: Braden Woods, Cash Berendes, James Gass, Kyle Westover, and Landon Couse. Red Oak’s prom is Saturday, April 22.
The Red Oak Kiwanis Club continues its tradition of providing extra safety to grade school bicycle riders.On April 12, Kiwanis President Kim Truka, and members Kylie Bowen and Wayne Donohue fitted and donated bicycle helmets for the third grade classes at Inman Elementary. The program was started...
When a beaver dam was recently threatening to flood one of Linda Head’s farm fields northeast of Red Oak, she recalled an Iowa Learning Farm presentation she attended about a simple solution to remove the flooding potential while leaving the beavers alone.Referred to as a Beaver Deceiver, the...
Iowa hemp growers planted 115 acres of hemp in open fields in 2022, down 45 acres from 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – National Hemp Report. Harvested acres for 2022 were estimated at 105, compared with 120 acres the previous year.
Area harvested for floral...
On April 17, 2023, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a stabbing at 508 Main St. in Sidney, Iowa. Upon arrival, deputies and first responders located two make subjects outside the residence who had been stabbed, one individual later succumbed to his injuries, while the...
Rural Red Oak resident Maggie McQuown is the latest to urge the Montgomery County Board of supervisors to take action on the proposed carbon pipeline ordinance drafted by attorney Tim Whipple of Ahlers & Cooney Law firm.McQuown, who is a member of the Montgomery County Board of Adjustment, met...