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The Red Oak School Board tackled a light agenda at its regular meeting Oct. 10.Among the items on the agenda was approval of three change orders on a replacement boiler at the technology center. The school board, at its Aug. 24 meeting, approved a  low bid from Ray Martin Company at $163,000....
Red Oak Mayor Shawnna Silvius is seeking applicants for a youth advisory council to provide feedback to the city.Silvius said the group will be made up of 9-12th grade students from the Red Oak Community School District, as well as home schooled youth, who apply and are selected to join the youth...
Keep Iowa Beautiful and Diamond Vogel Paint are pleased to announce the 2023 Paint Iowa Beautiful program. The program provides free paint to a wide variety of community projects throughout Iowa. Administered through Keep Iowa Beautiful with the paint provided by the Diamond Vogel Paint Company. "...
Firefighters from Red Oak were dispatched to a field fire on Ave. A, just off of Highway 34 at around 2:50 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Multiple area fire departments, including Stanton and Emerson, were also called to assist in tackling the blaze. Further details on the fire have not yet been released.
A Red Oak family has big plans for two buildings just off the Red Oak downtown square.The two buildings, 412 and 414 E. Coolbaugh St., are owned by Beau and Anna Boeye. The young couple made the unusual decision to purchase the two buildings and restore them into two downstairs store fronts with an...
The Wilson Performing Arts Center is creating a new artistic fitness program in mid-January.WPAC Executive Director Val Zane said the fitness program will help promote health and wellness in the community, while also inspiring and nurturing a passion for the performing arts.The program received $3,...
Several new exhibits have been added at the Montgomery County Historical Museum in Red Oak. There is now a Thos. D. Murphy area, Grant exhibit, Wahlund Photo collection, and Johnson Hotel exhibit. Coming soon is an exquisite model train display. The museum, located at 2700 N. 4th St., is open 11 a....
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors cleared up some misinformation and continued to discuss legal options regarding the proposed Summit Carbon pipeline at its Sept. 27 meeting.Grant Terry, a Summit Carbon Pipeline Solutions project manager had spoken at a recent meeting of the Montgomery...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved another purchase at the Sept. 27 meeting to strengthen the county’s IT infrastructure.County IT director Sonia Morrison presented the supervisors with a quote from Heartland Business Systems for a new firewall, at a cost of $30,700. Morrison said...
Nick JohansenThe Red Oak Express A Zimbabwe native with Red Oak ties has recently penned a book.The book is titled, “Promise Me-You Will Take Care of Your Brother: A Memoir of Faith, Dreams, and Everyday Miracles.” The author, Fungisai Nota, came to the United States in 2000 to attend college at...

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