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On Monday, March 21, at around 11 a.m., the Red Oak Fire Department was dispatched to 2049 Fernwood Ave., the Bunge Corporation, for a fire in the external dryer.
The first fire engine arrived at 11:04 a.m. and reported fire coming out of the northeast stack, as well as, a field fire directly north...
The Red Oak Fire Department has been named the Iowa Firefighters Association’s Fire Department of the Year.
The award, which was presented to the ROFD on March 19, is one of the highest honors given by the Iowa Firefighters Association. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce said It is given to a...
Jim Anderson is lucky to be alive. Not only did he survive polio as a child and life-threatening shrapnel wounds during the Korean Conflict, he would later miraculously survive an automobile crash in Colorado.
Born in northern Minnesota near Brainard, Anderson graduated from high school in June...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that it is accepting grant applications for the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Technical Assistance Investment Program to provide historically underserved farmers, ranchers and forest landowners technical support in accessing USDA programs and services...
Scams are designed to either steal your money or steal your identity in order to steal your money later. Scammers have all kinds of techniques to collect personally identifiable information (PII). Once they have it, they can effectively become you, using your identity to open accounts, file taxes,...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors finalized its redrawn election precincts at the March 8 meeting.A public hearing was held to allow for constituents to voice any concerns about the proposed precincts. No oral or written comments were received. The precincts were redrawn with slight...
Last month was the sixth driest February on record for Iowa, and the lack of precipitation resulted in the expansion of drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update.Precipitation for the month averaged only 0.27 inches, almost an inch below normal. Drought...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors has decided to take a wait and see approach to ordinance involving ATVs and UTVs.The subject of an ordinance designating their use on roadways was brought up as a discussion item by Supervisor Randy Cooper, who was requested to do so by his constituents....
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics (MCMH) is pleased to welcome Tom Schmadeke, PA-C, to the MCMH Internal Medicine Clinic beginning Thursday, March 10.Schmadeke grew up on his family farm in rural Southwest Iowa. He attended Wayne State College obtaining a degree in Education and...
On Friday, March 10, officials with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Taylor County.The virus...