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proved a measure that would put the district’s current Teacher Leadership Plan on temporary hold.Superintendent Ron Lorenz said the district, as well as others across the state, are in a very volatile job market, and in light of current staffing and support needs, it was difficult to keep pulling...
Members of the council were split on the final wording of a policy regarding the council agendas.As part of the policy, any and all agenda item requests must be submitted to Red Oak City Hall no later than noon on the Thursday prior to the monday meeting, and the city clerk, with input and...
Tomorrow is an important day for Red Oak native Skinny Webb. It is the day the first single, called “Not Our Home” is released from The Skinny Webb project, which he’s been working on the past several years. “The Skinny Webb Project is a progressive rock venture I started about four years ago when...
The filing period for those interested in pursuing county office will begin on March 7. Three seats (District 1, District 2 and District 4) on the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, as well as the offices of County Attorney, County Treasurer and County Recorder will be on the ballot.Current...
Final discussions have taken place regarding a roadwork project on Highway 34.City administrator Brad Wright said the meeting included DOT representatives, Dave Sturm with Snyder & Associates Engineering, and Dan Fricke from JEO consulting, which is coordinating the city’s levee...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors has approved additional funding requests for American Rescue Plan funding.County Auditor Stephanie Burke updated the supervisors on the requests. She started off by stating that the ARP committee had not recently met to discuss the requests, and that the...
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently announced that 94 community water systems in Iowa have been awarded Water Fluoridation Quality Awards from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The award recognizes water systems that achieved excellence in community water...
In 2021, Kossuth County led all Iowa counties in total soybean production, with 13.4 million bushels according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Pottawattamie (12.9 million), Sioux (10.9 million), Benton (10.6 million) and Tama (9.98 million) rounded out the top five counties...
The Mills County Master Gardeners will be hosting the “Spring into Spring” Garden Conference, Saturday, March 26, at The Lakin, located on the Mills County Fairgrounds in Malvern.This will be a full day of horticultural education for all gardeners. It is open to gardeners of all ages and abilities...
Regional Planning Authority 13, the transportation planning region for Cass, Fremont, Montgomery, and Page counties designated by the Iowa Department of Transportation, seeks applications for projects that support trails and other off-road, non-driver infrastructure through its Transportation...