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After 46 years driving for UPS and 45 years of safe driving, Red Oak’s Kenny Hamman parked his truck for the final time on Feb. 28 to begin his retirement.Hamman said he was drawn to the job after his father, who ran a wholesale candy business that Hamman worked for, fell ill and sold the business...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors has agreed to withdraw from the articles of agreement forming the workforce development chief elected official consortium for the workforce innovation and opportunity act of 2014.Supervisor Charla Schmid said Montgomery County was in a shared consortium...
Gov. Reynolds released the following statement in response to the announced closure of Iowa Wesleyan University:
“Today, my thoughts are with the students, faculty, and staff who are stunned by this announcement, and the people of Mount Pleasant who have long revered the university as a pillar of...
The Red Oak School Board is weighing its options when it comes to the district’s long-range strategic facilities plan.At the regular school board meeting March 15, the board heard from Alley Poyner Macchietto architect Daric O’Neal, who shared further recommendations with the board.“We’ve taken...
Clarinda Regional Health Center is excited to announce it has started construction of its outdoor walking trail. The trail will be approximately 1.25 miles in total length consisting of a concrete walking path to the East of the hospital’s main campus and an anticipated rock/mulch nature trail...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors has taken the first steps on setting the maximum property tax levy for the 2023-24 budget year.At the meeting March 14, the supervisors held a public hearing on the resolution. Under the resolution, the maximum property tax levy for the general fund would...
The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency, Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEMD), National Weather Service (NWS), and the Iowa Emergency Management Association (IEMA) have joined together once again to promote Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa.
Severe...
The City of Red Oak, and the surrounding area, has lost one of its key childcare providers.On March 17, Sunshine ‘N’ Rainbows Child Resource Center & Lil’ Tigers Preschool closed its doors. Director Alex McFarland, who had been serving in the position since 2017, said the closure marked the end...
On March 30 & 31, the City of Red Oak will be smoke testing the sewer system west of Broadway on 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenues, as well as Valley and Prospect between 1st Street and 8th Street.
Please make sure your drain traps and floor drains are full of liquid. Broken toilet seals, dry drain...
Clarinda Regional Health Center (CRHC) CEO, Chuck Nordyke, is excited to welcome Dr. Stephanie Gadbois, Family Medicine Provider, to the medical staff beginning April 10th, 2023. She will see patients of all ages at the CRHC's clinic.
“We are very excited to have Dr. Gadbois begin seeing patients...