Community News

Benjamin Ingersoll and Robyn Jones were married on July 17, 2010, at the Villisca United Methodist Church with Rev. Gordon Scott officiating. 

A reception dance was held at the Elks Lodge in Atlantic following the ceremony.
Robyn’s parents are David and Beverly Jones from Marne.  Ben’s parents are Shelley and Eric Anderson from Stanton and Bill and Brenda Ingersoll from Villisca.

The Montgomery County Family YMCA and the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital had their 4th Annual Community Walk on Sept. 26.

 Participants were entered in a drawing for 2 gift certificates toward a pair of athletic shoes, courtesy of Mark Jackson’s Red Oak Hardware Hank and two $25 Y-Buck gift certificates.
Winning the $25 Y-Buck Gift Certificates were Bevin Griffen of Red Oak and Keith Jorgenson of Emerson. Winners of the $75 shoe gift certificates were Jaden Jorgenson of Emerson and Jasmine Rigby of Red Oak.

Just last year, Gateway of Chaos-a professional haunted house attraction- summoned thousands of patrons through their doors. 

This year will be no different.  Yet even in its second year, they have already made their way to being one of the top ranked haunts in the area according to individual haunted house polls at www.hauntworld.com-a national haunted house registry.

Dylan James Anderson becomes the newest Eagle Scout from Troop 86 in Red Oak.

Dylan began his scout journey in 1999, advancing from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts and achieving all the requirements of an Eagle Scout by May 2010, before his 18th birthday. On May 26, he successfully went before the Board of Review and gained the right and privilege of becoming an Eagle Scout.
Dylan is the son of Larry and Julie Anderson of Red Oak, and the grandson of Mike and Theresa Blum and Marilyn and the late Gerald Anderson all of Harlan.