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  • 71 Years of Love

    EMERSON — Eileen Jones had just returned home after a day at her Silver City hair salon when she first saw her future husband, Dale, sitting with her uncle at the kitchen table.

    “I never saw this guy before and I made a mad dash for my room and I stayed there,” she recalled.

    She made an impression on Dale.

    “She was fast all right. No doubt about it,” he said.

    Eventually, Eileen quit running and hiding and the pair have been together ever since, recently celebrating their 71st wedding anniversary.

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  • From pigs to presidents, Turner touts experiences at banquet

    RED OAK — Nick Turner remembers his childhood workload well, growing up on a farm outside of Elliott.

    “That’s where I cut my teeth doing things like castrating hogs, cleaning out chicken houses, working on combines, and occasionally getting the chance to work on and fly helicopters … what I like to call a classical education,” he said.

    With that “classical education” in tow, Turner’s career has ascended from the chicken coop to a little more prestigious location: The White House.

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  • Longtime friends killed in one-car accident

    EMERSON — Two longtime friends will be buried together this week after dying in a car wreck Friday near Emerson.

    A joint funeral service for Hazel Hinkle, 87, of Emerson  and Gladys Bowen, 78, of Imogene is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday at the Faith Community Church with burial to follow in the Emerson cemetery.

    Hinkle and Bowen were killed sometime Friday in a one-car accident on Old Highway 34 (200th street), seven miles west of A Avenue.

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  • Meeting to focus on possible schedule change

    RED OAK — The Red Oak School Board of Directors have a public hearing scheduled for their regular Feb. 13 meeting, to discuss possible changes to the Red Oak High School class schedule.

    Students, parents, teachers and any other members of the community will have an opportunity to comment Monday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. on any possible changes, before the Board comes to a final decision for the next school year.

    The meeting coincides with Parent Teacher Conferences.

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  • Finally, Sledding Time
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  • Daddy Daughter Dancers
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  • Stabbing leads to attempted murder charge

    RED OAK — A Red Oak woman was arrested on attempted murder charges over the weekend after stabbing her boyfriend.  

    Kathi Renee Lehman, 25, is in custody on a $25,000 bond on a Class B felony of attempted murder and two counts of child endangerment, an aggravated misdemeanor.

    According to reports, the Red Oak Police Department was notified of the stabbing at 10:58 p.m., Saturday. Upon arriving at the 2400 N. 8th Street apartment, police found Patrick James Colebank, 49, had been stabbed in the upper left side with a butcher's knife.  

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  • More business ... same staff

    RED OAK — In 2010, Red Oak’s library reported a circulation of 47,000 the lowest total of five similar-sized communities in Southwest Iowa.

    Atlantic topped the list with a circulation of 92,000, followed by Shenandoah (88,000), Clarinda (78,000) and Glenwood (54,000).

    But 2010 was no typical year for Red Oak. The library was undergoing a major renovation and expansion.

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  • Council increases police, YMCA funding

    RED OAK — Red Oak’s city council loosened its financial belt at a special meeting last week, agreeing to hire an additional police officer and increase funding to the Montgomery County Family YMCA.

    While both passed by unanimous 4-0 votes, the YMCA funding request featured some contentious discussions between council members and Mayor Bill Billings.

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  • Call to register: Deadline to support Red Oak’s Blue Zone application approaches

    RED OAK — Less than two weeks remain for Red Oak residents to register their support for the community’s ongoing efforts to secure a Blue Zone designation.

    Red Oak is currently ranked 12th in the state with 23.37 percent of residents pledged to support the project which is a centerpiece of Gov. Terry Branstad’s Healthiest State Initiative. Currently ranked 18th in the nation in terms of health, Branstad has set a goal of the state being ranked No. 1 within five years.

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