Highway 48 update

3 days 13 hours ago
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Garage Sales

1 week 1 day ago
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Express settles into new location

2 weeks 3 days ago
The Red Oak Express office has opened in a new temporary location, back in the square for the first time since 1961. On May 15, strong winds tore off a portion of the roof of the Red Oak Express office, which resulted in water damage all through the main office portion of the building. For the time...
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Red Oak receives assessment on housing from ISU students

2 weeks 3 days ago
The City of Red Oak has a new floodplain and housing resilience plan.After months of work and research, the Iowa State University Community and Regional Planning students presented the city with a plan designed to share information about what flooding means for a person’s neighborhood, strategies...
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Traffic light repaair

August 21, 2026, 4:24 PM

Sports

  • Tigers nip Rams in tennis
    August 26, 2026
    Red Oak won the first four singles matches then clinched the 5-4 dual victory over Glenwood with Ana Torres and Emma Wingert’s No. 2 doubles victory Thursday in Red Oak.The Tigers’ Torres...
  • Stanton-Essex opens season with comeback win
    August 26, 2026
    Stanton-Essex rallied from a 10-0 first quarter deficit in a 34-23 win over Seymour Friday in Stanton.The season-opening win was the Vikings’ first since opening the 2022 season with a win over...
  • Griswold wins first football opener in 14 years
    August 26, 2026
    It was a long time coming, but the Griswold football team is 1-0.The Tigers used a smothering defensive effort and huge momentum shifting interception return for a touchdown by Callen Keiser to get...

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222 E. Coolbaugh St.
P.O. Box 377
Red Oak, IA 51566
Phone: 712-623-2566 Fax: 712-623-2568

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