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Big changes are happening at the Red Oak Country Club.Renovations are nearing completion on the century-old clubhouse, which celebrated its anniversary with a major gathering last year. A newly-formed women’s committee, led by Sharon Bradley and Kathy Carlson, started some initial improvements at...
1 week 6 days ago
The Red Oak School District is continuing to look for cost saving options as it prepares to move into the 2025-26 school year.Superintendent Ron Lorenz said the district and administration are remaining steadfast in being transparent about some of the challenges that the district is facing....
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The Southwest Valley School District has selected its new superintendent.During the week of March 17, the Southwest Valley School District interviewed three finalists to replace outgoing superintendent Chris Fenster, who is leaving the district at the end of the school year. Officials with the...
1 week 6 days ago
The Red Oak City Council held a second reading of ordinance changes regarding garbage.While the council has stepped back from plans to initiate mandatory citywide curbside garbage collection, at its March 3 meeting the council did pursue plans for multiple clean up days with a small fee assessed to...
1 week 6 days ago
The Red Oak community has a new way to help people maintain food security.Earlier in March, a community fridge was installed at the Montgomery County Family YMCA at 101 E. Cherry St. It’s the first of its kind in Southwest Iowa.Laura Kloewer with Montgomery County Memorial Hospital and Live Well...
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Emerson veteran Max E. Austin received a Quilt of Valor earlier in March for his service and dedication to his country. Austin joined the United States Marine Corp in 1967 and served until he retired from the service in 1988 with the rank of Captain. Austin has been married to his wife Donna for...
4 weeks 1 day ago
Red Oak’s Jean Noyes and her cat, Gatsby, are spreading joy while being viral sensations.Gatsby, a unique tuxedo kitty, has amassed more than 141,000 followers on his Instagram account run by Noyes, and videos through Instagram and Tik Tok have garnered millions of views. Noyes said she came into...
4 weeks 1 day ago
Spring break for the Red Oak Community School District coincided with some beautiful warm weather this past week, and some of the kids around Red Oak took advantage of the city’s parks. Pictured above: Javier, Cherokee, Jaedyn, Liz, and Shyann are all smiles on the teeter totter at Fountain Square...
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Auditor of State Rob Sand released an audit report on the City of Red Oak.The City’s receipts totaled $9,238,714 for the year ended June 30, 2023, a 4.1% decrease from the prior year. Disbursements for the year ended June 30, 2023 totaled $9,408,177, a 6.1% increase over the prior year. The...
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After many years leading the Southwest Valley School District, superintendent Chris Fenster is moving on.Fenster announced that he will remain superintendent for the remainder of the school year, and his resignation is effective on June 30. Fenster described the experience as an honor, and he’s...
April 8, 2025
April 8, 2025Big changes are happening at the Red Oak Country Club.Renovations are nearing completion on the century-old clubhouse, which celebrated its anniversary with a major gathering last year. A newly-...
April 8, 2025The Red Oak School District is continuing to look for cost saving options as it prepares to move into the 2025-26 school year.Superintendent Ron Lorenz said the district and administration are...
April 15, 2025
April 15, 2025The Red Oak girls’ golf team secured a decisive victory in their first home meet of the season. The Tigers carded a 196 to defeat Earlham (219), Glenwood (273), and Griswold (no team score...
April 15, 2025Red Oak improved to 2-0 on the season with a 6-3 victory in a Hawkeye 10 Conference dual in Glenwood Thursday.The Tigers’ Brett Erickson, Landon Gigstad, Ethan Strunk and Jackson Perdue picked...