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Red Oak Airport welcomes more than 100 guests to fly in picnic

The Red Oak Municipal Airport once again invited pilots from all over the country to its annual flight picnic on Sept. 1.The annual event is held in conjunction with the Blakesburg Annual Fly-In held in Blakesburg, Iowa each year during the Labor Day weekend. Attendees were able to check out the...

SILT hosting SW IA events

The Sustainable Iowa Land Trust, or SILT, is hosting multiple events this week to spread the word to Iowa landowners about what the organization can do for them.The organization started with an initial concept meeting in 2015, and was officially founded in 2016. Maggie McQuown, owner of Resilient...

Hietbrink, DeGroot participate in externships from Iowa STEM program

Two local educators joined 95 other teachers for the 2026 Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program, which places educators inside Iowa businesses to bring real-world experience back to their classrooms. Since its launch in 2009, the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of...

Back to school time in RO

Students in the Red Oak District went back to school on Aug. 24.This included the students at Red Oak Elementary. The building has been undergoing renovations over the summer, and Red Oak superintendent Ron Lorenz said the project reached substantial completion, though special steps had to be taken...

Jones represents USA in overseas football match in England

A Stanton youth who attends classes at Red Oak Jr./Sr. High School recently enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime representing the USA in a special football match-up overseas.Hayden Jones, who is attending Red Oak as a junior this year, was one of a core team of members who participated in All-...

Uhlenkamp announces senate bid

Rural educator and former Mount Ayr Community School Board vice president James Uhlenkamp announced his nomination for the open seat in Iowa Senate District 9. That seat is currently held by Tom Shipley (R), who is not seeking re-election.Uhlenkamp attended Carroll High School and the University of...

Fres-co recommits to annual pledge for Red Oak Child Development Center

The Red Oak Child Development Center is celebrating the renewal of an annual funding gift.On Aug. 25, Greg Armstrong, the Plant Director of Fres-co System USA, Inc. in Red Oak joined ROCDC director Jordan Lunzman and ROCDC Board Member Tim Werges to re-commit to its annual pledge of $5,000 per year...

Payne prepping for annual Kicks Memorial Bike Ride on Sept. 7

A Red Oak man will once again be making a trek across Iowa to honor the loss of a friend and raise mental health awareness.Nate Payne will once again be taking to the roads as part of the Kicks Memorial Bike Ride for Mental Health. The first day of the ride will take him around 59 miles from Spirit...

IUC accepts Summit Carbon’s withdrawal of phase two route

There’s been some recent good news for opponents of the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions carbon pipeline project. On Aug. 13 the Iowa Utilities Commission accepted SCS Carbon Transport LLC’s withdrawal of Docket HLP-2024-0006 and ordered the docket closed. That particular application proposed...

Strong finish to the pool season

Despite some early season hang-ups, the Red Oak Municipal Pool had a strong season in 2026.Red Oak pool manager Georgana Derr said that the pool’s official closure to the season was on Aug 16, roughly two months after the opening.“As everyone knows, due to a major leak in the pool, we did not get...