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On May 7, students across Iowa will join thousands of children nationwide in celebrating Walk Bike Roll to School Day, a fun and active way to kick off the school day. This year, Iowa is leading the way with a record-breaking 120 schools registered to participate, proving that Iowa is serious about...
Multiple fire departments were called to the scene of a weekend fire in Elliott.
At around at 12:40 p.m April 27, the Elliott, Red Oak, and Grant fore departments were dispatched to the lot west of 92 Main Street after a report of a detached large pole barn on fire. Upon arrival, a large machine...
The northern part of Page County saw tornadic activity on April 17. Pictured above, among the portions of Essex damaged by the storm were NEW Cooperative, which had grain bins destroyed. Pictured below, the roof was taken off a house and trees were heavily damaged near Pierce Creek Recreation Area...
Joseph Josselyn, a director and producer with the organization Deaf Missions, helped to recently make history.Josselyn produced and directed “JESUS: A Deaf Missions Film,” which is the first film ever made that tells the life and teachings of Jesus Christ entirely through American Sign Language, or...
The Red Oak community will soon be losing its local animal shelter.Tracy Hill, the owner of Animal Alliance Rescue at 2047 Fernwood Drive will close its doors for good in July. Onwer Tracy Hill said there were several factors that contributed to the shelter’s closure.“Since COVID, the monetary...
The Red Oak Rotary Club held its annual Easter Egg Hunt at Fountain Square Park April 19. Pictured above, kids load up on the various easter eggs placed around the park. In addition to the hunt, the Red Oak Police Department and Red Oak Fire Department hosted Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at the...
Members of Hotel Company - Heartbreakers - 334th BSB in Red Oak are gearing up to head to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Johnson, La., in May.During a special town hall meeting on April 8, Lieutenant Colonel Ross Niebur, Commander, 1st of the 168th Infantry Battalion expressed his...
The Red Oak Community School District held Prom on April 12, with the walk-up and other events at Stadium 34. Following the walk-up, the coronation ceremony was held. Kadyn Riibe, pictured left, was named the Prom King, and Hope Schmadeke was named the Prom Queen.
By a split vote, the Red Oak City Council has approved the third and final reading amending the solid waste chapter of the city’s ordinance.The second reading of the ordinance included the addition of a city-wide clean-up fee of $4 to the water bills of every Red Oak citizen, reducing the number of...
A fresh and exciting Farmers Market experience is coming to Montgomery County this summer. Live Well Montgomery County (LWMC) is proud to announce the launch of a new Friday evening Farmers Market, starting May 23, and rotating weekly between Red Oak and Stanton through the end of September.This...