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Roger and Kathy Carlson, Red Oak, Iowa, were honored as Iowa Master Farmers at a March 21 awards luncheon at Ankeny.The Iowa Master Farmer program is sponsored by Wallaces Farmer magazine and Growmark. The award began in 1926 when Henry A. Wallace decided his family’s magazine, Wallaces Farmer,...
RAGBRAI LI has announced the full route for the 51st ride across the state.Thirty-five communities make up the pass through and meeting towns on this year’s route. They join the eight overnight towns that were announced in January, which includes the Red Oak community.The communities will host...
Summit Carbon Solutions CEO Lee Blank shared some information about the proposed carbon pipeline project through Montgomery County in an interview with the Red Oak Express.Blank said the information was to help clear up misconceptions about the project. Blank said the pipeline project is three...
For 20 years, Strings Unlimited has been giving area musicians the opportunity to perform with string instruments.Strings Unlimited, a tuition-based class, meets Monday nights at Faith Community Church at 2701 N. 8th St. beginning the third week of August, around the time school starts, and meets...
The investigation into the fish kill in the East Nishnabotna River has been completed.The fertilizer spill in Red Oak in Montgomery County earlier this month killed nearly all the fish in an almost 50-mile stretch of the East Nishnabotna River to the Missouri borderOn March 11, NEW Cooperative, Inc...
The Montgomery County Family YMCA is thrilled to announce a generous donation of $10,000 from the Red Oak Kiwanis Club.This amazing contribution, made in March, will bring exciting developments to the facility.The funds are earmarked for transforming the current pool viewing area into a vibrant...
Big things are happening at Montgomery County Conservation.Naturalist Cassandra Barbosa said one upcoming event, slated to begin in June, is the creation of an outdoor wellness program.“The idea stems from my ‘Wild Women in the Woods’ group, which has been very successful. My one minor criticism is...
Jana McCunn of Travel Place Inc./Worldwide Traveler LTD was recently honored as a recipient of the 2023 Million Dollar Travel Advisor Sales Award by the MAST Travel Network,MAST is a sales and marketing travel agency trade group based in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. The awards ceremony held recently in...
Red Oak Fareway store director Kerry Carlson and meat department manager Allan “Al” Thole are celebrating decades of service with the store chain.This year marks Carlson’s 40th year with the company, while Thole has been with them for 31 years and will celebrate 32 years of service in October....