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Council to vote on rebranding

Members of the Red Oak City Council will vote on a logo and slogan rebranding proposal at the next regular meeting Feb. 21. At the Feb. 7 meeting, Red Oak Chamber and Industry Association Director of Membership and Finance Elaine Carlson and Events and Marketing Coordinator Kesandra Pullen...

100 less Iowa farms in one year’s time

The total number of farms in Iowa in 2021 was 84,900, down 100 farms from 2020, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service - Farms and Land in Farms 2021 Summary report.Total land in farms for Iowa during 2021 was 30.5 million acres.The average farm size in Iowa in 2021 was 359...

McCunn’s murder conviction affirmed

The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the 2019 conviction of Toby McCunn of Red Oak, for first-degree murder of Josh Jordan of Shenandoah. The conviction was released Wednesday, Feb. 16, roughly five weeks after Mary Conroy, McCunn’s attorney argued for a new trial.In the Court of Appeals Opinion, “...

Essex fifth grade wins national eSpark game creation contest

Essex fifth graders in Vicki Hume’s class recently won a national online game creation contest through eSpark.e Spark is a math and reading computer learning platform that serves 1.5 million students around the country. This is the second annual game competition sponsored by eSpark.“In teams the...

Ag producers have until March 15 to enroll in USDA’s key commodity safety net programs

Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2022 crop year have until March 15, to sign a contract. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers these two safety net programs to provide vital income...

Essex board approves new website, sharing admin with Hamburg

Members of the Essex School Board agreed to proceed with rolling out a new website at the Feb. 16 regular meeting. The current website, explained board secretary Melissa Chambers, is outdated and difficult to update and make changes to.The new website will be in use by March, Chambers added.Board...

Applications wanted for new EQIP program

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for Conservation Incentive Contracts – a new program that provides conservation practice payments upon practice certification.Through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Incentive...

SWINT receives $25,000 annual gift from Hoff Family Fund

Southwest Iowa Nature Trails, Inc. (SWINT) announced their organization has been selected to receive an incredible annual gift of $25,000 from Dr. Ted and Polly Hoff. Dr. Ted and Polly partnered with Pottawattamie County Community Foundation (PCCF) in 2013 to create a donor-advised fund as a way...

Free flick

Thursday, Feb, 10, was Hallmark Movie Channel Free Movie Night at the Red Oak Grand Theatre, sponsored by Mark Jackson’s Red Oak Hardware Hank & Hallmark Gold Crown Store. Hallmark Hall Of Fame Movie “The Locket” was chosen to be shown by store co-owner Ann Carder. “We had a great time and fun...

Red Oak Rehab & Care Center receives award

sed provider of skilled nursing care, is proud to announce that they are the recipient of Pinnacle Quality Insight’s 2022 Customer Experience Award.Qualifying for the award in the categories of Overall Satisfaction, Dining Service, Quality of Food, Individual Needs, Communication from Facility,...