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Animal Alliance Rescue to officially close in July

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...

Red Oak Rotary hosts annual Easter Egg hunt

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 Red Oak Army National Guard to train and provide support overseas

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...

RO King and Queen

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.

Final reading of changes to city’s waste ordinance narrowly passes

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...

New leadership for RO Farmers Market

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...

In her father’s footsteps

Red Oak Rotarian Chris Amos has followed her father’s legacy in the Rotary.Earlier in March, Amos was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow, the highest honor provided by the Rotary to its members, a special honor for Amos, who began her journey with the Red Oak Rotary a decade ago.“It’s been about 10...

Stanton District ponders four day school week

The Stanton Community School District is weighing the pros and cons of a schedule change.At a recent special meeting, the administrators and staff hosted a meeting for parents and affected citizens to discuss the possibility of the Stanton District moving to a four-day school week, and how it would...

No non-citizen voters registered in county

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced that his office has completed additional audits of Iowa’s voter registration lists and identified 277 confirmed noncitizens who have voted or are registered to vote.Montgomery County Auditor Jill Ozuna said in Montgomery County, she received notice that...