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Red Oak was one of many area communities paying tribute to veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Pictured: Court of Honor members Larry Barnett, Amanda Hill, Dan Crouse, and Dean Strovers provide the rifle salute during the ceremony. Zoe Rohrig played taps for the assembled crowd. Scout Troop 86...
Montgomery County voters headed for the polls in large numbers for the general election Nov. 5.Montgomery County’s voter turnout was 69.81%, with 5,100 ballots cast among 7,306 registered voters. The unofficial election results are as followsFor President of the United States, Republicans Donald...
The Christ’s Cupboard Food Pantry in Red Oak has received a donation of food and clothing collected as a part of the Thrivent Community Action Community Cares food and coat drive. Organizers had a goal to collect 50 boxes of cereal, and 25 winter coats for kids in need this year. All told, 86 boxes...
Fres-Co System USA in Red Oak is continuing its support of the Red Oak Early Childhood Center. Prior to opening, the center conducted a fund drive in which several area individuals and businesses made donations and pledges to the Center. Fres-Co has recently made its fifth annual payment on its...
Red Oak’s Ron and Sharon Johnson recently paid a visit to a memorial for Sharon’s fallen uncle - all the way across the Atlantic, part of a month-long tour through Germany and Poland.Sharon is a niece of airman John Linder Sunberg, born Nov. 15, 1921, in Red Oak. He lived and worked on the family...
Trick or Treat on the Trail took place Oct. 24, drawing hundreds of are kids and their families to the walking trail and Evergreen Cemetery to show off their best costumes and collect candy from area businesses and organizations.
Motorists passing through Red Oak can expect the Highway 34 expansion project will experience lengthy closures moving forward.City administrator Lisa Kotter said city staff, along with Red Oak Mayor Shawnna Silvius and Montgomery County Emergency Management coordinator Brian Hamman, all met with...
The Christ’s Cupboard Food Pantry in Red Oak has received a donation of supplies collected as a part of the Thrivent Community Action Community Cares food and coat drive. Organizers had a goal to collect 50 boxes of cereal. At the time of the donation, a total of 57 boxes had been collected. The...
The Red Oak Country Club is celebrated a major milestone.Oct. 31 marks the 100-year anniversary of the clubhouse. Club members and brothers Bill and Bob Boeye have been compiling the club’s history into a documentary film to be presented at a celebration Nov. 2 at the Red Oak Country Club.The...
The City of Red Oak’s new city clerk is settling in.At the regular Red Oak City Council meeting Oct. 7, the council approved the hire of Ashley Wilson as the new city clerk. Wilson said she grew up in Villisca, graduating from school there, and is pleased to return.“After graduation I went to...