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Spunaugle honored for 25 years with the sheriff’s office

Montgomery County Sheriff Jon Spunaugle recently celebrated a major milestone.The year 2025 marks Spunaugle’s 25th anniversary in serving with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Spunagule said he initially joined law enforcement on a small scale before moving to it full-time“I actually was at...

Corrected polling places

Information submitted for polling places had a couple of errors. The corrected polling place information is below: The Auditor & Commissioner of Elections Office would like to inform the public that the polling locations will remains as they have the past three years as follows: Precinct 2...

Fall back this weekend

Residents are reminded to turn their clocks back one hour this weekend.

Election Day is Nov. 4

Polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day for the City/School election. Absentee ballots must be turned in no later than 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 3.

Haidsiak ends campaign

Red Oak Mayoral candidate John Haidsiak has announced he’s leaving the race.In the wake of comments made during a candidate forum for the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council, Haidsiak issued the following statement.“While it’s too late to take my name off the ballot, I am no longer running for the...

InkCognito Tattoo sets up new shop in downtown Villisca

The community of Villisca is welcoming a new downtown business.On Sept. 20, a grand opening celebration was held for InkCognito Tattoo at 320 S. 3rd Ave. in Villisca, which is ready to serve the tattoo needs of the Villisca community and the surrounding area.The joint venture is owned by tattoo...

Summit Carbon changes leadership; community members weigh in

Summit Carbon Solutions recently met with Montgomery County officials to discuss changes to the organization.At the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors meeting on Sept. 30, Joseph Cosgrove, a project manager with Summit, shared that since meeting with the supervisors last, there had been a...

Community supports Coffee with a Cop

National Coffee with a Cop Day was Oct. 1, and members of the community showed support. Pictured : Lisa Kotter, Amber Jennings. Justin Rhamy, Josh Roberts, Ben Lundgren, Adam Smith, Tim Fridolph, Elaine Carlson, and Sharon Bradley pose for a group photo during the event. Also pictured: Justin Rhamy...

Council hears update on new stoplights on Hwy 34/48 intersection

The Red Oak City Council recently met and received an update from Red Oak street superintendent Chris Baird who spoke to the council on the new stop lights at the intersections of Hwy 34 and Hwy 48. The lights went live on Sept. 4.“Chief Justin Rhamy and myself met with the traffic light company...

‘Food for Thought’ to begin meeting monthly in RO

A new program will be held monthly to share new ideas and establish local connections.Montgomery County Memorial Hospital at 2301 Eastern Ave. will host “Food 4 Thought,” in the Don Carter room, the former Red Oak Pharmacy building. The program will take place on every second Thursday from noon to...