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The third and final reading of the new Montgomery County solar ordinance is complete.Audience comment on the ordinance was plentiful before the final vote took place to put the ordinance in the books. One of the citizens in attendance who spoke was Stanton’s Vicky Rossander, who called into...
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The virus was found in a non-...
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a new scam targeting the area.
Officials say this scam is different from others, as the scammers provide the victim with all the information, except the one piece they want. The callers do not ask for your card number; they already...
The Red Oak School Board tackled a light agenda at its regular meeting Feb. 14.
Among the action items on the agenda was renewal of a service contract with Cummins Sales and Service for back-up generators at Inman Elementary and the high school.
“They require regular maintenance and inspections to...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...