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Red Oak Cub Scouts Pack 80 held a fall fishing derby on Aug. 27 at Anderson Conservation Area and also accepted sign-ups for the scouts. Prizes were given for various types of fish caught. Pictured left, Gary Derr holds up a fish he caught while Georgana Derr assists in removing the hook.
Construction crews will be opening up the north half of Fourth Street this week. This will allow for north-south traffic at Fourth Street. Once Fourth Street is open crews will be closing the north half of Eighth Street. traffic will no longer be able to turn north at Eighth Street after this...
Farmers, landowners and friends of farmers are invited to participate in Practical Farmers’ 2024 field day season, which includes 59 farmer-led events across Iowa and surrounding states through November.All events are led by PFI farmer members who believe in sharing their knowledge, discoveries,...
A long time pillar of the Red Oak community has been honored at Fountain Square Park.A memorial plaque was recently installed on the square to honor the memory of Miles Russell, a beloved member of the community.Russell’s wife Teresa and daughter Michelle Sander helped spearhead the effort for the...
Students at the Red Oak District had their first day back at school on Aug. 23. At the start of the day, Amber Jennings (not pictured) and Josh Roberts with the Red Oak Police Department, right, and Levi Kinnison with the Red Oak Fire Department met returning students at Inman Elementary and passed...
The City of Red Oak has a new administrator.At a special meeting on Aug. 20, the council approved a resolution approving an employment agreement with Lisa Kotter. Kotter visited the community on Aug. 16 and had a meet and greet at the FiveOne8 before taking part in interviews at the Red Oak Public...
Joshua LeRette recently made a donation to the Christ’s Cupboard Food Pantry. LeRette held a bake sale on Aug. 3 to raise money for the organization. Inluded in the photo are, from left: Deb Slaughter, Peggy Hayes, Joshua LeRette, Lori Johnson and Mary Rold. This year, the combined checks from...
Houghton State Bank’s new Vice President and commercial lender Cody Wragge, who started in the position Jun. 25, is settling in nicely.Wragge, who was born in Norfolk, Neb., said he spent his childhood living in the rural Nebraska community of Laurel.“It’s a small town 15 miles north of Wayne, up...
The City of Red Oak has a new candidate under consideration for the vacant city administrator position.On Aug. 16, the city hosted a meet and greet for candidate Lisa Kotter. In July, the city had a meet and greet for three candidates, but all withdrew their names from consideration. Kotter, who...
Shenandoah resident Jennifer Miller has spent the past three years dedicated to both building a sense of community through her work as well as volunteering, and she has plans to introduce new local volunteer opportunities in the near future.Miller currently works in Essex as the main bartender at...