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At the Red Oak City Council meeting on July 1, Farmers Mutual Telephone Company (FMTC) representative Kevin Cabbage updated the council about the project’s progress.Cabbage said that overall, construction has been progressing smoothly. FMTC is currently constructing the main fiber route by placing...
On June 28, the Questers returned to Red Oak’s Evergreen Cemetery for the second year to host “Stories in the Stones,” which gave local residents a history lesson about significant historical figures who built the community from the ground up.Sharon Bradley and Diane Brower, the main organizers of...
Red Oak’s town square has just gotten a little more lively now that Wolfe Thrift Shop, which is run by young business owners Ayden and Sapphire Wolfe, is officially open for business.Though there were many factors that motivated the two to open the store, Sapphire said her primary inspiration came...
The Wilson Performing Arts Center will once again offer a chance for kids and adults to expand their acting and behind the scenes skills.Wilson executive director Val Zane said there are four camps upcoming this month, both old and new.“The summer musical theater intensive camp is one that we have...
After nearly two decades serving in the optometry field, Dr. Janet Wade with Portz and Wade Optometry in Red Oak is calling it a career.Portz made the announcement earlier in June. Her last day was June 27. Wade, a Nebraska native, has always served in the medical field, though not always in...
In coming weeks, the west wall at the southeast corner of Coolbaugh and 2nd streets will become a must-see destination as a committee within the Southwest Iowa Arts Council creates a new mural representing Red Oak’s past and future.The Southwest Iowa Arts Council is a non-profit organization based...
The Iowa Utilities Board has made a decision regarding Summit Carbon Solutions request for a permit to build a carbon pipeline across the state.The IUB issued an electronic ruling on June 25. The permit was approved, with requested modifications.Local reaction to the IUB decision can be found on...
A road construction project is taking place on July 19.
Cedar Falls Construction has been lined up to complete this patch on Friday morning beginning around 7 a.m. with the expectation of opening the road by mid-afternoon. While crews would be able to allow westbound traffic to stay on US...
The Montgomery County History Center is adding a unique piece of history to its collection.Recently, the history center came into possession of the axe that was used in the most famous unsolved murder in Iowa history: The Villisca Axe murders.An unveiling of an exhibit containing the axe took plsce...
After working within the district for 42 years as an educator and bus driver, Rick Boyer of Stanton decided to retire from the Stanton Community School District.Boyer’s teaching career first began in the fall of 1979. For three years, he worked as an agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at Oakland...