Red Oak City Councilman John Haidsiak has resigned. Haidsiak handed in a resignation letter to the city following a special meeting May 27. The resignation was effective the morning of May 28.

Gerald Dean “Jerry” Baker, 67, of Red Oak, passed away Wednesday Jan. 22, 2025. Jerry Baker was born on May 27, 1957, in Corning. He was the son of Willis and Regina “Jean” (Ellis) Baker. Jerry was ...

The Montgomery County Veterans Affairs office will soon have a new director after the unexpected passing of previous director Curtis White. Jerald Palmquist, Chair of the Montgomery County Veterans ...

The Montgomery County Veterans Memorial Court of Honor held a Memorial Day ceremony on May 26. Court of Honor members Dean Strovers, Darwin Johnson, Mandy Hill, Larry Barnett, and Clyde Sellers led ...

Summer vacation has officially started for the students at the Red Oak Community School District. Pictured are some of the students from Inman Elementary after being dismissed to the buses on the last ...

Iowa’s June precipitation was 3.75 inches, 1.51 inches below normal for the month, according to the latest Water Summary Update. An area of extreme drought returned to Iowa for the first time since ...

Anita May Dyer, 90, Omaha, Neb., formerly of Red Oak, passed away Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, at Legato Eastridge Senior Living in Omaha. Anita was born Nov. 26, 1933, in Red Oak, the daughter of Frank and ...

Gregg Glen Peters, 84, Red Oak, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025, at CHI Bergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. Gregg was born Oct. 1, 1940, in Chicago, Ill., where he was raised until he moved ...

There are two contested races in the District 3 and District 5 Montgomery County Board of Supervisors primary election. In the District 5 Supervisors race, Jill Cooper and Alex Burton are running for ...

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 ...

After nearly a year, the county’s emergency communications system is almost completely restored. On May 21 and May 24, tornadoes caused damage across multiple areas across the county. Montgomery ...

Rick Thomas Askey, 58, Red Oak, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Rick was born Aug. 27, 1965, in Red Oak, the son of Thomas and Mary (Ross) Askey. He ...