Red Oak News

Pedestrian killed by train near Morrison Final preparations for the John Deere Classic Semi crash closes interstate overnight Two hospitalized after cycle crash Summer energy assistance program registration ...

Red Oak's ISD Hawk Eye News held its sixth annual banquet June 28 at the Red Oak High School.

The Urbandale school board on June 16 awarded an $8.5 million bid to Oakview Construction from Red Oak for Phase IIC and Phase IID work at Urbandale High School, 7111 Aurora Ave.

A Red Oak, Iowa, man died in an early morning motorcycle crash today after hitting a deer about 1A1 2 miles west of Stanton, Iowa.

A 61-year-old Red Oak man was killed early Thursday when his motorcycle hit a deer.

A Red Oak man died early Wednesday after his motorcycle struck a deer near Stanton in southwest Iowa.

NEW JOBS Tim Gaul has joined PDG as a consultant supporting businesses within central Iowa.

Investigators in Red Oak, Iowa, said a house blast that seriously injured two women was the result of too many bug defoggers. via The Post Chronicle

“When you think bug sprays you think of the toxicity of them. So yeah the flammability of it may be secondary in their minds but it probably shouldn't be it's one thing they should be paying attention to because it is obviously a definite danger.”

Red Oak, IA / Papillion, NE -- It may be hard to believe a few cans of bug fogger can cause a home to explode. via Action 3 News

Two people are injured after a house explodes in western Iowa. It happened about 11:15 p.m. Friday night in Red Oak, Iowa. via KIMT

A 2004 graduate of Medicine Valley High School in Curtis and a friend were critically burned in a house explosion Friday in Red Oak, Iowa. via McCook Daily Gazette

RED OAK, Iowa - Two women injured in a house explosion in Red Oak remain in critical condition at a Nebraska hospital. via ArgusLeader.com

Two women were severely burned in a house explosion in Red Oak, Iowa Friday night. via WOWT-TV Omaha

“When I'm scheduling courses, one of the first questions I ask is, 'Where do you plan to go to college?”

Student success in college depends more on the quality of classes taught in high school than the size of the district, according to an analysis of the academic performance of freshman students at the three state-run universities.

The analysis reported in a copyright story in the Des Moines Sunday Register indicated that students from small and medium schools were just as likely to be in the top 10 percent as the bottom 10 percent and the largest schools were more likely to fall in the bottom 10 percent of Iowa high schools, rather than in the top 10 percent. Read more

A Red Oak man faces numerous charges after authorities foil a burglary attempt--and discover a meth lab in the process. via KTIC

“We just believe strongly in (CIS's) mission”

Labeled an at-risk student, Jasmine Mann said she could have gone down either path when it came to school. via Rocky Mount Telegram

Farm life was simple, happy time for her When I look back to the time when I was growing up, I have very happy memories, and I wouldn't trade them for anything. via Capper's

“I think the community is even more fired up than I am about it”

The town of Red Oak, Iowa is fighting to keep a part of its history. The town is worried the Iowa Army National Guard will move the 1168th Transportation Company's headquarters from Red Oak, where it's been for ... via Action 3 News

You can link directly to the sheriff's website by clicking here www.boonecountysheriffsoffice.com Monday, Feb. via Ogden Reporter

“It's one of the bigger fires I've ever been involved in”

The cause of a fire that ravaged a small part of downtown Shenandoah, Iowa, remains unknown. via Daily Nonpareil