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(Elliott) – Crews from four area departments responded to a structure fire in rural Montgomery County Saturday afternoon. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce says crews from fire departments in Red Oak, Elliott, Stanton and Griswold were paged to a house fire around 2:15 p.m. The house was located in the 2400 block of 140th Street, approximately eight miles southeast of Elliott.
Montgomery County residents are urging change to its election policies. On Nov. 3, voters went to the polls to cast their ballots in the midterm elections. Speaking to the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, Red Oak’s Joey Norris, who was acquitted last month of an election misconduct charge, highlighted what he thought was an issue with the absentee ballot board.
The Red Oak Fire Department is celebrating a major milestone this year. 2026 marks the 150th year the department has been serving not only the Red Oak community, but others around the area. Captain and Association Treasurer Brian Hamman, said in the early days of Red Oak’s history, only a...
