The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors will hold their regular weekly meeting on Tuesday, July 5th, beginning at 8:30-a.m. The session takes place in their Courthouse Board Room, in Red Oak. Here’s a look at their agenda:

1. Call meeting to order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll call of members
4. Approval of Agenda – Order at discretion of Chairman
5. Read minutes as presented. Chairman to call for any additions/corrections to said minutes
6. Board chairman will ask the audience for any comments, limited to two minutes per person.
7. Supervisors: Weekly committee/assignment updates
8. Secondary Roads Update
9. New Business
a. Approve Red Oak Library Contract for Services for FY 22-23 in the amount of $17,820
b. Montgomery County Public Health to assume duties of General Assistance
position. Discussion and action as necessary.
c. Wind Turbines ordinance discussion and action as necessary
d. Nishna Productions contract discussion and action as necessary
e. Urban Renewal Areas discussion with Red Oak City Administrator, Brad Wright
f. Approve Liquor License Renewal for Red Oak Country Club
10. Discuss and start agenda items for next meeting
11. Announcements – The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
12. Adjournment

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Sheriff’s Deputies in Montgomery County made five, drug-related arrests on Friday and Saturday. At around 7:45-p.m. Friday, Deputies arrested 29-year-old Aundrea Theresa Clay, of Red Oak, for: Possession of Marijuana/1st offense; Poss. of Methamphetamine/1st offense; and on a Page County warrant for Failure to Appear on a Possession of Marijuana charge. During the same incident, 31-year-old Matthew Allen Cox, of Omaha, was arrested on Page County warrants for OWI/1st offense and Poss. of Meth/1st offense. Both suspects were being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond, each.

And, at around 10:19-p.m. Saturday, Deputies in Montgomery County conducted a traffic stop at 110th and G Avenue. Upon investigation, three people were taken into custody: 29-year-old Jame Michael Cruz, of Tabor, was arrested for: Possession of Meth/2nd offense; Poss. of Marijuana/2nd offense; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; 25-year-old Tucker Evan Webster, of Shenandoah, was arrested for Poss. of Meth/1st offense, and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia. 19-year-old Savanna Ann Schenck, of Shenandoah, was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Red Oak Police assisted Sheriff’s Deputies in both incidents.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The operator of a motorcycle was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Nebraska, following an accident Friday night, in Red Oak.

According to Red Oak Police Department, the accident happened at the intersection of North 5th and East Elm streets around 10-p.m.  Authorities say 30-year-old Nathan Allen Aldrich, of Red Oak, was driving a friend’s 2021 Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on North 5th Street when he lost control of the bike.

The machine skidded on its right side until it gouged into the road and flipped to its left side. Aldrich was ejected. He and the cycle came to rest under a parked 2008 Dodge minivan registered to John Marsh. Aldrich was transported by Red Oak Rescue to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital and later taken by LifeNet 1-1 to the UNMC in Omaha, where he was reported to be in critical condition as of the last report.

Police said speed and alcohol were believed to be contributing factors to the wreck, which remains under investigation. Authorities said also, motorcycle was being operated in a reckless, erratic or careless, negligent manner, sustained $10,000 damage. Damage to the van was estimated at $2,000.