(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 56-year-old Fred Francis Welch IV on Monday for OWI, 2nd offense, and aggravated misdemeanor. Officers transported Welch IV to the Montgomery County Jail and held him on a $2,000 bond.
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charge
By Tom Robinson
Aug 11, 2026 | 4:58 AM
Story Content (c) 2026 Meredith Communications LC - All Rights Reserved.

LOCAL NEWS
Area Rain Totals
Area Rain Totals updated at 9:47 AM Wednesday (Check back as rain totals come in) Downtown Atlantic - 4.7 inches Darrin Petty, southwest of Atlantic-3.6 Adair-1.76 Anita - 3.4 Audubon-.95 Bridgewater ...
Aug 05, 2026
UPDATE: Victim IDed by DNR in Fatal Boat Accident on West Lake Okoboji
Arnolds Park, Iowa - Zhong Jie Teng, 64, of Sioux Falls, S.D., died from injuries suffered from a boating collision on West Lake Okoboji on Aug. 2. Teng and five minors were boating near Lime Kiln Poi...
Aug 04, 2026

LOCAL SPORTS
Etzel Wins Tournament of Champions
Tournament of Champions At Atlantic Golf & Country Club Final Results Championship Flight 1. Parker Etzel 67, 65, 67 -- 199, -8 T 2. Ross Martens 63, 71, 67 -- 201, -6 T 2. Alec Fuhs 66, 67, 68...
Aug 09, 2026
IHSBCA Names 2026 All State Baseball Teams
(Area) -- The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association has named the All State Team for the 2026 season. In Class 1A, Senior Cal Heydon of Coon Rapids Bayard was named Captain of the team and als...
Aug 06, 2026







