High school commencements were held in Diagonal Friday night and Mount Ayr Sunday afternoon.

  To mark the observance of Memorial Day, a number of special events are planned around the county.

The Mount Ayr city council approved the hiring of two new city employees, heard a presentation about refinancing the general obligation bonds on the water system improvement project and discussed an issue with waiting lists to obtain lots had Loch Ayr at its regular meeting Monday, May 20. 

  A newly developed quality improvement project, presentation of the yearly Daisy Award to employee, Linda Huntsman, R.N., and recent changes in contractual adjustments in the financial reports headed discussions at the regular Ringgold County Hospital board meeting held, Monday, May 20 at 5 p.m.  

Now that graduation is over, I would love to have the chance to share my speech with all of you, the way it was originally intended. It goes as follows: 

  The Mount Ayr community Board of Education covered a wide range of items at its regular meeting held Monday, May 13.

   After 30 minutes of discussion at a special meeting Tuesday night, the Mount Ayr city council voted unanimously to take over residential garbage service effective no later than June 30.

The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, May 13.  

Ringgold county is among 15 Iowa counties declared disaster areas as the result of recent heavy rains and subsequent flooding. 

  The Amercian Legion posts of Ringgold county are planning a dedication ceremony for the  Ringgold County Freedom Rock at 1:30 p.m. on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. 

Despite a track season cut short by unusually cold weather, the Mount Ayr boys track team made the most of sunny skies and 80 degree temperatures to turn in some of their best performances of the season at the state track meet last week. 

The Mount Ayr Raiderettes placed 49th at last week’s state track meet. 

Mount Ayr’s Raiderettes will send three relay teams and three individuals to state competion May 17-18 in Des Moines. 

   The Mount Ayr Raiders qualified nine events for the state meet in the district competition held Thursday, May 9 at Greenfield. 

  The Mount Ayr Raider golf team won the sectional title, Friday, May 10 with a score of 363. Raiderette golfer Caitlin Giles has advanced to Regional 2 competition based upon her fifth-place finish at the Regional 1 golf tournament held at The Preserve at Rathbun Lake  on Monday, May 13. 

  The Raiders dominated the Pride of Iowa conference track meet and prepared for district action with a second-place finish at the Nodaway Valley Invitational.

Mount Ayr’s middle school track teams dominated their fields and brought home two first-place team trophies from the Bedford Invitational held Monday, April 29.  

The Raider track team saw an “event-packed end to the week,” in coach Brad Elliott’s words, as they  participated at both the Drake Relays on Thursday, April 25, in Des Moines and at Bedford on Friday, April 26 in the Bedford Invitational. 

   On a great day to golf,  the Mount Ayr boys and girls golf teams competed in the Pride of Iowa conference tournament Monday, April 29. 

The Mount Ayr girls track team competed in a pair of meets last week at Bedford and Clarke of Osceola.  

Coming Events

5/22/2013 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mount Ayr Medical Clinic
5/22/2013 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Landfill in Grand River
5/25/2013 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Ellston Fire Department
5/25/2013 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
High school commons
6/1/2013 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Mount Ayr Assembly of God Church, 1605 W. South Street
6/1/2013 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Ellston community library
The Class of 2013 toss their caps in the air following their official presentatiion to the audience Sunday afternoon. A total of 38 seniors comprised the Mount Ayr graduating class.
The Class of 2013 toss their caps in the air following their official presentatiion to the audience Sunday afternoon. A total of 38 seniors comprised the Mount Ayr graduating class.

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