By Dalton Shadle MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Ringgold County Hospital recently received a grant to help with summer internships. It was announced last week that the hospital received a grant in the amount of $26,500 that will be used this summer as part of the 2026 Summer Youth Internships. This will be the third time…
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office announced, along with the Iowa State Sheriff’s and Deputies Association Institute announced the Honorary Membership Program last Friday. The program is intended to provide an opportunity for area citizens, in particular Ringgold County, to become Honorary Members and support local sheriff’s departments by…
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Despite the cold and damp temperatures a large group of young volunteers from around the Mount Ayr community gathered and held an organized hunt on Saturday morning for what was alleged to be a large number of missing Easter eggs. Area children gathered around the Ringgold County Courthouse…
What resources are available locally and regionally By DALTON SHADLE MOUNT AYR, Iowa — With Mental Health Awareness Month on the horizon or any other day it is important to bring up in conversations “Are you OK?” with those we know and care about. Nationally, Iowa ranks on the lower end of the scale for…
A legislative forum, sponsored by the Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce, will be held at 8 a.m., Saturday, April 4 at the Ringgold County Courthouse Assembly Room. The forums provide Ringgold County residents with the opportunity to share their views with state lawmakers during the Iowa legislative session. House District 17 Representative Devon Wood and…
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr Housing Appeals Board held its regularly scheduled meeting on March 24 to learn of the progress with the ongoing rental housing inspection process. Dennis Dugan, the lead inspector on this project, led the discussion with board members. As a procedural process, the board needed to…
By Ryan Stonebraker EARLHAM, Iowa — The Mount Ayr track and field team made the trip to Earlham for its first outdoor meet of the season on March 31. The Raiders were led by their relay events, with five relay teams earning top-5 finishes. There were no team scores kept for the meet. The high…
By Ryan Stonebraker EARLHAM, Iowa – The Raiderettes track and field team showed up and showed out at the Earlham co-ed meet last Tuesday. The Mount Ayr girls won a team high five events at the meet and though there were no team scores kept, they would have won the meet. The five winning events…
By Ryan Stonebraker MARYVILLE, Mo. — Mount Ayr senior Jackson Ruggles collected a pair of top-10 finishes at last Saturday’s Northwest Missouri State Indoor track meet. Ruggles and the Raiders were competing with 18 other schools at the meet in Maryville, Mo. in one of the last indoor meets before the outdoor season begins. Mount…
Steven Leroy Doolittle was born on February 9, 1947, in Shenandoah, IA to Clyde and Lucille (Mutchler) Doolittle. Shortly after the passing of his mother and 2 younger brothers Steve, went to live with Clifford and Ethel (Still) Doolittle and their 3 boys Roy, Larry, and Melvin at the farm. When Uncle Sam came calling,…
Mark Allen Erickson, son of Robert Allen Erickson and Shirley Ann (Strange) Erickson was born July 5, 1959, in Creston, Iowa and passed from this life Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at Kavanagh on 56th in Des Moines at 66 years of age. Mark grew up in Mt. Ayr where he graduated from high school; he…
Nola Pritchard, 89, of Clarinda, Iowa passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Azria Care, Clarinda, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 28, 2026, at First Christian Church, Clarinda, Iowa with Pastor Mike Harvey officiating. Visitation will be held 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 2026, at…
To the editor: I am the owner of Mount Ayr Apartments and Brick plex and this letter serves as a response to an article that was published approximately a month ago regarding existing leases on the premises and other issues. The leases that were mentioned on the article were never approved by me and I…
To the editor: Is our government trying to make it harder for you to vote? The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would hinder millions of Americans in registering to vote by requiring citizens to present a birth certificate along with either a passport or a government-issued ID. More than 21.3 million Americans lack immediate…
To the editor: At the town hall meeting with Senator Grassley’s representative, one concern that affected almost every person in the room was changes to the Social Security Administration (SSA). DOGE is planning to shut down hundreds of local and regional offices that assist people with Social Security enrollment and resolving errors. Our closest Social…
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One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, April 7, 1926.) Fred Mull and Clarence Mendenhall, of Blockton were killed Thursday afternoon about 2 o’clock by being run over by a freight train on the Great Western railroad about 3 miles east of Blockton. Facts regarding the tragedy will never be known. As…
This is another picture postcard from the Linda Swanson collection. It shows the north side of the Mount Ayr square before 1915. I’ve written about the north side many times so I’ll try to give the readers some fresh information this week. The Timby building (100-102 W. Madison) was built in 1890 and bears the…