This week’s picture comes courtesy of the Linda Swanson collection and shows the Ringgold Evangelical Church about 1910. The church faced south and was on the north side of what we call Ringgold County Road J-67. An 1894 plat map verifies this location. This photo also appears on page 31 of Raymond Banner’s book (2002)…
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The latest efforts to create and execute a plan of prairie reclamation throughout Iowa’s rural ecosystems by the Department of Natural Resources continue throughout Ringgold County. Currently, there is work being performed on the Walnut Creek Marsh Wildlife Preserve, located south of State Highway 2, approximately four miles…
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Mount Ayr continues to move toward modernization of its infrastructures by expanding its digital footprint, specifically the expansion of fiber optic data transmission capability. Over the past few years Mount Ayr has seen a dramatic increase in the number of homes serviced by the high tech advantage of…
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The American Red Cross started a program in 2014 called “Sound the Alarm.” The program was started with the intent to help in the prevention of loss of life, due mostly to residential fires. The organization’s mission is simple — prevent human suffering in the face of emergency.…
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr City Council conducted its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday and addressed several housekeeping issues. During the meeting a number of housekeeping issues were discussed and decided upon by council. Chief among them was the council’s final approval of the Mount Ayr Fire Department’s Length of…
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — With a rash of recent fires Ringgold County has joined other area counties in southwest Iowa in instituting a county-wide burn ban. On February 17, the office of the state fire marshal received a request pursuant to Iowa code 100.40(1) (1995) from Ringgold County Director of Emergency Management…
By Dalton Shadle MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Four quarters were not enough to decide which team’s season got to continue when the Raiders and Martensdale-St Marys met on the court last Thursday in Mount Ayr. The Blue Devils wound up being the team to move on as Mount Ayr lost a tightly contested 55-51 overtime…
By Dalton Shadle MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr girls basketball team saw its season come to end last Tuesday with a 58-50 district tournament loss at home to the Pleasantville Trojans. The Raiderettes (20-2)came out strong in the first quarter scoring 18 points to the Trojans 12. Pleasantville would battle back in the…
By Dalton Shadle MOUNT AYR, Iowa – Last week the Raiders and Raiderettes both ended their postseason basketball runs. Not only were the games the last of the season but also the last game for seven seniors. Seniors Jackson Ruggles, Zech Ranker, Jaxson Greene, Tate Dugan, Rowan Sackett, Kacie Larsen, and Kensie Barnes stepped off…
Shelby Duaine Bullock was born in Carthage, Missouri on March 21, 1943, to Gaylen and Shelby Marie (Floyd) Bullock. He grew up with his brothers Gene and Douglas and sister Carol. Shelby served in the US Army from 1964 to 1966, with time spent in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged and went to work for…
Geraldine Beth Caldwell was born May 17, 1947, to Jack Keith Caldwell and Rebecca Beth Montgomery Caldwell in Independence, Missouri. At one year of age, Jack, Becky and Gerri moved to Houston, Texas and then relocated to Pasadena, Texas. Gerri eventually became the big sister with the birth of Steven Keith in 1949, Mary Lynn…
Ed Jones, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at Park Place in Mt. Pleasant. James Edgar “Ed” Jones was born September 9, 1941 in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa. He was the son of James Everett and Margaret Ellen (Poush) Jones. He graduated from Mt. Ayr High School in Mt. Ayr as…
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, March 3, 1926.) Announcement of those running for Ringgold County Sheriff: R.R. Stephens, B.B. Poor, L.H. Goines, John Shaner, J.L. Sheesley, and E.J. Ford. Caledonia News: Several in this vicinity have been taking advantage of the good roads in order to get their moving done…
This week’s picture comes courtesy of the Linda Swanson collection and shows the Ringgold Evangelical Church about 1910. The church faced south and was on the north side of what we call Ringgold County Road J-67. An 1894 plat map verifies this location. This photo also appears on page 31 of Raymond Banner’s book (2002)…