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Road Trip Ringgold set for June 3

May 31, 2023

The second annual “Road Trip Ringgold” event is gearing up to bring the community together and visitors to the area on June 3, 2023. This one-day event is held annually the first Saturday in June to highlight Ringgold County and all the communities that encompass it. The event was born out of a partnership between…

Golliday retires after 48 years at Hy-Vee

May 31, 2023

As of March 4th, 2023, one familiar “helpful smile in every aisle” is missing. That’s because Kirk Golliday retired after forty-eight years of employment at Mount Ayr’s Hy-Vee Food Store. In fact, forty-eight years to the day; March 4, 1975 to March 4, 2023. Hy-Vee first came to Mount Ayr in October 1947 when Hy-Vee…

Memorial Day services this week

May 24, 2023

The American Legion, Post 172 in Mount Ayr, will honor our fallen this Memorial Day. Thursday May 25, at 9 a.m. the holes for the flags will be marked at the Rose Hill Cemetery. Later that day, flags will be placed by the fifth grade students from the Mount Ayr Elementary school on Veteran graves.…

Mount Ayr recognized 51 graduates in 2023

May 24, 2023

A total of 51 seniors crossed the stage Sunday, May 21 at the graduation ceremony for the Mount Ayr High School Class of 2023. Details about the graduates can be found in the Class of 2023 insert in last week’s Record-News. Valedictorian Kaylie Shields and Salutatorians Drew Ehlen and Jaydon Knight addressed their graduating class…

Heritage Ride kicks off through Ringgold Co.

May 24, 2023

A covered wagon pulled by a three-mule team traveled through Ringgold County on May 16, 2023 as part of a 600 mile journey from Lamoni, IA to Shevlin, MN. Traveling between 4-8 miles-per-hour, Tom Nass and his friend Carlos Ford, are re-enacting the covered wagon ride Tom’s grandparents, Jim and Eunice Zigler, took 90 years…

Proposed mural designed to engage residents

May 24, 2023

A group of students from Iowa State University embraced and visited Mount Ayr to better understand how small towns thrive and are now sharing the fruits of their labor with the community. Their final project included a mural design and accompanying toolkit. Their study was part of a design course exploring strategies and methods that…

Raiderettes host annual Memorial Day tournament

May 31, 2023

Wayne 6, Mt.Ayr 0 Monday morning started the Raiderette softball team off on their second week of games, where they played Wayne at 9:00 sharp. The Raiderettes faced off against the long-time rival with both teams coming off state tournament apparances. The Falcons put up three runs in the top of the fifth inning, no…

Raiders 1-2 in early going

May 31, 2023

Clarke 15, Mt. Ayr 3 The Raider baseball team had a rough start to their season with a final score of 15-3 against the Clarke Indians. The Raiders held off the Indians in the first inning, with the score being 1-0, Raiders leading at the end of the first inning. The Indians had big sticks…

Raiderettes 3-2 so far

May 31, 2023

Mt.Ayr 13, Clarke 2 The Raiderettes opened their season with a win against Clarke on Tuesday night, with a final score of 13-2. After making a state appearance last year, the team was very eager to get on the field and see what they could do, considering their loss of Addy Reynolds, Halsie Barnes and…

Cecil and Trudy Shafer

May 24, 2023

Graveside services for Cecil and Trudy Shafer will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 3 at the Tingley Cemetery. Frances Gertrude “Trudy” Shafer passed away on November 2, 2022, in Surprise, AZ. She was born in Union County, IA on September 27, 1935, to Elton and Frances Priest. She graduated from Tingley Independent High School…

David Mark Perry

May 24, 2023

David Mark Perry, age, 65, passed away at Mosiac Life Care Albany, MO, on January 13, 2023. David was born on December 15, 1957 in Corning, IA to Merrill and Mary Lou (Hulett) Perry. He was born into a musical and artistic family. His first exposure to the piano, as a toddler, was taking a…

Helen Louise Sickels Hunt

May 24, 2023

Helen Louise Sickels Hunt was born October 14, 1936, to Duane E. Sickels and Leta Mae Jones Sickels in a farmhouse just across the Iowa state line into Missouri. She attended various schools during her school years starting in Mount Ayr and finishing her high school education in Mount Ayr in May of 1955. Helen…

Mount Ayr sends 10 events to State

May 17, 2023

The Mount Ayr Track and Field teams traveled to Corning to qualify for the State Track Meet at Drake University May 18-20. The athletes faced constant precipitation as they attempted to post the best possible times throughout the night in various events. By Friday morning, the Raiders and Raiderettes had 10 events pushed through to…

Letter to the Editor

May 17, 2023

To the editor: The Mount Ayr Library would like to thank the teachers and the students who came to the library this past week. On Tuesday, we hosted fourth graders and on Thursday, first graders. We are very proud of the updates to the children’s area of colorful new furniture, a new rug and a…

Watch for motorcycles

May 3, 2023

To the editor: May is motorcycle awareness month so I thought I’d enlighten you with some shocking statistics from the DOT regarding motorcycle fatalities. Last year alone there were 49 fatalities involving motorcycles, with there being three deaths already this year, in Iowa solely. A majority of the accidents involved were motor vehicles, and the…

Memorial Day services this week

The American Legion, Post 172 in Mount Ayr, will honor our fallen this Memorial Day. Thursday May 25, at 9 a.m. the holes for the flags will be marked at the Rose Hill Cemetery. Later that day, flags will be placed by the fifth grade students from the Mount Ayr Elementary school on Veteran graves.…

LOOKING BACK in the Early Files

May 31, 2023

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 6, 1923.) At the special election held Monday in Ringgold county the proposition of issuing bonds in the sum of $160,000 for the purpose of building a new court house to take the place of the old court house which was condemned by state authority…

Snapshot of History

May 31, 2023

BY MIKE AVITT 140 years ago the Mount Ayr business district was dotted with livery barns. These facilities provided feed and care for horses while the rider was in town for business or visiting others. Livery barns also provided horses and buggies for rent; a service often used by local doctors. Stagecoach and hack lines…