A good crowd turned out Saturday afternoon at the ISU Extension office for the second of three legislative forums scheduled for this year in Mount Ayr. State Representative Cecil Dolecheck (R-Mount Ayr) and State Senator Mark Costello (R-Imogene) updated constituents on discussions and progress being made in teh Iowa State Legislature. Dolecheck said priorities in…

Following the public hearing Monday, February 24, the Ringgold County board of supervisors approved the county budget for FY2021. The budget lowers the overall levy on property tax from $11.33514 per thousand valuation to $9.952 per thousand. The decision to decrease the levy comes in response to two separate factors. First, with property valuations across…

Prior to approval of the FY 2021 budget, the county board of supervisors held the annual public hearing Monday, February 24 with only seven county residents in attendance. Before opening the floor to comments from the audience, board chair Ron Landphair explained the proposed budget lowers the General Basic levy to four dollars per thousand…

The Mount Ayr Community High School Drama Club will present its spring production, “High School Confidential,” Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m. both nights in the high school auditorium. Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $3 for students. “High School Confidential,” by Dan Ahearn and Janet Reed with music and…