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One Hundred Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 15, 1924.)
Kellerton News~Ralph Dorn recently purchased the old hotel site of FD Burns and Artie Allen and soon as the building is torn down will erect a new filling station that will be up to date in every way.
Three barns have recently been destroyed by fire in the Kellerton vicinity.
Last Thursday morning about 4 o’clock neighbors discovered the Ed O. Moore barn in flames and before they could reach the place and awaken Mr. and Mrs. Moore the fire had gained too much headway to save anything. The barn was filled with hay and grain and all his harness, etc. The barn and most of the contents were insured.
On Saturday evening, the barn on the J.C. Brothers farm, north of town, where Fred Dady lives, was burned to the ground by fire of unknown origin, about 9 o’clock and next evening, Sunday, Dick Holland’s barn, who also lives north of town, was not discovered until the hay in the mow was in flames and this was also a total loss.
Wolves and coyotes have increased in such large numbers in some Iowa localities that the government has been appealed to in the hope of obtaining experts who will utilize the methods in vogue on the plains in their extermination. On a farm in Shelby county recently 25 sheep were killed by wolves in one night and a few nights later nearly as more were killed.
A mail sack, presumably the one that was stolen at the depot in Diagonal a month or six weeks ago, was found yesterday in the timber on the Schlapia farm near the H.M. Williams home, 5 miles south of Diagonal by A.N. McCown who was engaged in hauling walnut logs.
The find was reported to Cline Waugh who reported it to J.W. Rice and Mr. Rice notified Postmaster Tedford who in company with assistant Postmaster C.E. Hollopeter drove out and got the sack and brought it to Mount Ayr. Notice of the find was wired by Postmaster Tedford to the officers in charge of the St. Louis division of the postal service. The sack had been cut open and the contents removed before being thrown into the weeds where it was found.
Obituaries in this edition were: Cyrus Jackson, Matilda Kramer Vaughn, Melinda Nancy Lewis Tunney.

Seventy-Five Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 13, 1949.)
JoAnn Lynch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jo Lynch of Grant City, MO., was chosen from 28 other contestants as queen of the Pony Express Rodeo at St. Joseph, MO. September 23-25. She was chosen on the basis of 60 percent riding ability and 40 percent appearance.
Charles Trimble, valued and courteous employee of the local office of the Iowa Southern Utilities Co. for the past 20 years, has been adjudged winner in the local courtesy contest, which closed October 5.
Tragedy struck Tuesday evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ewing of this city, when two of their daughters, a son-in-law and a grandson were killed in a head-on collision of two automobiles on US Hwy. 169 about 3 an one half miles north of King City, MO.
The deceased are Mrs. George Hunt, of Redding, her sister, Mrs. Merl Sisk and husband Merl Sisk and their son Gale of Grant City, MO.
Marriage: August 19, Laverne Dennis and Donald Mosier…October 7, Leola Loomis and Ivan Dolecheck…September 30, Norma Hull and Howard Burgher.
Births: October 5, a daughter, Sharon, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Overholser…September 29, a son, Stephen, to Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Bonebrake…October 2, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wyman…October 3, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Merritt South.
Obituaries in this edition were: Stephen Guy Spicer and Charles Dolecheck.

Fifty Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 17, 1974.)
Evidentially the high cost of meat is getting to some consumers.
Ringgold County Sheriff, Elbert Strange, reports that one steer owned by Jack Wilkey of rural Tingley was shot and butchered out on October 3. The incident took place on another steer, this one owned by Wallace Hoy of Grant, IA was shot in a pasture about 2 an one half miles south of the site of the October 3 incident; however was not butchered.
The Challenge Center in Mount Ayr opened September 23 with six persons enrolled. Located in the McCullough building on Hwy 2 & 169, the center offers a great many opportunities for the handicapped in the area, according to director Mrs. Bill Sickels.
Marriage: Sharon Smith became the bride of Mark Johnson.
Birth: October 13, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Derscheid.
Obituaries in this edition were: Lena Denhart and Gertrude Emma Harrison Link.

Twenty-Five Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 7, 1999.)
More details of sharing agreement contract for the Ringgold county sheriff department to provide county wide enforcement services that would cover the city of Mount Ayr were worked out at a special joint meeting of the Mount Ayr city council and Ringgold county board of supervisors held September 30.
Fire destroyed the rural home of Preston and Katie Hayse of rural Redding early Saturday morning. The Mount Ayr Fire Department was called to the home 2 miles east of Redding at 1:15 a.m. Saturday morning when the fire was discovered by the Hayses.
According to Bill Stull, the Hayses thought the fire was under control but it got into the attic and then went through the roof. The entire home burned to the ground.
Married: August 8, Nancy Van Roekel and Tony Trullinger…March 20, Shaun Hayse and Clint Kniep.

Ten Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 9, 2014.)
The Mount Ayr city council approved the second reading of an ordinance to establish a storm water management utility in the city of Mount Ayr. “A utility will help us put in curb and gutter. This will help us pay for what needs to be done in the community. We would be able to fix things rather than put a band-aid on them,” stated Brent Wise, city superintendent.
The 2014 Homecoming royalty was crowned last week.
Crowned queen was Christiana Overholtzer and king Riley Weehler. The rest of the court was Shelbie Greene, Jake Ricker, Allie Shields, Tucker Winemiller, Ashton Johnson, Joe Ricker, Hannah Glendenning and Lincoln Martin. The prince was Sam Hudson and princess Lacey Weeda.
Neil Morgan, Ringgold Co. Assessor, was nominated and selected to receive the “Outstanding Member” Award at the Iowa State Assoc. of Assessor’s annual conference and school of instruction held in Des Moines, September 28.
Births: September 11, a son, Oscar, to Nick Webb and Elisa Jones…September 25, a son, Stephen, to Lindsey Richards and Jeff Burnham.
Obituaries in this edition were: Allen Edward Kimberlin, Helen M. Defeo Niskayuna and Kenneth Eugene Newby.