Four Raiders named All-District
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The postseason awards keepin rolling in for the Raiders. Four Mount Ayr baseball players were named to the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association’s Class 1A Southwest All-District team. The Raiders honored were Drew Graham, Adler Reed, Rowan Sackett and Hayes Stogdill. Mount Ayr was 8-5 this season in the Pide…
Read MoreObituary – William Hullinger
Memorial Service for William Hullinger, 88, of Bedford, Iowa will be held Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Cummings Family Funeral Home in Bedford, at 11a.m. Visitation will be held Saturday, September 12, 2026, at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until service time. Inurnment will be held at Fairview Cemetery in Bedford. Memorials may be…
Read MoreObituary – Richard Johnson
Funeral Service for Richard “Rick” Johnson, 75, of Athelstan, Iowa formerly Blockton, Iowa was held Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at Cummings Family Funeral Home in Bedford, at 1:00 PM. Visitation was held Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at the funeral home, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Burial was held at Athelstan Cemetery. Memorials may be…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, July 28, 1926.) Word was received in Mount Ayr last week that Earl Kinder, formerly a resident of this city and who for past seven years has made his home in Goodland, Kan., had been held up by bandits who at the point of a gun…
Read MoreSnapshots of History by Mike Avitt
I have further information on the ghost town of Eugene which was located halfway between Shannon City and Tingley. I stumbled upon an old ledger which contains the secretary minutes of the Eugene United Presbyterian Church beginning in 1872, before the Eugene U. P. Church was built in 1874. But, let’s go back to 1858. A…
Read MoreAirport hopes for upgrades
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Airport Commission finally had a chance to get together after several attempts to hold a meeting that had been delayed due to various scheduling conflicts. Commission members gathered on Monday in the Mount Ayr City Hall conference room to discuss the immediate future of the airport facilities.…
Read MoreNew fiber optic install causes a stir in town
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Several residents of Mount Ayr are up in arms about the installation process of a new fiber optic cable system being installed throughout the area by Kinetic by Windstream. It’s not actually the new system they are concerned with, rather it is the method by which the provider…
Read MoreBoard considers Judge Lewis Park changes
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Estimates to repair the little league baseball fields gave the Mount Ayr City Parks Board pause at its most recent meeting. The board discussed bids it received for leveling the ball fields and the numbers were somewhat shocking. One bid came in at north of $450,000 while another…
Read MoreKellerton’s Day of Fun
By Olivia West KELLERTON, Iowa — The Kellerton community hosted its second annual “Kellerton Dayz” last Friday, with events and festivities that started late in the morning and lasted until midnight. The day contained a full schedule of vendors and activities for visitors of all ages. In years past, Kellerton hosted an annual Fourth of…
Read MoreHospital adds an executive to the staff
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Ringgold County Hospital has added a new member to its executive team. Trevor Toft, an Iowa native will fill the seat of Chief Financial Officer. The position was left vacant after the June 1 announcement on that Ringgold County Hospital and its affiliate partner MercyOne were going…
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