Democrats threaten democracy
To the editor: Fox News on September 18 reported inflation under Biden-Harris administration: gas~35%; groceries~21%, energy~32%, daycare~18%, rent~23%, car insurance~56%, and transportation~28%. Put aside the hatred drumbeat by liberal media and every Democrat that can find a microphone and states, “Trump is a threat to Democracy.” The real threat to Democracy is the Democrats. No…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 1, 1924.) Voters of Ringgold County who have been anticipating an opportunity at the general election Tuesday, November 4, to vote for or against the proposal to issue bonds for the purpose of building a court house must wait until some future date to decide the…
Read MoreCounty to pay Zimmerman $500,000
Settlement ends civil rights claims; criminal case remains Ringgold County will pay $500,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit former Ringgold Country Conservation Director Kate Zimmerman brought against the county in federal court. The settlement was approved by the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors at their meeting on September 9. Supervisors Steve Knapp and Randy…
Read MoreHomecoming activities continue this week
Homecoming activities are underway this week, with a full night of activities planned for Thursday, September 26. The evening starts with a coronation night cookout hosted by the music boosters from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the football field. A choice of hamburger, pork loin or hot dog along with chips, dessert and water is…
Read MoreNew marquee for Princess
Ringgold Trailway parking expansion planned
Finding a spot to park at the Ringgold Trailway is about to get easier as the County Conservation Board expands the entry on the west end of the trail. While a land purchase has been pursued for many years, a recent change of ownership helped facilitate acquiring a half acre of land to expand parking.…
Read MoreRaiders drop district opener, 28-6
The 2024 district opener for Mount Ayr was a tough one, as they traveled to Class A No. 6 Madrid. There, the Tigers rushing game was too much for the Raiders to overcome in a 28-6 loss. The loss was the first of the season for Mount Ayr who fell to 2-1. Madrid improves to…
Read MoreRaiderettes win three matches
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes had a busy week of matches last week including their first POI matches of the year. In eight matches, they were 3-5 to set their record at 4-7 going into this week. Mount Ayr plays twice this week. Mount Ayr will play at home in a POI triangular meet with Central…
Read MoreRaiderettes led by Larsen at Central Decatur meet
The Mount Ayr girl’s cross-country team traveled to Leon last week on Monday, September 9. There, Mount Ayr did not have enough runners to factor in the team race but had all four runners place in the top-30 finishers. Mount Ayr was led by Kacie Larsen with a 13th-place finish in 23:22. The rest of…
Read MoreRaiders place two in top-20
The Mount Ayr boy’s cross-country team traveled to Leon last Monday to run at the Central Decatur invitational. There, two Raiders finished in the top-20 places to help the Raider team place sixth. Braylon Greenwell led Mount Ayr with a 12th place finish in 19:59 while Jeremiah Gilliland placed 20th in a time of 21:23.…
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