Bentley puts Goshen back on the map
Just one mile northwest of Diagonal, a small campground emerged from a farm field to offer visitors a quiet, relaxing camping experience. A sign posted along County Hwy J23 between Diagonal and Creston directs people to “Goshen Lake and RV Park” just ½ mile south on a gravel road. Calling the phone number listed on…
Read MoreDiagonal to celebrate Labor Day weekend
The annual Diagonal Lions Club Labor Day celebration is back this weekend, providing three days of events and activities. Saturday, August 31 Registration for a sand volleyball tournament will begin at 9:30 a.m. under the middle shelter house at Fogle Lake. The tournament is planned to begin at 10 a.m. Contact Zach Gunsolley with any…
Read MorePrincess Theater preparing for new marquee
Several musicians and performers are coming together to pack the Princess Theater for a live event Saturday, September 7 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, September 8 at 2 p.m. The variety show will celebrate a new marquee sign (coming soon) and show appreciation for the Princess Theater, which continues to provide a safe, fun, place…
Read MoreNew farm store brings local growers together
Just outside the city limits of Mount Ayr, a family farmstead is offering community members looking for a greater connection to their food source a variety of local produce options. Holdfast Farmstore, a small-scale market, offers local gardeners a place to sell excess produce, in a convenient self-serve, self-pay setup for community members. Rather than…
Read MoreEarl Dwight Matheny, Jr
Earl Dwight Matheny, Jr was born south of Clearfield in Hamp Wittermute’s farmhouse and brought into the world by Dr. Morton Crew August 5, 1947. He was welcomed home by his loving parents Earl, Sr. and Eileen Matheny and older sisters, Donna Lou and Karen Sue. Dwight was the baby and the only boy, but…
Read MoreSnapshots of History: Broadway Street in Diagonal
By Mike Avitt I recently found some 15 year old pictures on an SD card and it reminded me how I get, find, and lose photographs. So, let’s look at image collecting and my success and failures. And welcome to Snapshots of History” number 650. I took this week’s photo in Diagonal in 1997 but…
Read MoreTrump doesn’t get it
To the editor: Last Thursday, Donald Trump made a statement comparing the Medal of Honor with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His remarks were made at his private golf club in Bedminster to mega donor Miriam Adelson to whom he gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom while he was in office. He said, and I quote,…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, August 27, 1924.) The painting campaign recently inaugurated by the working force at the Mount Ayr post office, which includes the postmaster, chief clerk, assistant clerks and the carriers on the five rural routes, to bring the mail boxes on all the routes up to the standard…
Read MoreAyr Days is Saturday, Tingley celebration on Sunday
Two community events are planned to bring people together this weekend. The Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce is kicking off the events with the annual Ayr Days Celebration Saturday, August 24. The 5th Annual Ice Cream Social at Tingley Memorial Park is planned for the following day on Sunday, August 25. Ayr Days The annual…
Read MoreCity approves sidewalk project
The Mount Ayr City Council moved quickly through their agenda at their regular council meeting Monday. Mack Greene and Matt Henle were both absent from council proceedings. Sidewalk Project Two bids were received last Thursday for the E. Madison Street sidewalk replacement project. Both bids were under the engineer’s estimate for the project, and it…
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