Danny Lynn Gregg
Danny Lynn Gregg, age 68, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 3rd at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center. Danny was born on August 14th, 1955, to his parents, Calvin Lee and Fern Louise Gregg in Mount Ayr, Iowa. He was known to always have an interesting story to tell and especially loved telling them to…
Read MoreTimothy L. Robinson
Timothy L. Robinson, also known as Tim or TR, age 71 of Des Moines, IA passed away at home on Sunday, July 28th. Tim was born in Reinbeck, Iowa on May 22, 1953, where he spent his entire childhood. He studied at the University of Northern Iowa and started his career of teaching, which was…
Read MoreMichael Allyn Monaghan
Michael Allyn Monaghan, 75 of Creston, Iowa passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, Friday, August 2, 2024, at The New Homestead of Guthrie Center, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will be 3 p.m., Thursday, August 8, 2024, at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center. Allyn will be laid to rest in the Rose…
Read MoreCharles William Fifer
Charles William Fifer was born December 8, 1933, in Allendale, Missouri to Leo and Reeta (Ackley) Fifer. He graduated high school in Harveyville, Kansas. He met Rosa Robison in Grant City while working on construction. They were married May 27, 1956, and were married for 68 years. They had 3 children, Billie, Roy and Kathy. …
Read MoreA prayer for us all
To the editor: Living in a small town is hard. Living in a small town when everyone knows you can be harder; especially as a young adult. Any type of news whether tragic, joyful, or even false travels at light speed. We dissect people’s lives like bacteria under a microscope and diagnose their problems with…
Read MoreProject 25 is dangerous
To the editor: Project 2025, also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, is an initiative coordinated by the Heritage Foundation that aims to promote conservative and right-wing policies to reshape the United States federal government and consolidate executive power should Donald Trump win the 2024 presidential election. The Project asserts that the entire executive branch is under the direct control of the president under unitary executive theory. It proposes reclassifying tens of thousands…
Read MoreLord help us
To the editor: The other side: Two men standing on opposite sides of a river. One a Democrat, one a Republican. One yells to the other. “How do I get to the other side?” The other one yells back, “you’re on the other side.” Lord help us. G. Bullock Ellston, IA
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, August 13, 1924.) Kellerton News~A severe wind storm that seemed to assume almost cyclone like aspect in some places struck this community Friday morning, doing considerable damage. Telephone poles were blown down and trees badly damaged in some places. A large plate glass in the post…
Read MoreRental housing ordinance stalls out
The Mount Ayr city council decided not to have a third reading of the proposed rental housing ordinance and approved several bids at their regular meeting Monday, August 5. Public Forum Adam Triggs was present to ask the council if they were working with the county supervisors regarding zoning. “It‘s been brought to my attention…
Read More110 year-old Linotype roars back to life
A Linotype originally built in 1914, rebuilt and brought from New York to Diagonal in 1924, was up and running this past Saturday. The last time the 110 year old Linotype machine in Diagonal ran was roughly 36 years ago. David Seat from Juliet, TN came for the Centennial Celebration in 1988, and returned for…
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