The Mount Ayr city council toured the pool project, and discussed a variety of topics at their regular meeting Tuesday, September 3. Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, the council met the following day. Pool project update Council members began their meeting at Judge Lewis Park to tour the pool construction site and…

After serving Ringgold County for 28 years, Clinton L. Spurrier announced his departure as County Attorney for both Ringgold and Taylor County. “I’m taking a position with the Attorney General’s Office that will be in the Civil Litigation Division,” says Spurrier, “I’ll be assigned primarily to Department of Corrections matters.” While Spurrier takes on some…

The Mount Ayr Board of Education held an hour-long special meeting on Thursday, September 5, immediately going into closed session to review or discuss records which are required to be kept confidential as authorized by Section 21.5(1)(a) of the Open Meetings law. Upon coming out of closed session, the board unanimously approved a late open…

Ringgold Outdoor Alliance (ROA) is preparing to host their annual banquet on Saturday, September 21 at the Mount Ayr Legion starting at 5 p.m. The banquet is the main source of income for the local non-profit organization. Since they were established in 2008, they have made monetary contributions towards community parks, participated in community events…