FEMA Disaster Recovery Center returning to Ringgold County
FEMA will have a Disaster Recovery Center in Mount Ayr for another week starting Thursday June 6 through Wednesday, June 12. Recovery specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide information on available services, explain assistance programs and help survivors complete or check the status of their applications. United Baptist Presbyterian Church…
Read MoreRaiderettes win fourth game in a row
Break up the Mount Ayr Raiderette softball team. They are on a winning streak and that streak went to four games after three more wins last week over Pride of Iowa Conference foes. The Raiderettes lost their season opener at Shenandoah on May 20, but have not lost since and now are 4-1 and unbeaten…
Read MoreRaiders pick up first two wins of the season
The Mount Ayr baseball team went 2-1 in three games last week, earning their first two wins this year. Both were Pride of Iowa Conference wins with one on the road and the other at home. Two of the games were one-run finishes as well. The Raiders improved to 2-3 in their first five games.…
Read MoreReynolds is Elite All-State
Mount Ayr senior Ryce Reynolds was selected to the Des Moines Register’s 2024 Elite All-State team. This was Reynolds second consecutive year to be recognized on the elite all-classes team and fourth year as Class 1A First Team All-State. The Register said, “Reynolds is a verified winner and, when he doesn’t win, he finished second.…
Read MoreL. Maxine McGilvery
L. Maxine (Max) McGilvrey was born September 8, 1944, the eighth child of William and Hazel (Hullinger) Jones on the family farm. Max passed away at her home on May 29, 2004. Max grew up on the family farm and attended country school, Ellston schools until it closed and graduated in 1962 from Mount Ayr…
Read MoreDwayne Andrew Cason
Dwayne Andrew Cason, son of Charles C. & Letha May (Safley) Cason, was born at home, southwest of Clearfield, Iowa, on December 25, 1944. Dwayne attended country school until transferring to Clearfield High School in the 7th grade. While in high school, Dwayne played football. In January 1962, Dwayne left high school at the age of…
Read MoreSnapshots of History: Clearfield Mural
By Mike Avitt Using mostly the Ringgold Record newspapers, I found some early history on Clearfield. Beginning in 1907, I have access to the Clearfield Enterprise, and in 1910, the Lenox Timetable. There is a beautiful mural on Clearfield’s main thoroughfare and I took this week’s picture of that mural last week. The Humeston &…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 11, 1924.) Dale Richards, who was jointly indicted with his brother Earl for stealing wool at the Charles Schlapia farm and who was arrested in Omaha two weeks ago, was brought by Sheriff Marion Stephens to Mount Ayr May 30 and that evening entered a…
Read MoreRinggold emergency responders visited Greenfield
Emergency Management is a coordinated effort, involving local, state, and federal government agencies as well as volunteer organizations and businesses. Within an integrated emergency management framework, these entities assist citizens and their communities to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and eliminate or reduce the effects of natural, man-made, civil, and technological emergencies and disasters.…
Read MoreThe Cat’s Meow Antiques now welcoming guests
By Abigail Barnes Dr. Keith and Jamie Miller recently opened The Cats Meow Antiques and More after being in the food service business for eighteen years. Miller decided to step away from the food and drink business to try something new. The building they bought used to be a church, and has been renovated into…
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