Arlene Pearce
Arlene “Teen” Pearce, daughter of George Henry and Tanzy Florence (Scott) Thurman was born July 15, 1936, in Missouri. Arlene was raised in a large family and lived her early years mostly in Missouri. Throughout the many seasons of her life, one theme was constant for Arlene: family. She came from a large, loving family…
Read MoreJimmie Henry Pearce
Jimmie Henry Pearce, son of Charles Henry & Elsie (Brooner) Pearce, was born February 14, 1933, on the same farm where he lived the majority of his life and raised his own family. On March 7, 1955, Jim was united in marriage to Arlene Thurman. To this marriage, five children were born: Sally, Jimmie, Keith,…
Read MoreJuLee Renee Caldwell
JuLee Renee Caldwell, age 62, of Creston, Iowa formerly of Mount Ayr, Iowa was born July 26, 1961, in Albany, Missouri. She was the oldest of 6 children. JuLee graduated from Mount Ayr Community High School in 1979. She married Roger Johnson on July 29, 1979. They had 2 children, Jenni and Joshua. JuLee later…
Read MoreRita Sickels
A Memorial Celebration of Life Services for Rita Sickels, age 82, formerly of Lenox, who passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in West Des Moines was held Friday, June 21, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the East Fairview Cemetery in Lenox, Iowa. Memorials may be given in her name. Memories may be shared with the…
Read MoreTough losses for Raiders
The Mount Ayr baseball team had a tough stretch of games early last week with a home game with SE Warren and an away game at POI leading Martensdale-St. Mary’s. The Raiders fell to both to fall back into a virtual tie for fourth place in the conference standings. The Raiders picked up a 3-2…
Read MoreRaiderettes move into 4th in POI standings
The Mount Ayr Raiderette softball team picked up a big win at Nodaway Valley last Friday to end their week of POI games. That 6-3 win created separation in the middle of the POI jumble between Mount Ayr, Bedford, Lenox, and Nodaway Valley. All four are within two games of each other in the standings,…
Read MoreSnapshots of History: Mount Ayr’s Popcorn Stand
By Mike Avitt Thanks to Bill Stringham for suggesting this topic and thanks to Donna (Hartman) Jones for the photo and some info. I didn’t think I would find much information on the Popcorn Stand, but I did. The Popcorn Stand was on the east side of the Mount Ayr square in the vacant lot…
Read MoreHouse Republicans sycophants
To the editor: Vocabulary word: Sycophant. Definition from Webster’s Dictionary: A base or servilely attentive flatterer or self-seeker as in fawning or obsequious behavior. Real Life Examples: House Republicans in an effort to curry favor with Trump. The latest bill, called the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone [EEZ] to be renamed as the “Donald John Trump…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, July 2, 1924.) Announcing the opening of our new clothing store in Mount Ayr. We are pleased to announce to the people of Ringgold County and surrounding territory that our new clothing store is now ready for business. We are located in the storeroom formerly occupied…
Read MoreZimmerman sues county, officials
Former Ringgold County Conservation Board Director Kate Zimmerman has filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the county and a number of county employees and officials in federal court. Zimmerman filed the six count lawsuit on June 21 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Central Division. Named as defendants in…
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