RCH looks to replace optometry services
Several changes coming in the next few months were announced at the regular monthly Ringgold County Hospital board of trustees meeting on Monday, March 25. The board received news that optometry services would no longer be provided by Family Vision Center. With the recent sale of Family Vision Center to Elevate Eyecare, a multi-state corporation…
Read MoreCongrats to Jazz Band
To the editor: Congratulations to the Mount Ayr Raider Jazz Band as they have advanced to state. The Iowa State Jazz Band Competition showcases 60 of the state’s finest high school jazz ensembles. Mount Ayr will be performing on Tuesday, April 2. Please take time to congratulate Mr. Comer and the band. The future is…
Read MoreJacqueline Timmons
Jacqueline (Jacquie) was born to John and Bernice Wiley on October 5, 1938, at home on their farm near Conway, Iowa. Jacquie went to two different country schools and then to Clearfield Community School where she graduated in 1957. After high school, she moved to Des Moines, Iowa and started working at Bankers Life (Principal…
Read MoreNorma “Kay” (Corll) Thompson
It is with great sadness that the family of Kay Thompson (Corll) announce her passing on March 23, 2024, at the age of 86. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2024, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Huxley. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to…
Read MoreAlice Lucille Bowen Johnston
Alice Lucille Bowen Johnston was born Sept.13,1931, to James Corbley and Ruby (Smith) Bowen in Maloy, Iowa. She later moved to Benton, Iowa where Alice attended Benton school where she graduated as valedictorian of her Senior class. She also participated playing on the 6 on 6 high school girls basketball team. After graduation she worked…
Read MoreDarrell Eugene Hall
Darrell Eugene Hall, age 79, of Ozark, Missouri, was born September 13, 1944, at the hospital in Osceola, Iowa, the son of Ira Alberta and Sylvia Mae (South) Hall. He died March 15, 2024. He was welcomed home by older brother Jerry and sister Phyllis. He was a happy child and started life on a…
Read MoreAlva Jesse Parker
Alva Jesse Parker was born at home June 9, 1929, to Milo Alva Parker and Florence Irene Dooley on the family farm north of Diagonal on P27 and died peacefully at Clearview Home in the morning at 11:15 the 19th of March 2024. A.J., the 1st of 3 boys, walked to attend country school through the 8th grade.…
Read MoreWilliam (Bill) Dean England
William (Bill) Dean England, born November 17th, 1946, in Creston, IA to Lloyd Courtney and Evelyn Belle (Smith) England. Bill departed this life on March 18, 2024, at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center. Bill, the youngest in his family, was welcomed home by siblings Robert, Doris, Jim, Myrna, and Larry on the family farm…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, April 2, 1924.) This is sure a backward spring. From the looks of the weather and as wet as the ground is, there will not be many oats sown this week and it is the last week of March. The proposition of issuing bonds in the sum…
Read MoreSnapshots of History – Mount Ayr Fire Department
By Mike Avitt In this week’s photo we see Ben Thompson being recognized for fifty years of continuous service with the Mount Ayr Fire Department. Ben lived in rural Ringgold County until 1888 and joined the department in 1889 when he was twenty-five years old. Mr. Thompson’s retirement gift was an upholstered chair and ottoman.…
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