Grant leads to Ringgold Trail improvements
This past winter, the Ringgold County Conservation Board resurfaced the Ringgold Trailway tressel bridge to remove the trip hazard of the old bridge planks and railroad ties. The trail on the east side of the bridge was also closed at the end of December while the bridge in the middle of the two-mile trail along…
Read MoreReynolds recognized for academic excellence
Ryce Reynolds, a student at Mount Ayr High School, was recognized by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Adam Gregg for outstanding academic achievement at the 22nd Annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony on April 28 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The statewide program, sponsored by the Iowa Governor’s Office, Iowa High School…
Read MoreAguilar receiving scholarship; joining SWCC Dazzlers
Greater Regional Health Auxiliary recently awarded five $1000.00 scholarships to area applicants pursuing careers in health care. Recipients included Mount Ayr senior Liliana Aguilar, who plans to attend Southwestern Community College. Aguilar will also join the Southwestern Community College Dazzlers dance team beginning with the fall 2024 semester. Aguilar has been part of the Mount…
Read MoreJeff Shields
Services for Jeff Shields, 41, formerly of Diagonal, will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4 at the United Church of Diagonal with visitation Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church. Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr is in charge of the arrangements. Jeffrey Lee Shields, known to his closest friends as…
Read MoreVerd Bailey
Verd was born to Claron Everett Bailey and Ellen Virginia “Sue” Rarden on August 3,1949 in Moab, Utah. He was the youngest of seven children. Verd graduated from high school in Richfield, Utah in 1967. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in 1968. He furthered his education at the University of Utah and…
Read MoreLloyd Ray Johnson
Lloyd Ray Johnson, son of Wayne Ray and Bessie Emmaline (Stanley) Johnson, was born March 20, 1933, at home in the Salem Community, Ringgold County, Iowa. He was raised on a farm located in Caledonia, Iowa. Lloyd attended Mount Ayr High School and graduated with the Class of 1952. Lloyd served his country overseas in the…
Read MoreRaiderettes capture home meet title
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes captured the team title at their home co-ed relays on April 23. Mount Ayr topped the 11-team scoring meet with 129 points to win the team title. Clarke was second with 100 points. The Raiderettes also set season-best times in three relay events and won three events at the meet. Aubree…
Read MoreRaiders third at home relays
The Mount Ayr boy’s track and field team had a great night on the track in front of the home crowd on April 23. The Raiders hosted their co-ed relays with 13 scoring teams coming to town. The Raiders would collect 78 team points to place third behind meet champion Creston with 83 points and…
Read MoreRaiderettes compete at 11-team Van Meter meet
The Mount Ayr girl’s track and field team traveled to Van Meter on Thursday, April 25 for a large, 11-team meet. There, the Raiderettes placed 11th with a team score of 42 points. Fellow POI schools Central Decatur and Martensdale-St. Mary’s also was among the 11-team field. Van Meter won the meet with a team…
Read MoreReynolds runner-up at Drake Relays
Mount Ayr senior Ryce Reynolds captured a runner-up finish in the 400-meter hurdle event at last week’s Drake Relays. Reynolds competed in three events at the meet with the best finish coming from the 400-meter hurdles. Reynolds battled in the 400-meter hurdles finishing second in a time of 52.09. That time is a new season…
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