Ruggles runner-up
Mount Ayr was led by a runner-up finish by Jackson Ruggles at the Dave Tapps Invitational in Van Meter last Thursday. Ruggles was the runner-up in the 400-meter dash in a time of 51.70 to lead Mount Ayr finishers. The Raiders placed eighth as a team out of 11 scoring teams with 35 points. Madrid…
Read MoreRaiderettes win fourth straight meet
The Mount Ayr girl’s golf team is having a fine season. Last week, the Raiderettes captured their fourth straight meet win. Mount Ayr traveled to Bedford last Thursday to take part in a four-team meet. The result was a Mount Ayr win. The Raiderettes won the meet with a team score of 212 points. Jaylee…
Read MoreSnapshots of History: Knowlton
By Mike Avitt This is a great view of Knowlton as seen between the years 1905-1915. The view is looking southeast and shows all three of Knowlton’s brick buildings. The photo appears to have been taken from the upstairs window of the two-story, wood-frame high school which was built in 1894. What we know as…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 7, 1924.) Tingley News~R.J. Frazier of Des Moines, special agent for Standard Oil, came last week to take charge of the oil and gasoline business in this territory. Mr. Grant Hayes and Miss Myrtle of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sheesley and J.H.…
Read MoreSTORM PUMMELS COUNTY: Major tornado damage in Tingley; second funnel south of town
Beginning early last week, the National Weather Service began issuing bulletins saying conditions were ripe for a major spring storm to develop late in the week. Unfortunately for Ringgold County, the weatherman wasn’t wrong this time. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured during the storms. On Friday evening, tornadoes devastated the town of Tingley in…
Read MoreHarrowing tales of close encounters with Ringgold County tornadoes
There are many stories by Ringgold County residents about their experiences during the storm. For one family there was no rain, no hail, just strong winds and a tornado grazing the south east edge of Mount Ayr. Craig and Suz Winemiller received a call from a friend who is a storm spotter, letting them know…
Read MoreA.J. Parker
Graveside services for A.J. Parker of Diagonal will be 2:15 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at the Rising Sun Cemetery, northwest of Diagonal. Family and friends are invited to meet at the United Church of Diagonal from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and the funeral home will lead the procession out to the cemetery.…
Read MorePhyllis (Smith) Cregeen
Phyllis (Smith) Cregeen, 78, peacefully departed this world on April 12, 2024, in Rockford, Il. Phyllis was born at home on February 8, 1946, to Cecil and Vesta Smith in Knowlton, Iowa. Phyllis married Dale Cregeen on June 19, 1966. In 1968, Phyllis and Dale Moved to Rockford. In July of that year, their son…
Read MoreJohn Henry Barber
John Henry Barber was born November 7, 1947, to Manlea and Pearl (Senior) Barber in rural Bedford, Iowa. He attended school in Redding, Maloy and Mount Ayr and graduated in the US Army with his GED. John was a construction worker in the Army in Vietnam and Alaska. He worked for local construction companies building…
Read MoreDerik Allen Estes
Derik Allen Estes, son of David Allen & Deborah Jean Estes, was born September 8, 1986, at Atchison, Kansas. While in school, Derik was the class clown. Derik married Megan Lynn Rapson and was dad to Chloe, Aden, Gage, and Cyrus. Derik was excited to be a grandpa to Oakleigh when she will be born…
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