Alice 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.…
Read MoreConstruction bid for the new pool stuns crowd
Bids are lower than expected, making new pool closer to reality After Michael Fisher, P.E. with Waters Edge Aquatic Design opened and read the bids on Tuesday, March 19, questions lingered as those assembled in the city council chambers digested the details. Three bids were expected, however, one of the companies who had expressed interest…
Read MoreSchool board hears concerns with moving 6th grade
The Mount Ayr board of education held a special meeting on Monday, March 25, after parents won the right to be heard through a petition seeking to leave the sixth grade in the elementary, and be given an opportunity for public comment. As of Thursday, March 21, the petition to keep 6th Grade in the…
Read MoreNEW HOME FOR WISHARD CHAPEL
The Wishard Chapel church congregation held their last morning service in the original church building, and ushered in over 200 people to dedicate their new house of worship on Sunday, March 24. Doubling the seating capacity of their sanctuary, their new worship center was designed to seat at least 200 people. Upon entering, guests were…
Read MoreSnapshots of History: Mount Ayr Fire Department
Sometimes folks need to be motivated and on May 10, 1879, they were. Fire broke out in the early morning hours on the north side of Mount Ayr’s square and didn’t stop until it had reached the alley in the middle of the block. Going the other way, the fire turned north on the northeast…
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