Four Raiderettes named to All-Conference teams
The Pride of Iowa Conference released their all-conference list for the 2023-24 season last week after the last POI team was eliminated from the postseason. On the list are four Mount Ayr Raiderettes. Selected were juniors Jaxy Knight and Breya Nickle and freshmen Izzy Gilbertson and Dannie Stewart. Gilbertson, Nickle, and Knight were each a…
Read MoreThree Raiders are named All-Conference selections
The Pride of Iowa Conference recently released their all-conference list for the 2023-24 season. On that list are three Mount Ayr players. Selected were senior Ryce Reynolds, sophomore Jackson Ruggles, and junior Tyler Martin. Ruggles was one of four unanimous first-team selections, Martin was a second-team pick and Reynolds was an honorable mention pick. Bedford…
Read MoreSnapshots of History – Methodist Church at Benton
By Mike Avitt The picture with this week’s article shows the Methodist Church at Benton around 1910. It was built in 1890, in part, with money raised by having a livestock auction. It was the first church built in the new town of Benton. Let’s look at the early years in Benton. Before Benton came…
Read MoreSusan Quall
Services for 68 year old Susan Quall of Redding will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at Armstrong Funeral Home. Visitation is prior to the service from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Read MoreCindabeth Suzanne (Sims) Morgan
Cindabeth Suzanne (Sims) Morgan was born in New York state on November 20, 1954. At the age of six months, she was adopted by John Albert Sims and Elizabeth Margaret (Potter) Sims, who had long desired to have children. She preserved a letter written by her father to his father, describing the delight they felt…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, March 12, 1924.) Breezy Briefs of Tingley: There were twenty scholars out of high school on account of the measles last week and the grades were depleted in proportion. Merritt News: Mr. and Mrs. Rex Sickels and daughter Dorothy Rexine spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.…
Read MoreHospital unveils strategic financial initiatives
An overview of the 2023 audit and troubling finances were the focus at the Ringgold County Hospital (RCH) board of trustees meeting on Monday, February 26. Marty Dubas, CPA and audit partner with EideBailly, presented preliminary findings from the 2023 audit. Dubas shared a new governmental accounting standard, GASB 96, changes the way subscription based…
Read MoreCity still seeks rec director
The Mount Ayr city council learned they are still without a summer recreation director at their regular meeting Monday, March 5. Public forum Bobby Kibbe attended the meeting to inquire about what was being done to follow up on nuisance complaints. “I’d like to know what’s going on,” said Kibbe, “A couple years ago, you…
Read MoreCandidates filing period for primary election has begun
The county candidate filing period started on Monday, March 4 and will end at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 22. The four-year terms for Colby Holmes and Steve Knapp who currently serve on the board of supervisors, Auditor Amanda Waske, and Sheriff Rob Haley will end in 2024. The Primary Election on Tuesday, June 4…
Read MoreMACHS students encouraged to make a difference
On Tuesday, February 27, Caleb Campbell visited Mount Ayr high school to encourage students to face their truth, offering students hope and courage during an inspiring school assembly. By sharing his own struggles in life, Campbell showed students how open and honest conversations about emotional challenges can be life changing, and demonstrated how they can…
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