Snapshots of History November 16, 2023
Did you ever lie awake at night wondering how many “chain” restaurants Mount Ayr has had? Yeah, me too. Today, we’ll look at number 3 in the order….Breadeaux Pisa. I took this week’s photo in November of 2006, the month Breadeaux moved from its original building. I wanted to get the sign in the photo,…
Read MoreLooking Back November 16, 2023
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, November 21, 1923.) Bank robberies in Iowa have been cut from $500,000 a year in 1920 to $15,000 in 1923 Ben Gibson, attorney general of Iowa announces. Several arrests for reckless driving have been made by the officers in Mount Ayr during the past week and…
Read MoreRecount flips council-elect seat
One precinct overlooked in election night count After discovering one precinct was not included in total counts, Ringgold County Auditor Amanda Waske requested an administrative recount for both Mount Ayr precincts, in accordance with Iowa Code section 50.50. In a letter to the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors, Waske stated that a flash drive from…
Read MoreSixth grade to be part of middle school
Mount Ayr board of education members welcomed Samantha Jo Elliott to her first unofficial meeting, while Brandi Shay made her final appearance as a representative of the board, at their regular meeting Monday, November 14. Sixth grade move During the secondary principal board report, superintendent Jason Shaffer reported that they have developed a schedule and…
Read MoreSchool board hears of shifts in certified enrollment
There was a relatively small change in Mount Ayr enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year as certified enrollment is sitting at 598.44 students, up .15 from last year. However, a deeper dive indicates more students are open enrolling out of the district, than into the district. Roughly 63.8 students open enrolled out, which is an…
Read MoreMACHS fall play a success
Mount Ayr high school presented their fall play over the weekend. “No Signs of Intelligent Life,” a comedy based on a group of aliens who traveled to Earth and are trying their best to adapt and fit in with us and our culture, entertained community members during two performances directed by drama Sponsor and K-12…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, November 14, 1923.) Almost impassable roads resulted from the rain early Monday morning prevented a large attendance at the American Legion Armistice Day celebration in Mount Ayr. The clouds hung heavy practically the entire day and it was not possible to carry out in full the…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
I don’t have the complete history of this restaurant but I have most. This week’s picture was taken by me on March 26, 2013. Keith Rogers built the Dog’N’Suds drive-in at 904 E. South Street in Mount Ayr in 1965. Keith also built the Fina Station and car wash to the east in the same…
Read MoreCity/School ELECTION RESULTS
A public notice from the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors has set an administrative recount for Thursday, November 9 at 3:00 p.m. Of 3,268 registered voters in Ringgold County, 752 cast their vote in the city/school election on November 7, 2023. While there were no clear winners in the City of Kellerton, the City Council…
Read MorePreliminary pool concept approved
A new pool at Judge Lewis Park took one more step towards becoming a reality with the approval by the city council Monday evening of a “basic concept” for what the facility might include. The council stressed that a “working concept” is just that and doesn’t mean amenities can’t be added or deleted during the…
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