Hospital board approves new patient resource
The Ringgold County Hospital board of trustees met for their regular monthly meeting, Monday, October 23, and began the meeting by swearing in new board member, Chris Eaton, as a hospital trustee to complete the unexpired term of Eddie Daily. Department reports were provided in the fairly brief meeting by Amy Mobley, CNO, Tiffany Bolles,…
Read MoreHutchinson campaigns in Mount Ayr
Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson brought his long-shot campaign for the Republican presidential nomination to Mount Ayr last Thursday, saying Donald Trump can’t beat Joe Biden and the Republicans should select a new candidate. Hutchinson is polling near the bottom of announced Republican candidates but said he is connecting well with the Iowans he’s meeting.…
Read MoreKenneth Allen Walter
Kenneth Allen Walter, also known as Ken, passed away on October 22, 2023, at the age of 74 in Afton, IA. He was born on October 25, 1948, to Jerry and Beulah Walter in Creston, IA. Ken grew up working on the family farm and was involved in 4-H showing animals. He was involved in…
Read MoreHarry Curtis Bevington
HARRY CURTIS BEVINGTON It is with great sadness but no small appreciation of irony that we announce one of the avid readers of this section must now himself be featured in it. Harry Curtis Bevington passed away on October 14, 2023, at the age of 86. His dear Ann, the love of his life since…
Read MoreVicki Carson
Vicki Carson 78, of Windsor Heights formerly of Diagonal passed away Saturday morning October 21, 2023, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines surrounded by her loved ones. Celebration of Life Memorial Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday October 29, 2023, at the Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Pastor Jodi Rushing will officiate. Open…
Read MoreRaiderettes place 4th at State Qualifying Meet
The Mount Ayr Raiderette cross-country team placed one spot in the final team standings from qualifying for the state meet. Mount Ayr placed fourth with 118 points with the top-3 teams advancing to this week’s state meet in Fort Dodge. Earlham won the meet with a team score of 41 followed by meet runner-up AHSTW…
Read MoreRaiders host Boy’s State Qualifying Meet
The Mount Ayr Golf & Country Club was the site for a Class 1A state qualifying meet last Thursday. There were nine scoring teams and nine other teams represented at the meet for a total of 18 schools represented. Earlham won the meet with 29 points and Council Bluffs St. Albert was second with 35…
Read MoreMount Ayr sees season end after 5-set Lenox match
There is no love loss between Mount Ayr and Lenox. Lenox, the regular season Pride Of Iowa East Division champs and POI tournament champs hosted rival Mount Ayr last week in the first round of the Class 1A Region 3 tournament. In two meetings this year, each team had a victory over the other. Last…
Read MoreRaider season ends, 34-18
7th ranked Chargers comeback to sideline Raiders If football games were scored by the total points scored in the first and last quarters, the Mount Ayr Raiders would be moving on in the Class A football playoffs. However, everyone knows that the sum of the total points in all four quarters is used, thus a…
Read MoreSnapshots of History October 26, 2023
By Mike Avitt This week’s picture features the Mount Ayr High School that was built in 1895. It only lasted seventeen years and I am often asked why a building this beautiful was so seemingly short-lived. This school building replaced the one built in 1875 and sat at the same location as future high school…
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