Snapshots of History by Mike Avitt
I recently posted this picture on Facebook and got quite a few replies. I’ll give you a brief history of the Maloy High School. Maloy’s Centennial Book says a school was built in Maloy in 1895. I didn’t find any information concerning that, but in 1917, the same year Delphos built a new schoolhouse, the…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK October 5, 2023
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 10, 1923.) Frank Lundin, the young Swede from New London, Henry county who last year won the championship in pitching horseshoes and is state champion this year, visited Frank Jackson of Kellerton who previously held both state and national records. The two men gave an…
Read MorePool engineer is selected by city council
City to move into design phase for new Judge Lewis pool The process to build a new pool at Judge Lewis Park took a major step forward Monday evening as the Mount Ayr City Council selected Waters Edge Aquatic Design of Kansas City to oversee the project. Both Waters Edge and JEO Consulting Group of…
Read MoreZimmerman trial moved to Adair County on change of venue
Former Ringgold County Conservation Director Kate Zimmerman will have an opportunity to plead her case against the State of Iowa later this month. Zimmerman’s attorney, Tammy Westhoff Gentry of Parrish Kruidenier Gentry, Brown, Bermann & Messamer, L.L.P. requested a change of venue due to conflicts of interest with the Ringgold County Attorney’s Office. The criminal…
Read MoreDowned power lines disrupt services Friday afternoon
A semi trailer heading north on Taylor Street unknowingly set off a chain of unfortunate events last Friday afternoon. A brief power outage was experienced by businesses located around the square, and 911 calls were made to the Ringgold County Sheriff just after 1:40 p.m. Volunteer fire fighters and Ringgold County Sheriff’s Officers responded to…
Read MoreHospital board hears of improved financials
Ringgold County Hospital’s board of trustees met Monday, September 25 for a fairly brief meeting. Missy Walter, CFO reported a “good month for August” stating, “it is nice to be in the black.” On the revenue side, inpatient revenue came in ahead of budget by $50K, outpatient revenue was ahead by $137K and clinic revenue…
Read MoreHistory Article~ Mike Avitt
East side of the Mount Ayr square in 2005. It took me eighteen years to find the construction date of this building on the east side of the Mount Ayr square. The storefront at 122 S. Taylor (the corner store) was built in 1880 for William Timby. The three storefronts to the north were built…
Read MoreGlazebrooks answer the call in Mount Ayr, Diagonal Churches
The First Christian Church in Mount Ayr and the United Church of Diagonal have a new shared pastor. Rodney Glazebrook of Osceola began his duties at the churches on July 16. Glazebrook and has wife will live in the First Christian Church parsonage. Glazebrook comes to the county after 15 years of pastoring in both…
Read MoreLooking Back by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 3, 1923.) Billie Clark, whose father was the former blacksmith for Ellston, was bitten by a rattlesnake while with his father making fence. He was hastened to Dr. Hill, who applied remedies and hastened with him to the hospital in Creston, where he is being…
Read MoreElvin Swank
Elvin Dean Swank was born July 18, 1944, on the family farm in Benton, Iowa. He was welcomed home by his parents Lyle and Georgine and 2 big brothers Lyle, Jr. and Leonard. He would soon be the big brother to Lila, Rose, and Frances. Elvin went to school in Benton, Iowa till he graduated…
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