Bring gnomes home
To the editor: On July 27, a family of three gnomes were stolen out of my yard on East Jefferson Street. One ended up in the middle of an intersection and was picked up by the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Department. After spending a night in “jail”, he was released to go back to his home.…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK August 17, 2023
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, August 22, 1923.) Five indicted for robbery-Trial of Fred Stacy will begin in district court Friday morning. Stacy is one of the two men taken in charge by the officer a week ago Monday evening after an exciting chase after the five yeggs who burglarized the…
Read MoreMACS student enrollment increasing
Online registration, bus routes, IASB annual policy updates, enrollment numbers, and new teachers and staff were reviewed at the regular meeting of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors on August 14. Online registration The school board was eager to learn how the transition from paper forms to online school registration went after implementing…
Read MoreTHE GREAT MOUNT AYR GNOME CAPER
Garden gnomes have become a popular accessory in many gardens. In certain locale, however, the garden gnomes have become the target of pranks: People have been known to return garden gnomes “to the wild,” notably France’s Front de Liberation des Nains de Jardins and Italy’s MALAG (Garden Gnome Liberation Front). Some kidnapped garden gnomes have…
Read MoreGetting ready to start the fall sports season
The Mount Ayr fall sports teams have begun practice in anticipation of their upcoming season openers. The Raider football team will have a scrimmage against Shenandoah tomorrow (Friday) before opening the season August 25 in Greenfield against Nodaway Valley. The Raiderette volleyball team begins their season August 24 when they host Bedford. See complete schedules:…
Read MoreJane Schnoor
On August 1, 2023, Jane joined the Lord, passing quietly in her home. She was peaceful, surrounded by her family. Jane was born in Dwight, IL on June 28, 1935, to Clifford Clement Steichen and Margaret Irene (Bannon) Steichen. Her family of four sisters; Anne, Jacelyn, Marilyn and Gretchen and three brothers; George, Clifford and…
Read MoreSheryl Craft
Sheryl Craft, 90, of Creston, died on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at her home in Creston. Celebration of Life Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 10, 2023, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Burial will be at Hickory Grove Cemetery, south of Mt. Ayr, at 3:00 p.m. Pastor Chuck Spindler will officiate. Open…
Read MoreSnapshots of History August 10, 2023
By Mike Avitt Today we will look at 117 North Taylor Street in Mount Ayr. The building is currently That’s What She Read, a romance bookstore and event venue. The building was constructed in 1893 for Eugene Vorpe. Mr. Vorpe did the carpentry work and George Smithson laid the brick. Smithson’s other works include the…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK August 10, 2023
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, August 15, 1923.) The town of Redding was a scene of terror between the hours of 12 o’clock midnight Saturday night and 3 o’clock Sunday morning, while a gang of 5 bandits was engaged in looting the Redding bank. The bandits succeeded in their attempt to…
Read MoreMadalynn Stewart
Madalynn Mae Stewart was born on December 31, 2003, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Madalynn was welcomed home by her parents Kevin and Julie (Graff) Stewart and her older sister, Samantha Ann Stewart. Six years later, Madalynn was blessed with her little sister, Danielle Lynn Stewart. Madalynn was a loving daughter, sister,…
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