RUN, JENNY, RUN
Passing through Iowa on State Highway 2, Jennifer Hoffman is running to break the Guinness world record time across the USA. Jenny ran through Ringgold County on day 31. She started the day at 4:51 a.m. just east of Tay-Gold Ave/Hwy 25, passed through Mount Ayr at roughly 7:30 a.m., and Kellerton around 9:30 a.m.…
Read MoreCouncil makes short work of Monday’s agenda
Short and sweet. The Mount Ayr City Council ran through their agenda Monday evening in about a half hour. Kelly Main, representing Community Grocers Inc. (CGI), spoke to the council about water damage to the basement to the now empty building. Main said the water main replacement project was the suspected cause of the leak…
Read MoreLeader of the pack
Mount Ayr High School Athletic Director Scott Giles drives a gator to lead runners competing in the Ron Landphair Invitational cross country meet Thursday at the Mount Ayr Golf and Country Club. Landphair was a long-time cross country coach at Mount Ayr. This meet is one of the largest in the area each year. This…
Read MoreSnapshots of History October 12, 2023
By Mike Avitt I took this week’s photo on January 25, 2011, showing the north side of the 100 block of East Adams Street in Mount Ayr. This week we’ll look at some of the history of 102 and 104 E. Adams. The building at 102 E. Adams has a door on the left and…
Read MoreLooking Back October 12, 2023
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 17, 1923.) The football game Friday evening between Corning and Mount Ayr was contested in a sea of mud. Both teams had pep throughout the game and were always on their toes. The teams were equally matched except that Corning had us out classed punting.…
Read MoreAbsentee voting period begins October 18
Iowans who want to participate in early voting can begin casting ballots for the 2023 City-School Election on Wednesday, October 18. This marks the start of the absentee voting period and the first day Iowans can vote in person at their county election office. October 18 is also the first day County Auditors can mail…
Read MoreModern day ‘Flintstones’ set up operation in Ringgold County
While in Lincoln, NE trying to sell heavy equipment to a potential customer, Cale Quall had an epiphany that soon led to starting a business of his own. “He [the customer] was trying to find someone to crush rock for him, and I was trying to sell him a crusher,” Quall recalled of his trip…
Read MoreAdministrators planning for sixth grade transition to middle school
At an otherwise uneventful meeting of the Mount Ayr Community School Board Monday, October 9, a lengthy discussion about transitioning sixth grade to the middle school came at the end of the meeting. During his Superintendent report, Jason Shaffer stated they are looking at sixth grade students moving to the middle school. Elementary Principal Chris…
Read MoreMike Pence makes stop in Ringgold County
Former Vice-President Mike Pence and his wife spent several hours in Ringgold County Friday afternoon. Pence is seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2024. Pence spent time in rAYR and visited with some of the local suppliers. He also found time to get a quick trim from Dick Simpson at Dick’s Barber Shop and…
Read MoreKaren (Kaye) Lue Breckenridge
Karen (Kaye) Lue Breckenridge, daughter of C.B. & Bernice McAninch Thompson was born on January 27, 1932, in a farm home located near Hatfield, Missouri and departed this life on September 25, 2023. At 4 years old her education began in a one room school house 3 miles north west of Hatfield. At age 10…
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