Obituary- Colman Gene Phillips
Colman Gene Phillips was born on May 7th, 1975, in St. Joseph, Missouri. He spent the first part of his life living in Mount Ayr with his mother and sister, Colleen and Truda Phillips. When Colman was 13, his mom married Tom Kelly and the family moved to Redding, Iowa. Colman continued his education in…
Read MoreObituary- Jeanne Hawley
Jeanne (Aylward) Hawley, daughter of Leonard and Jessie (Bell) Aylward, was born September 19, 1937, in Vail, Iowa. She grew up on a farm north of Vail and graduated from Vail High School in 1956. On August 21, 1956, Jeanne was united in marriage with Richard “Ted” Hawley at the Vail Presbyterian Church. After the…
Read MoreRaiders win tourney opener
The Raiders played their first post-season game on July 3 where they came out on top of the Mormon Trail Saints by 10 runs. Morman Trail got on the board first in the bottom of the first inning where they were able to score one run on an error. Both teams came out of the…
Read MoreRaiders’ tournament trail
The Mount Ayr baseball and softball teams played their final in-season games against Nodaway Valley on June 23, giving them each a full week of preparation for post-season play. The Raider baseball team was scheduled to play their first post-season matchup against Mormon Trail on Saturday, July 1, however, this game was postponed due to…
Read MoreRaiderettes prepare for post season play
The Raiderette softball team has been preparing for the regional tournament for a week straight with their first match-up right around the corner, where they will play Grand View Christian at the North Des Moines Girls Softball Complex at 7 p.m on Wednesday July 5. The Raiderettes go into the post-season with a record of…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
This week’s picture is an ink drawing which appears in an 1887 book called, “Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa.” I believe the Ringgold Record building was the fourth brick building erected in Mount Ayr (1881) and it is still standing at 119 N. Taylor Street. It has been modified and…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, July 11, 1923.) President Harding, in his address at Denver, came into direct conflict with those who urge that because the prohibition laws are difficult to enforce they should be repealed. “There can be issue in this land paramount to that of enforcement of the law,…
Read MorePublic hearings set for wind and solar energy ordinances
The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors set public hearings for a new wind turbine ordinance as well as an ordinance addressing large solar energy systems during their regular meeting on Wednesday, June 28. The public can review and comment on the proposed ordinances at one of the three hearings at the courthouse scheduled for: •…
Read MoreGrassley holds town meeting here
U.S. Senator Charles “Chuck” Grassley addressed a Ringgold County crowd of around 60 during his town meeting last Wednesday at the Ringgold County courthouse. A number of issues were discussed, but the main discussion centered upon the upcoming farm bill and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) regulations within the bill. A number of area farmers conveyed…
Read MoreCity to provide extra fire protection to Excel
At a brief meeting of the Mount Ayr City Council on Monday, July 3, the council unanimously approved applying for permits necessary to enter into future agreements with representatives of Excel Engineering. City superintendent Brent Wise previously recommended the city council take steps to provide additional fire protection for Excel Engineering’s expanded operation located at…
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