School board wraps up the school year
Concrete and personnel topped the agenda items from the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors meeting Monday, May 15. Bid Awarded The board reviewed two bids from Lutrick Construction and Walston Concrete for a new concrete pad by the football field that will support new bleachers. The low bid of $5,094 submitted by Walston…
Read MoreRenovated Commercial Building at Fairgrounds taking shape
What better time than Beef Month to start Phase 2 of the Ringgold County Fair Building? Last week, Ringgold County Cattlemen and Ringgold County Fair Board members broke ground to begin the new addition to the Commercial Building. This addition will include a kitchen/concession stand, restrooms, and small meeting area. Ground was broken to run…
Read MoreWILLIS GARY KING
Willis Gary King, 86, passed away on April 28, 2023, from a recurrence of lymphoma-related cancer in the brain. He died at home, surrounded by his wife, Carolyn; his daughters, Elinor King and Mary King (Matthew Cheng) Bradley, and his son, John King. He is also survived by his granddaughter, Grace Kimes, his sister-in-law, Marilyn,…
Read MoreEILEEN RUTH BRANT
Eileen Ruth (Townsend) Brant, daughter of Harold Townsend and Gladys McIntire, was born June 19, 1946, in Ohio and passed away April 29, 2023, at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center at the age of 76. Eileen was united in marriage to Richard Lee Brant on August 18, 1967, in Lincoln, NE. Although Eileen had…
Read MorePAUL GERALD BRAND
Paul Gerald (Gabby) Brand was born October 12, 1931, to Lewis and Madge (Crittenden) Brand. He was the seventh of eleven children. Paul was born south of Thayer, IA on a farm. He grew up on a farm near Mount Ayr, IA and in 1950, he and his family moved to Mount Ayr. Paul passed…
Read MoreMount Ayr golf competing at high level before sectionals
Pride of Iowa Golf Raiderettes The Mount Ayr golf teams traveled to Walden Park in Corydon for the Pride of Iowa golf tournament on May 3. The Raiderettes shot a 434 to place fourth overall, while Southwest Valley took first with a 375. Team Scores 1 SW Valley 375 2 Nodaway Valley 401 3 MStM…
Read MoreRaiderettes win own relays, second at CD
Raiderette Relays Mount Ayr hosted its Raiderette Relays last week, in which the Raiderettes brought home the trophy with a first place finish, seeing Mount Ayr sweep its home relays after the Raiders took first in their relays just a week before. Raiderettes Team Scores 1 Mount Ayr 161 2 I-35 128 3 Wayne 109…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
Thanks to Mitzi (McGehee) Hymbaugh for this week’s photo. The staff of the Midway Cafe is shown at the restaurant in May of 1952. Loueva McGehee, Dennis Foltz, Ike McGehee, Jr., and Leona Shaughnessy appear in this picture with others yet to be identified. The owner of the cafe at this time was Lucille (Shaughnessy)…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 16, 1923.) The largest class ever graduated from Mount Ayr community school constitutes the class of 1923. The class is composed of 24 young ladies and 23 young men. Members of the 1923 class are; Addie Beall, John Beard, Mae Bellamy, Florence Billingsley, Cecil Bowlby,…
Read MoreGold Center concept revealed
By Jennifer Kellner Local residents finally got their first look at the proposed Gold Center being planned for Ringgold County during a public meeting held last Wednesday, May 3 at the Mount Ayr High School auditorium. Modeled after the CREW Center in Woodbine, Daric O’Neal with Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture presented early concepts to an…
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