Be mindful with storm repairs
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — In the past week and a half, Ringgold County, along with several of our neighboring counties, have seen outbreaks of violent weather that inflicted damage to many area homes. The inclement weather caused downed trees, peeled roofs and hail and wind damage which took their toll. Unfortunately, these…
Read MoreMount Ayr to compete in 15 events at upcoming state meet
By RYAN STONEBRAKER LEON, Iowa — The Mount Ayr track and field programs combined to send 15 combined events to the state track and field meet this week in Des Moines. The state meet will be Thursday through Saturday. Automatic state qualifiers and district champions for the boys were Drayden Thompson in the 200-meter dash and…
Read MoreRaiderettes take fourth in tight team race at CD coed meet
By RYAN STONEBRAKER LEON, Iowa — The Mount Ayr girl’s track and field team found itself in a tight team race in their final regular season meet last week. The Raiderettes placed fourth with a team score of 90 points in the 10 team event with only 8.5 points separated three teams for second place. Of the…
Read MoreRaiderettes advance, Diagonal ends season at CD Regional meet
By RYAN STONEBRAKER LEON, Iowa — The Mount Ayr girls golf team traveled to Central Decatur last Friday when the Cardinals hosted a Class 1A Regional girl’s golf meet on May 15 with seven teams were in action. There, the Raiderettes placed second at the meet with a combined score of 387. Martensdale-St. Marys won…
Read MoreRaiders, Raiderettes sweep meets
By RYAN STONEBRAKER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Air golf teams are playing well right night. Both teams had meet wins. The Mount Ayr boys won a three-team meet with Lenox and Bedford. Mount Ayr was led by meet medalist Jaxson Greene with a score of 38 while Avery Wolfe was the runner-up medalist with a…
Read MoreRelays dominate at Central Decatur
By RYAN STONEBRAKER LEON, Iowa — The Mount Ayr boy’s track and field team won four events and placed 5th as a team at the Central Decatur co-ed last week. The Raiders scored 66 points at the meet. Chariton won the meet with a team score of 116.5 while Bedford was the runner-up with 93 points…
Read MoreLooking Back by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, May 12, 1926.) Word was received this morning that the offices at Fort Dodge had picked up M. A. Schnepf and Ray Twombley who escaped from the Ringgold County jail on the morning of May 5. Schnepf was awaiting the action of the grand jury and…
Read MoreSnapshots of History by Mike Avitt
This week’s picture comes from the A. T. Andreas Illustrated Historical Atlas of 1875. This is the earliest map I’ve ever seen of Ringgold County; no railroads yet. I know you can’t see the details, but someday this map will be used by other historians and I’ll give them a head start with this article.…
Read MoreRCDC prepares for summer
The Ringgold County Development Corporation (RCDC) is gearing up for two exciting summer events that continue to bring visitors, businesses and communities together across Ringgold County: Rockin In Ringgold and Road Trip Ringgold which are being held June 5-6 making for a fun-packed weekend. Rockin In Ringgold being held Friday, June 5 is RCDC’s only…
Read MoreMemorial Day Schedule
Memorial Day Services Memorial Day is a day to recognize and honor all of those who have served our country and American Legion posts in Ringgold County will be at area cemetery’s and other locations throughout the day. Below are the schedules. The American Legion Post 172 in Mount Ayr will be having Memorial Day…
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