Bautista resigns as MACS principal
The Mount Ayr Community School Board met in a special session Monday, March 27. The meeting was attended by PJ West, Board President, Zachary Lynch, Russell Schiutema, Brandy Shay and Superintendent Jason Shaffer. Director Craig Winemiller was absent. The meeting was called to order by President PJ West. Superintendent Shaffer announced the resignation of elementary…
Read MoreRCH names new CEO
Ringgold County Hospital, an affiliate of MercyOne, announces Nicholle Gilbertson will join as Chief Executive Officer beginning March 31. Gilbertson is joining Ringgold County Hospital from Fall River Health Services in Hot Springs, South Dakota, where she served as Chief Executive Officer. “I look forward to building relationships with our team at Ringgold County Hospital…
Read MoreGEORGIA MAE SHAHA
Georgia Mae (Terwilliger) Shaha, daughter of Gay Miller (Smokey) and Edna Pearl (Axtell) Terwilliger, was born on May 12, 1925, near Lesanville in Ringgold County, IA and passed away from this life on March 20, 2023, at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr at the age of 97 years. She was united in marriage to Joseph…
Read MoreJANICE JEAN RITTER
Janice Jean Sickels entered into this life, along with her twin brother, Jack, on June 5, 1945, in Denver, CO. She was welcomed by her parents, Roy Elvis and Edna Elsie (Mosier) Sickels, and older brothers, Carroll, Robert and Bill. The family returned to Iowa and Janice graduated from Mount Ayr High School. Following graduation,…
Read MoreCAROL ANN ETHINGTON REED
Carol Ann Ethington Reed passed away on August 17, 2022, just shortly before she and her husband, Lloyd’s, 65th wedding anniversary. Especially since Carol Ann was an avid weekly reader of the Mount Ayr Record News, her family regrets not submitting an obituary to the paper at that time but wants to make the belated…
Read MoreDAVID LOVE
David Love, 54, of Mount Ayr, formerly of Afton, died Wednesday, March 15, 2023, as the result of an automobile accident in Ringgold County. Celebration of Life Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2023, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Pastor Tim Maxa will officiate. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery in Afton.…
Read MoreRaiderettes set school record at NWMSU
The Mount Ayr Raider and Raiderette track team traveled to Northwest Missouri State University to compete in their last indoor meet before the season gets underway next Tuesday, March 28. It was a successful day for Mount Ayr, especially the Raiderette 4000 medley relay, setting a new school record. Kacie Larsen, Karlie Elwood, Anne Newton…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT This week’s photo comes from the Clair Heyer collection. The restaurant was called Tingley Cafe in the early 1960s but would have a different name in 1977 when an unexpected guest dined here. The September 22, 1977 Record-News reports Iowa Governor Robert Ray and his financial assistant, a Mr. Sharp, showed up…
Read MoreLooking back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, March 28, 1923.) J.L. Sheelsey suffered a severe injury to his hand Saturday when cranking his car. His hand struck the number plate which cut through 2 of his fingers and it was necessary to take several stitches to close the wound. The restaurant of Baker…
Read MoreBaker banks big gift
By Jennifer Kellner At the age of 9, Willie Baker fought to recover from a car accident that took the lives of his mother and sister, broke his leg, punctured a lung, cracked his pelvis, broke his ribs, and injured his head. He lost the use of one eye, and now walks with a limp…
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