Cecil and Trudy Shafer
Graveside services for Cecil and Trudy Shafer will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 3 at the Tingley Cemetery. Frances Gertrude “Trudy” Shafer passed away on November 2, 2022, in Surprise, AZ. She was born in Union County, IA on September 27, 1935, to Elton and Frances Priest. She graduated from Tingley Independent High School…
Read MoreDavid Mark Perry
David Mark Perry, age, 65, passed away at Mosiac Life Care Albany, MO, on January 13, 2023. David was born on December 15, 1957 in Corning, IA to Merrill and Mary Lou (Hulett) Perry. He was born into a musical and artistic family. His first exposure to the piano, as a toddler, was taking a…
Read MoreHelen Louise Sickels Hunt
Helen Louise Sickels Hunt was born October 14, 1936, to Duane E. Sickels and Leta Mae Jones Sickels in a farmhouse just across the Iowa state line into Missouri. She attended various schools during her school years starting in Mount Ayr and finishing her high school education in Mount Ayr in May of 1955. Helen…
Read MoreRita Elaine Adkisson
Rita Elaine Adkisson, age 75, of Grand River, IA, the daughter of William Dean and Marjorie Marie (Boord) Fear, was born on April 11, 1948, at Leon, IA. She died at Westview Acres in Leon, IA on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Rita graduated in 1966, from Mount Ayr High School in Mount Ayr, IA. She…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT This building in Diagonal was erected in 1909 for A. W. Marts and Dr. A. E. Jessup. After the previous newspaper plant burned, Carson Williams bought some printing equipment and placed it in the Jessup building in December 1917. Williams started a new newspaper called the Diagonal Reporter in January 1918. Thomas…
Read MoreLooking Back in the Early Files
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 30, 1923.) Why vote “Yes” on courthouse proposition. Election will be held Monday, June 4, 1923. 1. Rinngold County needs a courthouse. 2. County records should be protected. 3. Value of property affected by the delay. 4. Responsibility is with the voters. 5. Equitable distribution…
Read MoreMount Ayr recognized 51 graduates in 2023
A total of 51 seniors crossed the stage Sunday, May 21 at the graduation ceremony for the Mount Ayr High School Class of 2023. Details about the graduates can be found in the Class of 2023 insert in last week’s Record-News. Valedictorian Kaylie Shields and Salutatorians Drew Ehlen and Jaydon Knight addressed their graduating class…
Read MoreHeritage Ride kicks off through Ringgold Co.
A covered wagon pulled by a three-mule team traveled through Ringgold County on May 16, 2023 as part of a 600 mile journey from Lamoni, IA to Shevlin, MN. Traveling between 4-8 miles-per-hour, Tom Nass and his friend Carlos Ford, are re-enacting the covered wagon ride Tom’s grandparents, Jim and Eunice Zigler, took 90 years…
Read MoreProposed mural designed to engage residents
A group of students from Iowa State University embraced and visited Mount Ayr to better understand how small towns thrive and are now sharing the fruits of their labor with the community. Their final project included a mural design and accompanying toolkit. Their study was part of a design course exploring strategies and methods that…
Read MoreDONALD DAYLE WEEDA
Donald Dayle Weeda was born February 28, 1927, at home near Shannon City, IA to parents, Clarence and Thelma (Buell) Weeda. Donald was later joined by his brother, Lloyd. Donald graduated from Tingley High School in 1945 and began his farming career. On May 11, 1946, he married Helen O’Neal, and they made their home…
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