Snapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT I took this week’s photo on June 27, 2009. Let’s look at some Ringgold County graveyards and undertakers. The Mount Ayr Centennial Book says the Rose Hill Cemetery Association was organized in 1882 although several burials took place prior to that date. The earliest information I found was in 1884 when a…
Read MoreRedding city council member arrested
On March 17, Robert Lyde Mccully was arrested in Redding on charges of possession or carrying a dangerous weapon while intoxicated and harassment in the first degree. According to court documents, Mccully had a confrontation with his neighbor in which Mccully admitted to producing a 9mm Kimber and firing a shot into the air. A…
Read MoreWatch for motorcycles
To the editor: May is motorcycle awareness month so I thought I’d enlighten you with some shocking statistics from the DOT regarding motorcycle fatalities. Last year alone there were 49 fatalities involving motorcycles, with there being three deaths already this year, in Iowa solely. A majority of the accidents involved were motor vehicles, and the…
Read MoreBand concert was great
To the editor: I almost didn’t go to the Merrill Perry band concert, but I did as I had a great nephew playing in the band. I was not disappointed and Merrill would be so proud of MACHS band! A few years ago, the band was small but has grown by leaps and bounds under…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 9, 1923.) Clarence Ives has been chosen as field captain of Diagonal Blue Sox baseball team. The baseball diamond for the next 3 years will be on the Chas. Wing farm east and across the road from the C.G.W. Depot. John C. Crawford left the…
Read MoreElwood to return as elementary principal
The Mount Ayr Community Schools Board of Education held a special meeting on Friday, April 28 at 2:30 p.m. to approve the elementary principal contract offered to Chris Elwood for the 2023-2024 school year. Elwood will return to Mount Ayr Elementary on July 1, 2023. Elwood originally planned to leave the education field and took…
Read MoreWind turbines on supervisors’ minds
The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors met with County Attorney Clint Spurrier to discuss possible ordinances for wind turbines, solar energy systems and battery storage at their regular meeting on Monday, May 1. While the supervisors have not been approached by anyone wanting to install wind turbines yet, they would like to be prepared in…
Read MoreMaking sense of all the pool options
As the City of Mount Ayr considered different options to renovate or construct a new facility, one of the most interesting reports was prepared by Stone Planning in February of 2020. They completed a feasibility analysis of potential new recreation facilities in Mount Ayr comparing options for an outdoor pool, a limited fitness center with…
Read MorePHILIP LEE STONE
Philip Lee Stone, 82, of Plymouth, MN passed away peacefully on April 7, 2023. Preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Arzelle (Spenser) Stone, and a brother, Milt. He is survived by his wife, Catherine (Cathy) and by his sons, David (Kari) Stone; grandchildren, Molly, Arne, Samuel, Fredrik and Anastasia; Joe (Khanh Tran) Stone,…
Read MoreMICHAEL HERBERT LOHMANN
Michael Herbert Lohmann, 57, of Diagonal, IA, passed away peacefully with his family present, on April 22, 2023, at Mercy One Hospital after a battle with health issues. Mike was born on October 5, 1965, to Herbert and Dolores Lohmann in Des Moines, IA. As a child he enjoyed playing little league baseball, camping with…
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