Obituary – Ruth “Joan” Rinehart
Ruth “Joan” Rinehart, daughter of Glenn and Mabel (Butler) Lesan, was born October 13, 1929, in a beautiful farm home in the area that is known as “Lesanville”, near Mount Ayr, Iowa. She was welcomed home by two doting brothers, Robert “Bob” and Rex Lesan. Joan died on Monday, February 23 at Clearview Home at…
Read MoreObituary – Nancy Ellen Stephens
Nancy Ellen Stephens was born April 2, 1946, in Creston, Iowa to Roy and Helen Reece Blunck. She was one of nine children raised in their home in Benton, Iowa. Nancy was an avid 6 on 6 basketball player, earning four years of letters, while attending Mt. Ayr Community Schools. She was an Iowa All-State…
Read MoreMACHS Speech
The MACHS Speech team headed to East Union on Saturday February 28 for the District Individual contest. We took eight programs with seven students performing. Shaylinn Smith delivered the prose piece “God is Love” and received a 2 rating. Nick Triggs wrote his own speech about his aunt Amanda’s battle with invisible diseases and also…
Read MoreMount Ayr Raiders qualify for state
Both Nathan Roemer (wrestling at 150 pounds) and Cordell Clemens (wrestling at 215 pounds) qualified and wrestled in the IHSAA State Wrestling Championship. The event was held Feb. 18-21 at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines.
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, March 10, 1926.) The extent to which a community may be agitated by the prevalence of one case of small pox was demonstraqted during the past week after A.M. Carr, who moved from Poe township to a farm near Tingley, was placed under quarantine for the…
Read MoreSnapshots of History by Mike Avitt
I took this photo in March 2010 at Ringgold Cemetery. The gate faces east, so a morning shoot is best. This is the oldest man-made site in Ringgold County. The cemetery was established by Charles Schooler about 1847 when he buried his wife and child there. Of course, these graves are unmarked and it is…
Read MoreBoard of supervisors hear presentations
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors held its weekly meeting on Tuesday rather than their normal Monday time slot. Among the county departments presenting to the board was Ringgold County Engineer Jared Johnson. One of Johnson’s primary responsibilities is the management of the county road systems and the…
Read MoreFraud co-conspirator arrested
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Ringgold County Sheriff’s Department recently arrested one of the conspirators in a multi-state fraud investigation. On February 10, Riley Culbertson, age 18, turned himself into the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant issued for Theft-second degree and was released after posting bond. Culbertson is alleged to…
Read MoreRCH struggles getting employment applicants
By DALTON SHADLE MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Ringgold County Hospital board was informed that the hospital has struggled attracting applicants during its regularly scheduled board meeting last Wednesday at the facility in Mount Ayr. The board was told that they lost two recent applicants for employment for a variety of reasons. With one of…
Read MoreDisaster in Delphos
Small community hit by two tragedies on same day By Jeff Snyder DELPHOS, Iowa — Fire ripped through a home in Delphos last Wednesday leaving a family destitute in the aftermath. Jolene and Chad Percifield stood on the lawn of an abandoned church across the street from their burning trailer type home and watched as…
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