Conservation board highlights supervisor meeting
The Monday, January 23 meeting of the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors, was an all day event. The meeting ran from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and encompassed mostly fiscal year 2024 budget workshops. The purpose of these budget workshops is for various County entities and organizations to submit proposals for funding to the County…
Read MoreDAVID M. PERRY
David M. Perry, age 65, Grant City, MO died Friday, January 13, 2023, at Mosaic Medical Center, Albany, MO. David was born December 15, 1957, in Corning, IA. He was the son of Merrill Vernon and Mary Lou (Huelett) Perry. David was united in marriage to Lisa Groom, May 23, 1987, at the Allendale Baptist…
Read MoreShaha receives Wrestler of Character award
Creston JV Tournament Mount Ayr traveled to Creston for a junior varsity tournament, getting some quality mat time for the young Raider wrestlers. Tegan Hill wrestled at 142-144, falling to Creston’s Evan Abel in round by in 3:25. Hill then fell in 4:40 to Bedford’s Kase Coleman before falling to Conner Williams of Clarke by…
Read MoreWise takes top step on podium at Valley High
West Central Valley The Southern Tier wrestling team traveled to Stuart for the West Central Valley Wrestling Invitational. At the meet, 13 teams participated, with Southern Tier taking third overall with 58 points, behind West Marshall who took first with 227 and Creston who had 85. Team Scores 1 West Marshall 227 2 Creston 85…
Read MoreRaiders defeat previously undefeated Cardinals
Mount Ayr 58, SWV 35 The Raiders have been running the Pride of Iowa gauntlet and with two losses in the conference, Mount Ayr’s hopes at a title look slim, however, not completely out of reach. Tuesday, January 10 saw the Raiders on the road to Corning to face the Southwest Valley Timberwolves for the…
Read MoreRaiderettes add three more wins in busy week
Mount Ayr 47, SWV 41 The Mount Ayr Raiderettes secured their second win of the season over their Pride of Iowa rival in the Southwest Valley Timberwolves last week, by a score of 47-41. The Raiderettes started off fast, leading by 14 in the first quarter, before the Timberwolves made up ground in the second…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT We received a donation to the Mount Ayr Depot Museum recently. The donation consisted of documents, diplomas, land transfers, deeds, and financial statements. I saw one dated 1866. Let’s view some early history. There is an account in the January 20, 1881 Ringgold Record newspaper about Charles Schooler, the first white…
Read MoreVouchers don’t encourage excellence
To the editor: Iowa’s excellent public education system drew my wife and me back home in 1991. We’ve seen the communities our schools help create. As educators, we know what excellent education looks like. The Republican plan for private school vouchers will not encourage that excellence. In Iowa, private schools do not report on academic…
Read MoreMAGA is a danger
To the editor: Last year, the American people rejected extreme election deniers up and down the ballot. But we were unable to win every fight, and a tremendous threat to our democracy remains: the MAGA Republican majority in the House of Representatives. According to the Washington Post, over 70% of all House Republicans are themselves…
Read MoreAsks support for Ranger Kate
To the editor: The Ringgold County Conservation Board wishes to express its appreciation to County Conservation Executive Director, Kate Zimmerman. Kate has been the main catalyst for improvements to our parks for the last 12 years. Her enthusiastic and professional dedication to our county has been tremendous! Dragoon Trace Center, Liberty Lake, Picnics in the…
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