WILLIS GENE CORNELISON
Willis Gene (Willie) Cornelison 74, Cainsville, MO passed away Sunday March 19, 2023, at the Liberty, MO hospital. He was born May 5, 1948, in Osceola, IA the son of Oliver Harold and Pauline Charlotte (Smiley) Cornelison. Willie graduated from Webster City High School in Webster City, IA in 1966. He was united in marriage…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
I took three pictures of this building in Caledonia before it was burned by the owner in 2007. It was once used by Dr. Allen W. Reynolds. Dr. Reynolds retired about 1940. Caledonia was established in 1855 by the Swigart, Stuck, and Walter families. The new village was located near the Dragoon Trace, a military…
Read MoreMystery donations
To the editor: How to successfully manage a presidential campaign from your basement. Start with biased media, 51 lying security “experts” and end with stuffed ballot boxes! Works every time it is tried! In four years an 80-year-old woman made 9,000 political donations ($2.00 to $3.00 each). The total was over $330,000. She can prove…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, April 4, 1923.) Fortieth Session General Assembly: There is considerable friction in state game and fish circles over what is claimed to be inequality in the present game law. It exacts a license from hunters but none from those who fish but money obtained from the…
Read MoreRCCB funding sparks debate
Monday, March 27, the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors met in regular session. At 11 a.m., the Board of Supervisors met with the Ringgold County Conservation Board in a budget workshop. The Board of Supervisors in attendance were Steve Knapp, Randy Taylor and Colby Holmes. Ringgold County Auditor, Amanda Waske, was also in attendance. Dale…
Read MoreCensus numbers reveal area demographic trends
As more detailed data is released from the 2020 census, an analysis of that data is available to the public on the Data USA website (https://datausa.io/). In 2014, two organizations – Deloitte and Datawheel – and Caesar Hildago, director of Collective Learning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, along with the collection of experts across…
Read MoreBautista 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,…
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