A heartbreaking loss to end the season
By Dalton Shadle MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Four quarters were not enough to decide which team’s season got to continue when the Raiders and Martensdale-St Marys met on the court last Thursday in Mount Ayr. The Blue Devils wound up being the team to move on as Mount Ayr lost a tightly contested 55-51 overtime…
Read MoreMount Ayr falls in districts
By Dalton Shadle MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr girls basketball team saw its season come to end last Tuesday with a 58-50 district tournament loss at home to the Pleasantville Trojans. The Raiderettes (20-2)came out strong in the first quarter scoring 18 points to the Trojans 12. Pleasantville would battle back in the…
Read MoreSeniors recall their final season
By Dalton Shadle MOUNT AYR, Iowa – Last week the Raiders and Raiderettes both ended their postseason basketball runs. Not only were the games the last of the season but also the last game for seven seniors. Seniors Jackson Ruggles, Zech Ranker, Jaxson Greene, Tate Dugan, Rowan Sackett, Kacie Larsen, and Kensie Barnes stepped off…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, March 3, 1926.) Announcement of those running for Ringgold County Sheriff: R.R. Stephens, B.B. Poor, L.H. Goines, John Shaner, J.L. Sheesley, and E.J. Ford. Caledonia News: Several in this vicinity have been taking advantage of the good roads in order to get their moving done…
Read MoreSnapshots of History by Mike Avitt
This week’s picture comes courtesy of the Linda Swanson collection and shows the Ringgold Evangelical Church about 1910. The church faced south and was on the north side of what we call Ringgold County Road J-67. An 1894 plat map verifies this location. This photo also appears on page 31 of Raymond Banner’s book (2002)…
Read MoreDNR Prairie reclamation project picks up steam
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The latest efforts to create and execute a plan of prairie reclamation throughout Iowa’s rural ecosystems by the Department of Natural Resources continue throughout Ringgold County. Currently, there is work being performed on the Walnut Creek Marsh Wildlife Preserve, located south of State Highway 2, approximately four miles…
Read MoreMount Ayr continues fiber optic push
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Mount Ayr continues to move toward modernization of its infrastructures by expanding its digital footprint, specifically the expansion of fiber optic data transmission capability. Over the past few years Mount Ayr has seen a dramatic increase in the number of homes serviced by the high tech advantage of…
Read MoreRed Cross provides free smoke detectors
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The American Red Cross started a program in 2014 called “Sound the Alarm.” The program was started with the intent to help in the prevention of loss of life, due mostly to residential fires. The organization’s mission is simple — prevent human suffering in the face of emergency.…
Read MoreLOSAP program granted final approval
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr City Council conducted its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday and addressed several housekeeping issues. During the meeting a number of housekeeping issues were discussed and decided upon by council. Chief among them was the council’s final approval of the Mount Ayr Fire Department’s Length of…
Read MoreEmergency Management Announces Burn Ban for Ringgold County Residents
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — With a rash of recent fires Ringgold County has joined other area counties in southwest Iowa in instituting a county-wide burn ban. On February 17, the office of the state fire marshal received a request pursuant to Iowa code 100.40(1) (1995) from Ringgold County Director of Emergency Management…
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