Senator Tom Shipley was in Mount Ayr Saturday January 28. While spending time with his local constituents, he was asked a few questions about his thoughts, on the future of the district, and his decision to vote against the recent school voucher program.. The senator is currently serving second term in the senate representing the…

Alania Whittington, a graduating senior at Diagonal High School, has been named one of more than 5,000 candidates in the 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2023. This year, sixty-seven Iowa high school seniors were selected as…

Mount Ayr is getting a new business complex in the former USDA building, located at 1201 east South street, Mount Ayr, Iowa. The new facility, known as the Brick Plex, is home to eight current businesses with spaces still open for rent. The project is the brainchild of the meeting of the minds. In this…

A crowd of approximately 550 people were present at the Ringgold County Fairgrounds Commercial Building on Saturday, January 28th for the 2023 Ringgold County Cattlemen’s (RCC) Association Annual Banquet. The event brought together people from all walks of life throughout the county and state. While the RCC is most commonly associated with the beef production…