Help grandma with children
Letter to the editor: When a grandmother opens her home and agrees her grandchildren may come over after school, you might/could/should provide snacks and drinks as grandmother is likely on fixed income. Friends of grandchildren are welcome occasionally. If this happens more than once a week, the friend’s family might/could/should also provide snacks and drinks…
Read MoreThink for yourself
To the editor: I have followed, with equal parts of dismay and amusement, the series of letters submitted to the Mount Ayr Record News these past few months, written by Mr. Sickels. It appears obvious to me that Mr. Sickels is an individual who allows individuals and organizations to think for him, rather than taking…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 4, 1922.) The demand for a suitable place in Mount Ayr in which to hold public sales is to be met by the conversion of the H. Middlesworth barn, one block east of the NE corner of the square into a sale pavilion. For some…
Read MoreCounty allots ARPA funding
by Chanse Hall Ringgold County received ARPA funds back in 2021, in the amount of $950,602, but what is ARPA? ARPA stands for American Rescue Plan Act. The American Rescue Plan Act was signed on March 11, 2021 by President Joe Biden, giving $1.9 trillion to State governments to aid public health and economic recovery…
Read MoreSome early harvests have farmers ‘pleasantly surprised’
By: Jared Strong Iowa Capital Dispatch It might be weeks before agriculture experts can say with confidence how the state’s corn and soybean yields fared this year, but some of the early harvesters are relieved their yields are better than expected. “The first fields that get harvested are hardly a barometer for what things are…
Read MorePenalties plague Raiders in 41-13 loss
AHSTW 41, Mount Ayr 13 The Raiders suffered their first loss of the season to the AHSTW Vikings last Friday night. On the opening drive, the Raiders punted which gave the Vikings the opportunity to go ahead early. The Vikings led by 14 before the Raiders scored their first points of the contest, coming on…
Read MoreSidney comes to town for Homecoming Friday
Friday night is the night everyone has been anticipating. Homecoming week has been upon us and the Raiders will need to focus on Friday to take down the visiting Sidney Cowboys. The Cowboys enter the contest with a record of 1-3, with their first victory coming against the Wayne Falcons, before falling to Southwest Valley,…
Read MoreRaiderettes 2-3 at tournament
Mount Ayr 3, East Union 0 The Raiderettes suffered three losses in a row before getting back into the win column against East Union, September 13. The Raiderettes won by sets of 25-15, 25-18 and 25-15, to improve to 4-3 on the year. The offense saw Kaylie Shields leading the assists with 15, while Hayden…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT I had a fair amount of success researching Riley Township. Most townships in Ringgold County had a railroad, a state highway, or an incorporated town, but not Riley. Riley Township is located at the southeast corner of Ringgold County and was named after Robert H. Riley, an early settler in Athens Township.…
Read MoreConspiracy theories
To the editor: UN education agency, declares war on “conspiracy theories.” These are defined as “the belief that events are being secretly manipulated by powerful forces with negative intent”. Examples are climate change denials and manipulation of federal elections in the US. While Joe’s disinformation board is dead for now his government is working closely…
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