Memorial Day services planned
by Shirley Wallace, Adjutant American Legion Post 172 Over Memorial Day weekend, hundreds of flags will be flying in the Avenue of Flags at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Mt. Ayr. For each flag, a family has purchased a flag and pole in memory of their loved one and a tribute to the service they…
Read MoreWhere are the Pumptown Cemetery Stones?
By Angie Hynek The Pumptown Cemetery is north of where the Pumptown Settlement was located north of Ellston (on the west side of 130th Ave) and remains the last remnant of the village’s existence. This cemetery is the resting place of the earliest Union Township settlers, their wives and children, Civil War veterans, and WWI…
Read MoreKENNETH PAUL WEEDA
Kenneth Paul Weeda was born September 25, 1936, to Paul and Helen Swank Weeda on a farm east of Tingley, IA. He was the oldest of two boys, to his younger brother, Keith. Kenny passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022, at the age of 85. Kenny enjoyed riding horses and helping his dad farm.…
Read MoreGARY LEE GOURLEY
Gary Lee Gourley, 59, of Shawnee, KS, passed away on May 10, 2022 surrounded by his family at Olathe Medical Center. Gary was born on October 13, 1962 to John and Phyllis Gourley in Corning, IA. After graduating from Lenox High School in 1981, he went on to study science and teaching at Northwest Missouri…
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It was a busy night for the track and field athletes across Iowa Thursday as kids looked to qualify for an appearance on the Blue Oval at Drake University today, Thursday, May 19, through Saturday, May 21. The Mount Ayr Track & Field teams both finished second overall in the qualifying meet in Corydon, with…
Read MoreSchafer advances to second regional matchup for the Raiderettes
The Raiderettes hosted the first round of regional golf May 13, where one Raiderette advanced on to the next round at the Crestwood Hills Golf Course in CAM. Schafer finished third overall, shooting a 100, just behind Maggie Haer of Southwest Valley who shot a 99, and first place finisher Avery Dowling of Sidney who…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT Thanks to Alfred Holck for this week’s photo. I met Alfred when I was a member of the Burlington Route Historical Society. In 1871, the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad began to construct a branch line from Creston to St. Joseph, Mo. The same year, the B&MR started another branch line…
Read MoreCan’t ignore ignorant
To the editor: As a former Social Studies educator, there are just some things so outrageously ignorant that I can’t ignore them. Case in point, the latest rant of Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene trying to tie the 40 billion dollar aid package to the Ukraine to the shortage of baby formula in this country.…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 24, 1922.) A item which failed to get into the Record News last week was mention of the accident in which Ed Dugan came within a small margin of losing his life. Mr. Dugan was driving a large thresher engine across a bridge near J.W.…
Read MoreSun Valley family to appear on Family Feud
It’s not often when friends and neighbors from Ringgold County appear on a popular television game show. One of those rare times will occur this week when the Smaha family of Sun Valley make their appearance on “Family Feud.” [The program will air at either 4 or 4:30 p.m. this Thursday, May 19 on KDSM…
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