THELMA JEAN RUSK
Thelma left to be with the Lord April 11, 2022. Thelma Jean was born December 13, 1925, to Edna and Jesse Anderson. She lived her entire life in Mount Ayr graduating from Mount Ayr High School in 1944. She married her high school sweetheart Bill Rusk on June 25, 1946. They were married 68 years…
Read MoreSANDRA ANN TAYLOR
Sandra Ann (Dalbey) Taylor was born on April 15, 1936 in Leon, IA to Margaret and Jackson Dalbey. An only child, Sandy was raised for much of her childhood in Diagonal. Her family owned and operated Dalbey Lumber Company. Sandy graduated from Diagonal High School in 1954. She married her high school sweetheart, John Wallace…
Read MoreMYRTLE JUANITA LAIRD
Myrtle Juanita Laird, daughter of Eugene “Gene” and Myrtle (Henderson) Sevier, was born April 15, 1925, at Beaconsfield, Ringgold County, IA. Beaconsfield would always be Juanita’s home. She went to school in Beaconsfield; she was active in the Beaconsfield United Methodist Church, working church suppers and a member of the W.S.C.S. On October 10, 1942,…
Read MoreBARBARA KAY CANNY
Barbara Kay Canny (née Barker) passed away in Des Moines, IA on April 7, 2022. Barbara was born December 31, 1941, on a cold New Year’s night in Mount Ayr, IA to LaViece and Clarence Barker. She grew up on the Barker farm in Benton, the oldest of six, and excelled in school, home economics…
Read MoreRaiderettes take meet win while setting records
It was another strong performance for the Mount Ayr Raider and Raiderette track and field teams in a rainy and windy Panora last week with more school records broken and a meet win by the Raiderettes, while the Raiders came in at fifth overall. The Raiderettes scored 94 while Central Decatur put up 88 and…
Read MoreErnst fields range of questions at Mount Ayr town hall
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst spoke to approximately two dozen constituents at a public town hall meeting Saturday, April 9 as the 34th stop on her annual 99-county tour. During the one-hour question-and-answer session, Ernst covered a wide range of topics, including: Care for Korean War vets One speaker asked about what help can be given…
Read MoreHuntington to resign as MACHS principal
Personnel decisions topped the agenda at Monday’s meeting of the board of directors for the Mount Ayr Community Schools. The board accepted resignations from three staff members. Bill Huntington resigned his position as 7-12 principal effective at the conclusion of the current school year. He will become the elementary principal in the Lenox district next…
Read MoreGod help the USA
To the editor: God help the USA. Last week our president introduced our first black female supreme court justice. He started by saying America is a nation that can be defined by a single word. He then began rambling incoherent about when as vice president “I traveled with China’s president thru 17,000 miles in the…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record News,Thursday, April 19, 1922.) The Maupin Style Shop was moved Monday from the west side of the square to the Slentz store room on the east side. Airplane passenger service with fares lower than taxi cab rates and with fifteen planes in operation will be available…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT I took this week’s picture in April of 2007. It’s likely this is the oldest, active church building in Ringgold County. Let’s see what the old newspapers say. Unfortunately, once you get into the 1880s with the digitized newspapers, you only have two papers to draw from – The Ringgold Record and…
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