Breakfast with Master virtual again this year
In the interest of safety and the nature of the event with all the churches coming together eating, singing and sitting together, the Ringgold County Ministerial Association’s Breakfast with the Master series will be virtual for the third and final year. At 6:30 a.m. each day of Easter week (Monday, April 11 through Friday, April…
Read MorePersonnel, contract on MAC board agenda
The Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors made some significant decisions at a special meeting held Monday, March 28. Personnel The board approved the hiring of three teachers. Isaac Vos will teach high school social studies. Mackenzie Slykhuis will teach at the elementary. Cole Corson will also teach at the elementary, and will serve…
Read MoreHARLEY VANCE COMBS
Harley Vance Combs, the son of Harley Lester and Susie Swift Combs, was born March 2, 1925, in Redding, IA. He was joyfully welcomed to his heavenly home by his Savior, Jesus Christ, Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in Cape Girardeau. He was educated in the public schools of Benton, Mount Ayr and Redding, IA. He…
Read MoreMount Ayr track competes at NWMSU
One last indoor meet for the Mount Ayr Track Squad was had before the real action begins next Tuesday, March 29. The Raider and Raiderette squads traveled to Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. Raiderette Results It was a good day for the Raiderettes, leading all teams before settling in at third out of…
Read MoreSupporting the Ukrainians
To the editor: Kudos to former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton for coming together to lend their support to Ukraine. The ex-presidents, one a Republican and one a Democrat, have never let their political parties stop them from working together. March 16, they made a joint appearance at a Ukrainian Church in Chicago.…
Read MoreA more comprehensive plan
To the editor: Darrell Dodge’s “One way ticket” (column on March 17) plan to deal with gun violence is a good one I think. However, it may be a bit of a knee jerk reaction to the violence plaguing our country. After all, you’re just as dead if you’re beaten to death, stabbed to death,…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, March 29, 1922.) Special trains are now passing through Iowa carrying thousands of Mennonites from Saskatchewan, Canada, to San Antonio, Chihauhau, Mexico, where the Mexican government has set aside 250,000 acres of land upon which to found a colony. These religionists are taking with them livestock…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT I was looking for the dedication of the Tingley Christian Church in its second house of worship and I found some interesting history on page 5 of the February 20, 1896 Ringgold Record. In 1876, Rev. Ezekiel Harlan began preaching in the Tingley Center schoolhouse. In 1876, he organized the first congregation…
Read MoreCity to address nuisance properties
The Mount Ayr City Council Monday evening said it is going to get tough on nuisance properties within the city limits. The city says it will start addressing nuisance concerns in April. Nuisance definition according to city code is “whatever is is injurious to health, incident, or unreasonably offensive to the senses, or an obstruction…
Read MoreMACHS Drama spring production Friday, Saturday
The MACHS Drama Department will present its spring production – “Haphazardly Ever After” by Jeff Fluharty Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26 at 7 p.m. both nights in the MACHS auditorium. Tickets are $5. Tons of magical fun awaits in this one-of-a-kind fractured fairy tale farce! A kind king and queen have trouble in…
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