ROBERT ALLEN ROLFE
Robert Allen Rolfe, was born to Howard Ernest and Vivian Opal (Duel) Rolfe on September 1, 1943, in Crump, MI. He died at the Decatur County Hospital in Leon, IA on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Rob, or Bob as he was known in his youth, grew up and attended a one-room country school at Midland,…
Read MoreJIM POORE
Jim Poore, 59, of Atlantic, IA died Saturday, February 26, 2022, at his home. James Edward was born on November 13, 1962, in St. Clairsville, OH, the son of Donald Wilfred and Emily Jane (Emery) Poore. After his father’s retirement from the United States Air Force in 1978, the family moved from K.I. Sawyer AFB…
Read MoreDAVID LEE HUNT
David Lee Hunt was born October 6, 1956, to Maurice “Jake” and Helen Louise Sickels Hunt at the Ringgold County Hospital, Mount Ayr, IA. Thirteen and half months later he was joined by baby brother, Randy Lynn. David attended school in Maloy through the third grade. From the fourth grade through the seventh grade, he…
Read MorePAULINE E. RICHARDSON
Pauline E. Richardson, 96, of Lamoni, passed away on March 4, 2022 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. The service will be hosted on Zoom. To access the zoom meeting, an in-person video conferencing, please send your email to: jj2richardson@gmail.com.…
Read MoreDemocrats support USA?
To the editor: Putin was “very savvy” and “very shrewd” not to attack Ukraine during President Trumps term in office. This was because Trump made the USA energy independent and “very strong” and “very influential” on the world stage. Putin knew our excess energy could supply Europe’s needs and Trump was trying to wean Europe…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years (From the Mount Ayr Record News, Thursday, March 15, 1922.) A Des Moines bank has just celebrated it’s 50th birthday and in honor of the occasion had baked the proverbial birthday cake. The cake stands 66 inches high, is 72 inches long and 40 inches wide and weighs 1,100 pounds. It has…
Read MoreMAC board fills many vacancies
They’ve come a long way in a month. At the February meeting of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors, it was learned the district was faced with filling 17 administrative, teaching, coaching, and support staff vacancies prior to the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year. At their meeting Monday, March 7, the board…
Read MoreCity employees to get 3 percent raises
The Mount Ayr city council voted unanimously Monday eventing to increase full time city worker’s wages by three percent effective July 1. Some city employees can see larger increases by getting certifications in certain areas such as wastewater or sewage management. The council also spent time on the city’s tree ordinance, and doing more to…
Read MoreCounty’s new state senator files for re-election
Senator Tom Shipley, R-Nodaway, filed official nomination papers at the state Capitol this week. [Due to redistricting following the 2020 Census, Shipley’s Iowa Senate district will now include Ringgold County.] “This week I filed my nomination paperwork to represent southwest Iowa for another term in the Iowa Senate,” Senator Shipley said. “For the last eight…
Read MoreStaffing tops agenda for RCH board
by Brenda Grose Restructuring departments, recruitment efforts and finances showing up and down trends were all topics of discussion at the Ringgold County Hospital’s Board of Trustees regular monthly meeting, Monday, February 28. Hosptial CEO Joe Mangiameli explained restructuring of departments that will now be limited to five or six newly created director positions. The…
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