Winkler reflects on healthcare career
A long-time leader in local healthcare will step down effective July 1. Gordon Winkler will retire after 34 years as Chief Executive Officer at Ringgold County Hospital (RCH). Winkler grew up in a suburb of Detroit, MI. During high school he worked at a local community drug store, and that’s where he says he first…
Read MoreElementary test scores are a pleasant surprise
Results from the latest Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) for Mount Ayr elementary students were presented at the Monday, June 14 meeting of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors. Elementary principal Chris Elwood was unable to attend Monday’s meeting due coaching at a high school baseball game, but he included results…
Read MoreALLYN LEE JARRED
Allyn Lee Jarred, son of Wayne Arthur and Clara Dale (Motsinger) Jarred, was born at home, north of Delphos, IA, on March 23, 1936. Allyn’s dad did construction work, so the family traveled with his work. They would eventually settle in Mount Ayr. Allyn attended school in Benton, Diagonal and Mount Ayr, graduating from Mount…
Read MoreTERESA LYNN CLYMER CHAFA
Teresa Lynn Clymer, daughter of Arvid “Bo” and Judy (Townsend) Clymer, was born May 5, 1970, at Maquoketa, IA. The Clymer family made Tingley their home and Terri attended and graduated from Mount Ayr High School with the class of 1988. Terri was a loving mother to Wesley and Skylar. Her boys were the center…
Read MoreRaiders keep playing at high level
Mt. Ayr 3, Lenox 0 The Raiders hosted the Lenox Tigers Tuesday, June 1, before traveling to Afton for a contest against the East Union Eagles on Thursday. The Raiders went the distance with Lenox, defeating them 3-0 to open up the short week. The Raiders scored one in the first and two in the…
Read MoreRaiderettes get back over .500 as they find their confidence
Only two games last week were on the schedule for the Raiderettes before traveling to Murray on Monday, June 7. First up for the Raiderettes was Lenox, who had bested them six days earlier in Lenox, 4-1. Mount Ayr then traveled to Afton to face the East Union Eagles. Mt Ayr 11, Lenox 1 Coach…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT We all have our “favorite” blizzard or winter, but this week we’ll look at a winter very few, if any, remember – the winter of 1936. The Mount Ayr Record-News began reporting on Ringgold County’s worst winter on January 23, 1936. Nearly all of the county roads were blocked by the latest…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record News, Thursday, June 15, 1921.) In Clarke County several head of cattle have died from hydrophobia. The heads of two dogs thought to be afflicted were sent to the Iowa State University of Iowa City and a chemical test left no doubt as to the presence…
Read MoreCity to partner in ‘Shrink Smart Initiative’
How can rural Iowa communities best address the challenges of a shrinking population? That was a main topic on the agenda at the Monday, June 7 meeting of the Mount Ayr city council. Dr. Kimberly Zarecor, professor of architecture at Iowa State University, met with the council via Zoom to ask for the city’s participation…
Read MoreInternet survey participation urged
To aid in the continuing effort to bring broadband high-speed Internet to Ringgold County, residents from all sections of the county are being urged to complete a survey to assess degree of satisfaction with current Internet access as well as the need for improved access across the county. Lockridge Networks of Promise City, IA and…
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