Snapshots of History by Mike Avitt
This week’s photo comes courtesy of Nancy Thompson and shows the house at 206 S. Lincoln St. in Mount Ayr, but I’m not certain of the year. Writing at the base of the picture says, “Frelands (Freelands) 1929-1932.” Montgomery Edward “Ned” Freeland moved to 501 W. Madison in 1924. M. E. had a twin brother,…
Read MoreLegislative Forum to be held on Saturday
A legislative forum, sponsored by the Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce, will be held at 8 a.m., Saturday, April 4 at the Ringgold County Courthouse Assembly Room. The forums provide Ringgold County residents with the opportunity to share their views with state lawmakers during the Iowa legislative session. House District 17 Representative Devon Wood and…
Read MoreRental housing appeals boards gets update
By Jeff Snyder MOUNT AYR, Iowa — The Mount Ayr Housing Appeals Board held its regularly scheduled meeting on March 24 to learn of the progress with the ongoing rental housing inspection process. Dennis Dugan, the lead inspector on this project, led the discussion with board members. As a procedural process, the board needed to…
Read MoreTingley dedicates new Community Building
By Priscilla Alvik TINGLEY, Iowa — Only 28 days shy of the second anniversary of the devastating EF2 tornado that brought winds of more than 135 mph through Tingley, the town today is thriving. Over 200 people gathered Sunday, March 29 for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Tingley Community Building. Longtime resident Nancy…
Read MoreLocation of first Hy-Vee store to be restored in Beaconsfield
by Jeff Snyder BEACONSFIELD, Iowa- The community center in Beaconsfield has plans to restore the historic site of the first Hy-Vee shopping location. The original site, located in Beaconsfield was set up as a general store started by Charlie Hyde and David Vredenburg, the two founders of Hy-Vee. Hyde had a general store located in…
Read MoreHome in rural Kellerton destroyed by yet another fire
By Jeff Snyder KELLERTON, Iowa — A home was destroyed by fire late last Friday morning south of Kellerton. The fire was reported at at approximately 10:30 a.m. on March 27 at the single family home of Ryan Thompson located at 2669 County Road P64. No one was home when the fire began and fire…
Read MoreObituary: Win Banoe
Wim Banoe was born on April 4, 1935, in Peniwen – East Java, Indonesia to Inswihardjo and Suprasti. He was the sixth child of seven children. He grew up during World War II when the Dutch, then Japan colonialized Indonesia. He was such a storyteller and enjoyed an audience attentively listening to his many, many…
Read MoreObituary: Dillon Jason Drake
Dillon Jason Drake was born on September 23, 1992, in Creston, Iowa, to Barb (Saxton) and Deric Drake. He graduated from Mount Ayr Community High School with the Class of 2011. After high school, Dillon worked a variety of jobs before finding his place at Mercer Motor Repair, where he worked alongside his friend Mason,…
Read MoreRuggles leads Raiders at NW Missouri State meet
By Ryan Stonebraker MARYVILLE, Mo. — Mount Ayr senior Jackson Ruggles collected a pair of top-10 finishes at last Saturday’s Northwest Missouri State Indoor track meet. Ruggles and the Raiders were competing with 18 other schools at the meet in Maryville, Mo. in one of the last indoor meets before the outdoor season begins. Mount…
Read MoreRaiderettes capture second place at NW Missouri State Indoor
By Ryan Stonebraker MARYVILLE, Mo. — Paced by three event wins and a pair of runner-up finishes, the Mount Ayr girl’s track and field team captured second place at the Northwest Missouri State indoor kickoff last Saturday. The Raiderettes, already with a high finish in one indoor meet, added a follow-up act in Maryville, Mo.…
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