PATRICIA ANN DOWELL SOBOTKA
Patricia Ann Dowell Sobotka was born at home south of Diagonal, IA in Grant Township, Ringgold County on January 20, 1933, to Irven Charles Dowell and Edna Jane (Perkins) Dowell, the youngest of six children. In 1937 the family moved to a farm east of Diagonal where she attended country school at Fairview school until…
Read MoreRODNEY EUGENE DAVIS
Rodney Eugene Davis, born June 22, 1937 in Diagonal, IA passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021 in Sidney, IA at the age of 84. Rodney’s parents were William M. and Hildreth L. (Kessler) Davis. Rodney graduated from Diagonal High School in 1956, after graduating he joined the United States Navy. During this time, he…
Read MoreSHIRLEY ANN STORM
Shirley Ann (Jones) Storm, 74, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021 at the Chariton Specialty Care in Chariton, IA. Shirley was the first child born to Freddie Milford and Dorothy Lee (Parson) Jones on October 2, 1946 in Leon, IA. She started life east of Leon and grew up west of Leon. Shirley attended school…
Read MoreVictor excited for challenges with Raiders
Mount Ayr Raider football has undergone a few changes in recent years, with longtime coach Delwyn Showalter hanging up the headset two years ago, followed by his longtime co-head coach Derek Lambert finishing out his last year in 2020. The search for a new head coach was on, along with the Raiders being placed in…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT Many of you have heard Jesse James and his gang spent time in Ringgold County. Many of you believe it. I don’t. But, I’m about to tell you why you heard it in the first place. This week’s photo was scanned from a book by Ringgold County artist Holland Foster, who grew…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record News, Thursday, August 17, 1921.) What is declared by Sheriff H.W. Terrell to be the largest equipment for the manufacture of liquor he has ever seen in operation was seized last Saturday morning by the sheriff and his assistants, Deputy Sheriff M.W. Snethen, N.D. Reynolds and…
Read MoreMan shoots himself after pursuit
According to a press release from the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, August 8 at 10:12 p.m., the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call indicating that Chance Newton had been in Kellerton, had displayed a gun in a threatening manner and had left the area in a vehicle. Ringgold County deputies and…
Read MoreMan arrested on weapons charge
On August, 6 at 7:08 p.m., Ringgold County Sheriff’s officers were called to a report of a man brandishing a weapon. Larry Dale Trower of Mount Ayr was detained on the charge of Assault while Displaying a Dangerous Weapon. He was transported to Ringgold County Hospital. Upon discharge, Trower was arrested on the above mentioned…
Read MoreReturn-to-Learn plan tops MAC board agenda
The district’s Return-to-Learn plan and personnel decisions topped the action items at the Monday, August 9 regular meeting of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors. Return-to-Learn The Return-to-Learn plan for 2021-2022 looks very similar to last year’s, with a handful of notable exceptions. In keeping with Gov. Kim Reynolds’ edict prohibiting mask mandates,…
Read MoreDANIEL LEO CARR
Daniel Leo Carr passed away peacefully in a Buffalo, NY hospital on Monday, August 17, 2020. Dan was born on April 12, 1944 in Omaha, NE to Maurice and Maxine (Shay) Carr. They soon moved to their hometown of Maloy, IA where Dan attended Maloy Elementary School. They then moved to Mount Ayr where he…
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