COVID, construction on RCH board agenda
Updates and information on Payment Protection loan (PPP) payouts and other COVID pandemic funds received along with ongoing construction projects highlighted discussion at the Monday, April 19, regular monthly meeting of the Ringgold County Hospital Board of Trustees. Missy Walter, CFO, informed the board an official letter dated March 27, 2021 was received granting full…
Read MoreNewton wins state-wide art award
Kate Newton, a fifth-grader at Mount Ayr Elementary, has been selected as the overall statewide elementary winner in the Youth Art Month competition sponsored in March by the Art Educators of Iowa Association. Youth Art Month is a nationwide celebration and exhibit of student artwork. Students kindergarten through 12th grade may participate. Mount Ayr and…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, May 4, 1921.) With the end of the war have come many revelations of the unusual methods used by the Germans to spread their harmful propaganda in the countries and of the clever work which often frustrated their well-laid plans. In one case, mentioned in…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT I was asked which buildings were original to Lesanville. There are just two on their original foundation and that is the barn and the farmhouse in front of it. Paul Ramsey organized the Ramsey Farm Foundation, with Phil Burmeister as president, and the barn at Lesanville was restored by the Iowa Barn…
Read MoreRaiderettes ‘run away’ with first meet win at Stuart
The Mount Ayr track team made the trip to Stuart last Thursday for the West Central Valley Relays. The night went smoothly before some rain came in through the night, but halfway through the meet the timer quit and stopwatches were brought out. Raiderette Track Results The Raiderettes had quite the night of performances that…
Read MoreLEO ELBERT BANNER
Leo Elbert Banner of Des Moines, IA passed away April 13, 2021. He was born October 16, 1938 in Union County, IA to Vurl Banner and Marie Twombley Banner. Leo is survived by his wife Sara Joan and children and grandchildren: Leigh Ann Arthur (Ed), Sarah, Thomas, Mary and Rachel; James Banner, Breanna and Alana;…
Read MoreHaley, Ehlen medal as Raiderettes take first, Raiders take third
The Mount Ayr golf teams traveled to Corydon for a night on the golf course against Wayne April 13. The cold, windy day made for less than desirable conditions for golf, however, the Raider and Raiderette athletes battled through it to produce good scores throughout. The Raiders as a team scored a 223, while Wayne…
Read MoreMount Ayr track competes at Earlham, Knoxville
Tuesday night saw the Mount Ayr track teams head to Earlham to compete at Jack Padilla Field with 14 other teams such as Earlham, Panorama, Harlan and Van Meter. The Raiderettes finished the night in fifth with 70 points, just behind fourth place South Hamilton. Taking home the gold was Van Meter with 103 points,…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT I found something really interesting about the religious life in Knowlton, so I’ll just share everything I have. On July 20, 1922, lightning struck the Methodist Church and burned it to the ground. What the newspaper said about the history of the building came as a shock to me. This church building…
Read MoreAnother mass shooting
To the editor: Another mass shooting, this one in Indianapolis, number eight since March 13, in all 48 people dead, killed by a fellow American with a legally purchased gun. Northwestern University mass killing data base has tracked a dozen mass killings in 2021 that have left 68 people dead and 15 people injured. The…
Read More