Elderly have rights
To the editor: “Nursing Home Residents Have Rights” – our Elderly should have rights too! Long ago, as part of a Federal Nursing Home Reform Law, enacted in 1987, in the Social Security Act, were silver residents rights, it requires Nursing Homes to “promote and protect the rights of each resident and places a strong…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record News, Thursday, April 27, 1921.) For the first time in the history of Ringgold County, women will be called to serve as trial jurors in the district court at the May term which convenes Monday, May 16 with Judge P.C. Winters presiding. The two women chosen…
Read MoreHuntington finalist for East Union-Murray superintendent
Mount Ayr Middle/High School principal Bill Huntington has been named one of three finalists for the position of shared superintendent for the East Union and Murray school districts. In an April 16 post appearing on the Murray schools Facebook page, the districts announced their respective school boards had conducted electronic screening interviews with six candidates.…
Read MoreCouncil makes preparations for future projects
Preparations for future projects were among topics considered during the Mount Ayr city council’s regular meeting Monday, April 19. The council approved a letter of engagement with the Southern Iowa Council of Governments for the Mount Ayr 2021 housing rehab grant. Under the agreement, SICOG will complete the Low and Moderate Income Survey and Homeowner…
Read MoreRinggold County COVID rate remains among lowest in area
According to latest statistics compiled by the Iowa Department of Public Health, the percentage of positive cases of COVID-19 in Ringgold County stands at 1.9 percent among those tested over the past seven days. below the 4.4 percent state average. The county’s 14-day positivity rate came in at 1.5 percent, below the 4.5 percent state…
Read MoreMACH prom set for Saturday
After a year’s absence due to COVID restrictions, the Mount Ayr Community High School prom returns this Saturday, April 24. This year’s theme is “A Night Under the Stars.” Prom-goers and their families and friends are invited to take pictures on the courthouse square beginning at 3:30 p.m. The public is also invited to attend…
Read MoreVERLA LOUISE REPP
Verla Louise (Adams) Repp, daughter of Samuel and Lucille (Hellyer) Adams, was born November 9, 1934 in Iowa. Verla graduated from Mount Ayr High School. Verla was united in marriage to Harold B. Repp on November 29, 1953 at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr. They were married for 58 years with many adventures.…
Read MoreWANDA LYDDON SOBOTKA
Wanda Lyddon Sobotka, 76 of Glade Valley, formerly of Hickory, NC passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Alleghany Memorial Hospital. Born in Council Bluff, IA, on May 4, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Donald Wayne and Mary Melissa Smith Lyddon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death…
Read MoreGolfers hit the links for first time in two years
The Raider and Raiderette golf teams were in action Monday night for the first time in two years. In their first outing, the Raiders took third in a triangular with Martensdale-St. Mary’s and Nodaway Valley on the links in Greenfield. Coming in first was Martensdale-St. Mary’s, shooting a 222, while the home team scored a…
Read MoreMount Ayr track has strong first outing
Tuesday night marked the first time in a year that Mount Ayr athletes took to the track for competition. After missing the previous year to the COVID-19 pandemic, this years seniors were only sophomores in their last competition. They had something to prove on the track and in the field, as well as to their…
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