Snapshot of History
I’m somewhat obsessed with the early days of Hy-Vee. I’ve read, “The History of Hy-Vee: 75 Years of a Helpful Smile (2004),” by Kathleen Gilbert, so I know where there are gaps in the information. And that’s what I focus on. In April 1923, Charles Hyde and his family moved to the Duncan property in…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record News, Thursday, February 2, 1921.) The state oil inspectors have instituted a vigorous campaign against the careless custom of putting gasoline in other than red receptacles. Some serious accidents have resulted because of the failure to observe the provision of the law. Notices have been sent…
Read MoreRecycling returns to Mount Ayr
Curbside recycling will return to Mount Ayr following action at the Monday, February 1 city council meeting. After reviewing a new proposal from Waste Management, the council approved an agreement by which city crews will collect recycling and deliver it to a roll off dumpster in town. Waste Management will then transport the recycling to…
Read MoreNew magistrate named in Ringgold County
Meggen Weeks of rural Union County has been appointed as the new Ringgold County magistrate, replacing longtime magistrate James Pedersen, who retired in November of last year. Weeks grew up in the Lorimor area and graduated from East Union High School in 2007. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in 2011…
Read MorePublic Health continues COVID vaccine rollout
Ringgold County Public Health is continuing to gather contact information for county residents who are interested in receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. Data needed includes name, date of birth, and a phone number where the individual can be reached. At this time, we are focusing efforts on those age 65 and older. We are also coordinating with…
Read MoreANNA LUCILLE JOHNSON
Anna Lucille (Vanderpluym) Johnson was born in Ringgold County, IA on May 23, 1925 to Louis and Elizabeth (McManus) Vanderpluym. She joined two sisters, Veldeva and Martena and brother, Paul, and later younger sister, Frances. Lucille attended country school Lincoln #2 through the eighth grade and then high school in Lenox, graduating in 1943. She…
Read MoreJEFFERY ALLEN HALEY
Jeffery Allen Haley, 66, of Grinnell, IA and formerly of Creston; passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City after a seven-year battle with pancreatic cancer. A Celebration of Life and burial will be held at a later date. Memorials are to be established. The family would…
Read MoreGLENDA KAY CRANDALL
Glenda Kay (Murphy) Crandall, 70, passed away January 13, 2021 in Mesa, AZ. with family at her side. She was born December 8, 1950, in Leavenworth, KS, the daughter of Marvin and Bessie (Poole) Murphy. She graduated from Park Hill High School in 1968 and on October 30, 1969, she married John Dale Crandall in…
Read MoreFRANCES LOUISE DICKERSON
Frances Louise (Daughton) Dickerson, 95, of Overland Park, (formerly of Mount Ayr, IA) passed away on January 19, 2021. She was born on July 4, 1925 to Frederick and Ethel (Edwards) Daughton at Grand River, IA. Frances worked as an Insurance agent for Hicks and Associates Insurance for 30 plus years. On August 3, 1947,…
Read MoreHELEN RICHADENE BRANT
Helen Richadene Brant, of Bainbridge Island, WA, passed away December 30, 2020, at home, with her daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter and grandson-in-law in attendance in her last hours. Helen was born October 30, 1921, in Ringgold County, IA, to Vergie Grace and Ralph Waldo Thomas. Helen and her brothers, Russell, Lynn, Donald and Neil, grew up…
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