Raiderettes end 2020 with a win over Worth County
Mt. Ayr 45, WC 37 The Mount Ayr Raiderettes ended the season on a win after crossing the border into Missouri to face the Worth County Tigers. Mount Ayr came out strong, leading the Tigers 14-3 before heading into halftime up 27-7. Worth County came out of the gate in the second half ready to…
Read MoreMILDRED LOUISE DRAKE
Mildred Louise Drake was born to Earl and Opal Reynolds on May 15, 1935 in Mount Ayr, IA. To all of her family and friends she was known and loved as Mickey. She grew up on the family farm with her siblings, Junior Reynolds, Olive Davis, Mack Reynolds, Lila Overholzer, Lou Church, and Betty Davenport.…
Read MoreEDWARD LINN SHIELDS
Edward Linn Shields was born in Leon, Decatur County, IA on June 17, 1949, the youngest child of Kenneth Leo and Juanita Natalie Whisler Shields. At the age of seventeen, Ed accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and was baptized in the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Mount Ayr, IA. On…
Read MoreDONALD EDWIN WALDEIER, JR
Donald (Donnie) Edwin Waldeier, Jr, 55, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, at his home in Grant City, MO on December 25, 2020. Born March 26, 1965, in Mount Ayr, IA, to Don and Ann Waldeier, he graduated from Worth County R-III High School in 1983. He attended Baker University on a basketball scholarship…
Read MoreSnapshot of History with Mike Avitt
This week’s picture comes from Lenore Saltzman’s photo album. It shows the old Farmers Produce building at 205 N. Taylor in 1973 which Mount Ayr Implement was using for storage at the time. I thought I wrote an article about this building, but I can’t find it, so maybe I didn’t. This building appears on…
Read MoreFlynn is a danger
To the editor: At 2016 rallies, former General Michael Flynn shouted “Lock her up,” aimed at Hillary Clinton. Now the recently pardoned Flynn has made it obvious that he should still be locked up. He has called on Trump to “declare martial law, suspend habeas corpus, institute military tribunals, and suspend the electoral college,” in…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, December 29, 1920.) The appeal now being made for funds to save the lives of the more than three and one-half million of starving children in eastern and central Europe is meeting with a hearty response throughout Iowa. The 3,500,000 children are the helpless victims…
Read MoreHoliday Lights draws large crowds
Last Sunday, December 20, Ringgold County Conservation’s third annual Holiday Lights in the Park event wrapped things up. Over 1,500 people came out to enjoy the lights on display throughout Poe Hollow over three weekends. The event is put together by the staff at Ringgold County Conservation as well as county businesses that try to…
Read MoreCounty’s 7-day COVID rate now lowest in area
According to latest statistics compiled by the Iowa Department of Public Health, the percentage of positive cases of COVID-19 is the lowest in the area over the past seven days. With only two new positivie cases over the past week, the county recorded a positivity rate of six percent among those tested. Other area counties…
Read MoreRCH board hears COVID update
by Brenda Grose News of Ringgold County Hospital’s receipt of their first COVID-19 vaccine shipments, approval of an employee appreciation payment to be paid with December 30 paychecks and updates on the current construction project as it moves forward highlighted discussion at the regular monthly RCH board of trustees meeting held Monday, December 21. The…
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