Raiders fall to Blue Devils in final
MStM 11, Mt. Ayr 3 The baseball season came to a close for the Mount Ayr Raiders last Tuesday, July 21. The Raiders traveled to Creston to take on the Martensdale-St. Mary’s Blue Devils for a bid in the State Tournament. The Raider bats started strong against pitcher Carson Elbert, gaining one run in the…
Read MoreSnapshot of history
The Liggett brothers operated a grocery store at 112 W. Madison called H. H. Wilson & Co. Arthur and Harry Liggett, along with partner Charlie Horne, bought Wilson’s business in 1918 and kept the name due to the incredible reputation Mr. Wilson had built up. Wilson erected the building at 112 W. Madison in 1891.…
Read MoreOnline learning an abrogation
To the editor: With regard to your “Idle Chatter” column in the 23 July Mount Ayr Record News, you’ve pretty adequately identified the administrative chaos which results when someone “moves the goal posts”, but of course the larger issue is that the public education system as we know it is in the throes of being…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record News, Thursday, August 18, 1920.) At a meeting of the directors of the Ringgold County Fair, held yesterday afternoon in the Farm Bureau office, it was unanimously voted to grant no questionable concessions at the fair to be held in Mount Ayr September 29, 30 and…
Read MoreFace masks to be required at MACS
Three weeks before the opening of school in Mount Ayr, the district’s Return to Learn plan has added a significant change to the beginning of the school year: students and staff will now be required wear face masks where social distancing is not possible. According to Mount Ayr superintendent Jason Shaffer, the change comes as…
Read MoreRCH trustees hear expansion plans
by Brenda Grose Revised timelines for the proposed retail pharmacy and expansion for the Senior Life Solutions program, added services in the visiting physician’s clinic and a new physician signed to begin practice August 2021 all headlined business discussed Monday, July 20 at the Ringgold County Hospital Board of Trustees regular monthly meeting. After being…
Read MoreButler book published posthumously
A sister’s love for her late younger brother has resulted in the publication of a book with deep roots in Ringgold County and the town of Benton. Trapping Trigonometry: Increasing Your Numbers, by the late Tony Butler, is now available thanks to the dedication of his sister, Vickie Butler Pierce, who acted as typist, reader,…
Read MoreMARLENE RUTH GREIMANN
Marlene Ruth Greimann, daughter of Robert Edward Williams and Marietta Josephine (Heinisch) Williams, was born in Kellerton, IA on May 31, 1933. Marietta and Robert divorced when Marlene was young, and Marietta married Lee E. Brown in 1944. Marlene shared many fond memories of growing up with friends and family in Kellerton. She attended Kellerton…
Read MoreLAVERNE BROWN
(Allie) Laverne Brown formerly of Bedford, IA passed away on Saturday July 11, 2020 and is now reunited with his beloved wife, Annabell, of 71 years. For the last several years, Laverne had resided at Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr, IA. Graveside funeral services for Laverne, age 92, were held Thursday, July…
Read MoreRaiders down Lamoni, Central Decatur to get to final
Mt. Ayr 7, Lamoni 2 The Raiders hosted the Lamoni Demons in the first round of districts last Thursday, defeating them 7-2 after seven innings of play. The Raiders saw two home-runs against the Demons, one off the bat of Isaac Grose for two runs and two off the bat of Jaixen Frost for two…
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