DORIS MAE GIBSON
Doris Mae (Duffield) Gibson was born March 3, 1915, in Padroni, CO and passed away May 20, 2020 at the Village Care Center in Indianola. Doris was the second oldest of five children born to Ray and Pearl Mae (Harris) Duffield. Doris married Chester “Chet” Gibson on May 9, 1936 in Bethany, MO. To this…
Read MoreWriter encourages Haley vote
To the editor: I am composing this letter in regards to the upcoming sheriff’s election and in support of Rob Haley for sheriff. I have worked with Sheriff Haley in a professional capacity for approximately 14 years to date. First, I worked in the capacity of a Social Worker II for the Iowa Department of…
Read MoreWriter encourages White vote
To the editor: I am writing on behalf of Deputy Landon White, who is running for the Office of Sheriff for Ringgold County. I have personally known Landon since 1987, when I was in charge of the Marine Corps K-9 program at Lackland. One of my duties was to interview and select students to fill…
Read MoreFarmers State Savings Bank in Mount Ayr about 1911.
BY MIKE AVITT Farmers State Savings Bank was located at 105 S. Fillmore and we can see the house at 205 W. Madison in the background. The drive-up teller service of U. S. Bank occupies 105 S. Fillmore today. So, last week I told you the Laughlin and Hass clans started a bank in the…
Read MoreVote Haley for sheriff
To the editor: I have had the privilege of knowing Rob Haley and his family for many years. While we all know Rob as “Sheriff”, I wanted to share how I personally appreciate Rob as not only sheriff, but as a person. It takes a special individual to be able to deal with the responsibilities…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, June 16, 1920.) Warren G. Harding, US Senator from Ohio, was nominated for president by the Republican National Convention Saturday. The nomination being effected on the tenth ballot. On the final roll call the vote was as follows: Harding 674 7-10; Wood 157 1/2; Johnson…
Read MoreTwo new COVID cases in county
Two additional cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in residents of Ringgold County, bringing the number of confirmed cases to four in the county. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, one of the individuals is an adult aged 18-40 and the second individual is aged 41-60. Both cases are related to…
Read MorePrimary election set for Tuesday
The primary election will be held Tuesday, June 2. In Iowa, participating voters must declare their party preference, Republican and Democrat, before receiving a ballot. Independent voters or No Party voters may declare a party preference and vote in the primary election. Poll are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Polling places are listed…
Read MoreBoard OKs summer school, sets start date
At a special meeting held Tuesday, May 26, the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors approved plans for a four-week summer school and officially set the opening date for the 2020-2021 school year. Summer school The board formally approved a summer school program that will run four weeks from June 15 through July 10…
Read MoreKellerton couple honored for work with veterans
By Nancy Herberholz FCRV WT Chapter Activity Chairman [This article originally appeared in the January 1 edition of the Winter Texan Times.] The Family Campers and RVers (FCRV) Winter Texan chapter has been privileged to help the veterans at the Alfredo Gonzales Texas State Veterans Home for several years. One of the projects that the…
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