Looking Back with Lora Stull
Seventy-Five Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record News, Thursday, June 14, 1945.) Since the following letter from a service man to his mother is so long, it will be the only entry for this looking back, but I felt it deserved to be printed in its entirety. Service Selections: A letter, under date of…
Read MoreCostello, Crouch seek GOP state senate slot
The June 2 primary election features a two-man race for the Republican nomination for Iowa Senate District 12: Mark Costello of Imogene, the incumbent District 12 senator, raises corn and soybeans on the family farm. Formerly, he was a computer programmer/analyst with Garst Seed Company for several years before coming back to the farm. Richard…
Read MoreMount Ayr graduation set for July 19
In their regular monthly meeting Monday, May 11, the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors made a number of significant decisions related to COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Graduation set The board approved the recommendation of high school principal Bill Huntington to reschedule graduation for Sunday, July 19 at 1 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.…
Read MoreMAC ‘Senior Parade’ Sunday
Even if they can’t have a graduation ceremony on Sunday, members of the Mount Ayr Class of 2020 can still get some recognition, social-distancing style. Senior parents have organized a Senior Parade to begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 17, the original date set aside for graduation. The parade will begin at the high school,…
Read MoreRCH receives payroll loan from feds
Ringgold County Hospital’s Board of Trustees met for a special meeting, Tuesday, May 5 to approve a resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program Loan. RCH administrator Gordon Winkler explained the PPP program is part of the recently enacted federal CARES Act. The program allows financial institutions to…
Read MoreA different kind of Diagonal graduation set for Friday
Commencement ceremonies for the Diagonal High School Class of 2020 is set for 7 p.m. Friday, May 15. but the ceremony itself will look nothing like any before, thanks to the coronavirus social distancing restrictions. The ceremony will take place on a stage located on…
Read MoreCHARLES GALLOWAY
Charles “Rex” Galloway, passed away at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO, at 10:26 p.m. on April 28, 2020, at the age of 86. Rex was born on May 9, 1933, in the family home on their farm near Redding, IA. His parents were Julian and Elsie (Saville) Galloway. Rex had three…
Read MoreJERRY DALE EWALT
Jerry Dale Ewalt passed away, surrounded by his family, on May 2, 2020 at his home east of Clearfield, IA. Jerry was born December 11, 1940 at Rochester, MN. He was raised by his parents, Millard and Marjorie (Wittwer) Ewalt along with siblings Jay, Annabelle, Kathleen, Dawnelle and Nick. Jerry graduated from Clearfield High School…
Read MoreGARY EDGAR JEANES
Gary Edgar Jeanes was born in Ringgold County, IA on April 28, 1939, to Robert Edgar and Doris Byrdie (Wiley) Jeanes. He passed away at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA on April 29, 2020, after a tragic farm accident on his property the evening before. When Gary was growing up he showed…
Read MoreDOROTHY JEAN SMITH
Dorothy Jean (Garrett) Smith was born to Mark and Elizabeth (Mickelson) Garrett on October 5, 1948 in Adel, IA. The family moved to a farm in Diagonal, IA when she was an infant. She loved growing up on the farm and was usually one step behind her Dad. She especially enjoyed the work horses, baby…
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