Volleyball looks for fresh start in 2020
The Raiderettes will enter the 2020 season under a new regime after longtime head coach Tori Braby resigned following the conclusion of the 2019 season. Co-head coaches Mariah Mason and Kristen Graham, along with assistant Stephanie Weeda and volunteer Brandie Ruggles, look to steer the Raiderettes back to the top of the Pride of Iowa…
Read MoreBenton Christian Church about 100 years ago.
The church building pictured this week was torn down in 2008. It was dedicated October 4, 1914 and in its last years served as the location of Jack and Vera Moore’s Christmas parties. There are no churches left in Benton as the Methodist Church was also razed in 2008. I have in my possession a…
Read MoreRCCB offers Monarch tagging
The Ringgold County Conservation Board is participating in the Monarch Watch tagging program and needs community help capturing Monarch Butterflies to tag! Join RCCB on September 5 from 10-11:30 a.m. and investigate the life cycle of a Monarch butterfly, discover how to identify male and female Monarchs, study Monarch migration and learn how to tag…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record News, Thursday, September 22, 1920.) Sheriff E.L. Nicholas and his deputy L.M. Brinkerhoff, made the seizure of fifteen or twenty gallons of home brew and five or six gallons of wine at the home of Harry Gard, of Lincoln Township, this morning. Gard was placed under…
Read MoreThe saga continues: City rejects Hy-Vee offer, wants fewer restrictions on old grocery store use
At a special public hearing Monday, August 24, the Mount Ayr city council rejected an offer from Hy-Vee to purchase the city parking lot located in front of the former Shopko location. The motion to approve the agreement made by councilman Ken Robertson died for lack of a second. A second motion by councilman Brent…
Read MoreMiller into 4-H Hall of Fame
Congratulations to the 2020 Iowa 4-H Foundation Hall of Fame inductee, Dr. Keith Miller who is a longtime resident of Ringgold County. He believes that in order to make the county stronger, it is important to give of your time to things that you are passionate about. Two of Dr. Miller’s passions are livestock and…
Read MoreNew disc golf course at Liberty Lake
Ringgold County Conservation recently installed the first disc golf course in Ringgold County at Liberty Lake. Ringgold County Conservation is excited to provide this new recreational option for Ringgold County citizens and visitors. The par signage is in production and until those signs are available, RCCB has numbered the posts at each launch site for…
Read MoreMACS establishes home school assistance program
At a special meeting Friday, August 21, the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors approved a new home school assistance program. The program’s policy statement explains its intent: “This program will assist students receiving competent private instruction by providing licensed employees of the school district to assist the parent, guardian or legal custodian in…
Read MoreDAVID LEE LYNCH
David Lee Lynch left this world on August 11, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines after a long battle of heart disease and kidney failure. David was born on April 13, 1946 to Robert and Elizabeth Lynch. David grew up and lived his life on the farm, two miles north of Maloy, IA. He…
Read MoreNELSON DEAN GRINDSTAFF
Nelson Dean Grindstaff, 88, of Lansing, KS passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center. He was born on September 19, 1931 in Redding, IA to Lester and Meda (Stuck) Grindstaff. After graduation he enlisted in the US Army on October 24, 1949. While stationed in Germany, he met…
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