Mount Ayr graduation is Sunday
Details have been announced for the Commencement Exercises for the Mount Ayr class of 2020. The event will take place Sunday, July 19 at 1 p.m. on the high school football field. Chairs for the graduates will be placed in four rows on the track and football field, spaced at six-foot intervals. Both the home…
Read MoreSchool board reviews Return to Learn plan
Preparations leading up to the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year filled the agenda of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors at their regular meeting held Monday, July 13. The meeting was the first for new superintendent Jason Shaffer, who officially took over his duties July 1. Shafffer replaces Joe Drake, who retired…
Read MoreGreenland finds two homers to push Raiders past Cardinals, Raiders defeat Bulldogs
Mt. Ayr 3, CD 1 The Raiders hosted Central Decatur on July 3 in a game that went all seven innings and saw a total of four runs scored. Mount Ayr would win 3-1, with all three runs coming off the bat of Austin Greenland. The senior right-fielder came into the contest one-for-11 at the…
Read MoreRaiderettes split games against Bedford, Central Decatur
Mt. Ayr 10, Bedford 0 The Bedford Bulldogs came to Mount Ayr to face the Mount Ayr Raiderettes last Tuesday night. The contest went six innings as the Raiderettes climbed their way to 10 runs to end the contest an inning short, not allowing any runs for Bedford. Senior, Sam Stewart, saw three hits, two…
Read MoreLooking Back with Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record News, Thursday, July 28, 1920.) Last Thursday night the bank at Grand River was relieved of the bonds and small change that were in the outer vault by two young men, strangers in the community. The theft was discovered in the morning and the thieves were…
Read MoreSirens, patrol vehicle top council agenda
Two malfunctioning emergency sirens and purchase of a new law enforcement vehicle headed discussion items at the Monday, July 6 regular meeting of the Mount Ayr city council Sirens Ringgold County Emergency Management Director Mel Burton reported problems with two emergency sirens. The siren located behind Casey’s General Store on Cleveland Street had been worked…
Read MorePark board provides COVID guidelines
In response to the Covid 19 pandemic, the Judge Lewis Park Board has implemented some changes at the public swimming pool at Judge Lewis Park. These changes presented at Monday’s city council meeting have been reviewed with Becky Fletchall, director of Ringgold County Public Health. 1. Plexiglass barriers were placed at both the main counter…
Read MoreSun Valley Lake sales over $13 million in 2019
The Record-News completes its examination of Ringgold County property sales data for 2019 with a look at Sun Valley Lake. The information is available on the Ringgold County assessor web page (http://ringgold.jel2.com/cgi/wiki.pl?Sales_Property_Cards). In all, 72 property transactions were recorded at Sun Valley Lake in 2019. These include sales to single owners as well as shared…
Read MoreCommunity garden establishes roots here
The Ringgold County Wellness Coalition partnered with Ringgold Outdoor Alliance (ROA) to establish a new community garden on the southwest corner of Monroe and Harrison Street in Mount Ayr. Their vision is to have a place that anyone in the community can come and enjoy fresh, healthy food. This joint effort was spurred on by…
Read MoreKAROL LYNN “MIKE” MATHENY
Karol Lynn “Mike” Bailey was born October 8, 1945, in Creston to George Franklin Bailey, Sr and Lucille Mae (King) Bailey. She attended Elementary, Junior High and High School at Clearfield Community Schools, Graduating High School from Clearfield in 1964. During high school Mike played basketball, ran track, was a cheerleader, a member of the…
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