City announces operational changes
The City of Mount Ayr has instituted the following changes to normal procedures in response to the coronavirus outbreak: • City Hall remains closed. Bills and correspondence may be left in the box outside the office door. Anyone needing to meet with a city employee should call ahead. • The city’s recycling service has been…
Read MoreWellness feasibility study compares two more facilities
Stone Planning recently released its feasibility study for potential recreational facilities in Mount Ayr. The 70-page report is comprised of sections devoted to potential facilities, a market analysis, site analysis, case studies of similar facilities, funding analysis, operational analysis, and summary conclusions. In a series of articles, the Record-News is examining each section of the…
Read MoreBreakfast with Master going virtual
Breakfast with the Master, Ringgold County’s Annual Easter series of inspirational messages, will return Holy Week, Monday, April 6 through Saturday, April 11, but with a whole new twist. Breakfast with the Master is going virtual. They will be posted each morning at 6:30 a.m. on-line on the Ringgold County Ministerial Associations Facebook page and…
Read MoreLocal restaurants feeling COVID-19 impact
While the restrictive guidelines placed on individuals for dealing with the coronavirus may be inconvenient or irritating to many, similar restrictions may pose an existential threat to Iowa’s hospitality industry. “The picture is grim,” said Jessica Dunker, president and CEO of the Iowa Restaurant Association, in reference to a recent survey of Iowa’s on-premise food…
Read MoreJAMES J. FEEBACK
Per his request there will be no services for James J. Feeback. He died on March 22, 2020. Jim was born on June 27, 1934 on a farm near Shannon City, IA to W.C. “Clyde” Feeback and Orpha Estella (Kelly) Feeback. He was one of seven children. He married Jane Lee Dukes on July 5,…
Read MoreBETTY LU RULLESTAD
Betty Lu Rullestad was born December 22, 1927 near Fonda, IA. She was the third child, first daughter, born to Melvin and Fern (Thompson) Abbott. Betty grew up in Ames, IA and she graduated from Ames High School. She furthered her education at the Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, IA. On August 11,…
Read MoreJACKIE DEAN GOODALE
Jackie Dean (Jack) Goodale was born June 6, 1945 in Clearfield, IA to Charles and Phyllis (Morey) Goodale. Jack passed away on March 17, 2020 at the Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr, IA. Jack attended Clearfield and Maloy schools, which he later graduated from Mount Ayr Community School in 1964. He was active in…
Read MorePATTIE JEAN FOLTZ
Pattie Jean (Culver) Foltz was born August 26, 1937 to Della (Jennings) Culver and Evan Grant Culver. Pattie was welcomed home by her four siblings Richard, Clarence and twins Mae and David. She spent all of her life in Ringgold County, with the exception of 22 months spent in Omaha, NE during the early days…
Read MoreWrestling get awards banquet in before COVID-19 pandemic
The Mount Ayr wrestling team held it’s end of the year banquet on March 11, just before the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down last week. The banquet allows the coaches to award the wrestlers for their hardwork throughout the season and to honor the athletes and thank them. This season, the wrestlers saw four compete…
Read MoreLambert selected to Academic All-Conference
Last week, Academic All-Conference was announced. Unfortunately, the list inadvertently omitted Cayden Lambert from that list. Lambert was selected as Academic All-Conference and played for the Raider basketball team this season.
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