County voters choose Haley, Holmes, Knapp
Republican primary results Ringgold County Supervisor Colby Holmes 947 Steve Knapp 731 Kraig Pennington 479 Kurt Shaha 395 Ringgold County Sheriff Rob Haley 964 Landon White 486 Ringgold County Auditor Amanda Waske (unopposed) 1,325 Iowa Senate District 12 Mark Costello 745 Richard Crouch 396 Iowa House District 24 Cecil Dolecheck (unopposed) 1,266 U.S. House Third…
Read MoreMELVIN PARK RINEHART
Melvin Park Rinehart was born April 25, 1927, to Verne and Nina (Rice) Rinehart on a farm north of the “Nation” in Worth County, MO. Park was welcomed by his sister, Hope, his brother, Bill, and later, another sister, Iris, joined the family. Park died on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Clearview Home with his…
Read MoreDORIS 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…
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