Planned pharmacy would impact tax revenues, create jobs
from Ringgold Holdings Ringgold Holdings, LLC – a company committed to providing mainstay resources for sustaining our local economy – just announced its initial staffing and sales projections for their pharmacy project and the sequential grocery store. As shared in the March 5 edition of the Record News, the entity will serve as an anchor…
Read MoreCoronavirus on minds of city council
While coronavirus was not on their agenda, the fallout from the pandemic was certainly on the minds of Mount Ayr city councilmen at their meeting Monday, March 16. The council held considerable discussion about potential interventions to address the situation at the local level, including the opening of the Little League and swimming pool seasons,…
Read MoreRCH board, Ringgold Holdings discuss pharmacy
by Brenda Grose From one local pharmacy to the possibility of three. That was the main topic of discussion as Ringgold County Hospital’s board of trustees met for their regular monthly meeting, Monday, March 9. Ringgold Holdings, LLC, a group of community members including Matt Routh, Wiley Main, Dennis Elliott, Burt Murphy, Caleb Baker and…
Read MoreWellness feasibility study examines potential sites
The Mount Ayr city council recently received the feasibility study for potential recreational facilities in the city. The 70-page report from Stone Planning 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 the coming weeks the Record-News will…
Read MoreRICHARD RAY GRACE
Richard Ray Grace died March 6, 2020 at his home in Diagonal from a massive heart attack at age 55. Richard was born April 4, 1964 in Creston, IA. He spent his childhood living in Malvern, then moving to Lenox, IA, where he lived with his grandparents, Alice and Ray Long. Later, working for Perdew…
Read MoreSTANLEY JOHN MINNICK
Stanley John Minnick, 62, Pattonsburg, MO (formerly of Kellerton, IA and Grant City, MO) passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 near Tarkio, MO. He was born on October 27, 1957 in Delphos, IA the son of Lawrence and Clarice (Stephens) Minnick. On November 4, 1984, he married Diana Miller in Kellerton, IA. She survives of…
Read MoreGLENN EDWIN JOHNSON
Glenn Edwin Johnson, 85, passed away on March 3, 2020 in Camdenton, MO. He was born on August 23, 1934 in Ringgold County, IA to Wayne and Bessie (Stanley) Johnson. He spent his younger years south of Mount Ayr, IA and graduated from Mount Ayr High School. Glenn served in the U.S. Army from 1955…
Read MoreRaider basketball season stats told
The Raiders finished out their season 21-3 following a loss to Martensdale-St. Mary’s at substate. Despite falling short of a State Tournament bid, the Raiders put up impressive numbers throughout the season, along with a few individual records being set. The team was led by senior Dawson Frost who joined the 1,000 point club as…
Read MoreAll-Conference basketball teams announced
Sam Stewart and Channler Henle were selected to the All-Conference Pride of Iowa basketball first team recently with Stewart being a unanimous selection. Rachel Sobotka was selected to the second team while Jaycee Knight was an honorable mention. Stewart recently broke the school record for All-Time scoring with 1,456 points scored in her career, and…
Read MoreDrag Day in Mount Ayr about 1910.
This week’s picture should look familiar to the readers. It appears on page 48 of the Mount Ayr Centennial Book and I ran this photo in the September 22, 2011 Record-News. This is a higher quality original photo. Before roads were paved, farmers were paid to drag the “farm to market” roads in their…
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