Entrance to the Mt. Ayr Tourist Park in the early 1920s.
BY MIKE AVITT I must apologize for spelling Rodger Gatton’s name wrong in last week’s article. And I made an omission. Hanoco Oil Co. was a big distributor of welding supplies. People from many miles away came for their large inventory of welding supplies and equipment. So, last week I highlighted Hanoco Oil Co. of…
Read MoreQuestions Benton’s leadership
To the editor: The upcoming city election is important to vote for not only to decide the mayor and city council for the next 4 years but it is also important to decide who you put in charge of your city’s resources. I write this because in the past 8 years the Town of Benton…
Read MoreLooking Back by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, November 26, 1919.) At Council Bluffs a band of gypsies was intercepted carrying with them two kidnapped girls, Rosie Mitchell (14) and Sonia Evans (12). The girls were stolen in the suburbs of Philadelphia last March and a nation wide hunt for them has been…
Read MoreCounty touts redesigned website
Ringgold County now has a redesigned website to provide information about county government as well as items of interest in the county. The website can be found at https://www.ringgoldcounty.us. Featuring a beautiful sunrise photo by county photographer Amanda Jackson, an introduction to the county on the homepage states: “Ringgold County is helping redefine Small Town,…
Read MoreUSDA issues safety-net payments to area farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Iowa is processing $ 42,735,299 in Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments for the 2018 crop year. In our area, Ringgold County will receive $56 per acre, Clarke County $52 per acre, Decatur County $60 per acre and Taylor County $62…
Read MoreRCH board receives annual audit report
Financials from the 2019 Ringgold County Hospital audit and September monthly figures were the focus at the regular Board of Trustees meeting held Monday, October 21. Marty Dubas, CPA and audit partner with Seim Johnson, audit and consulting firm for the hospital presented the prepared audit. Dubas reported to the board on RCH performance compared…
Read MoreCity/school elections Tuesday
Polls across Ringgold County will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 5 for voting to fill seats on city councils and school boards. Voters must cast their ballots at the polling place of the precinct in which they live. Voting locations have changed for some voters due to the consolidation of…
Read MoreHELEN ELAINE BOYER
Helen Elaine Boyer, daughter of Raymond Arthur and Cleta Eugence (Mathis) Keller was born July 21, 1934 in Harrison County, MO. Also born of this union was her sister, LaVon. The family moved to Diagonal where she lived for two years. They then moved to Lotts Creek and lived with her grandparents, Vern and Floy…
Read MoreMARY LOU PENNEBAKER
Mary Lou (Bryson) Hymbaugh Pennebaker, of Mount Ayr, IA, passed away on October 18, 2019 at Clearview Nursing Home. Mary Lou is preceded in death by her parents Mabel and James Bryson; grandparents; husband, George Roland “Doc” Pennebaker; son-in-law, Kent R. Lowman; and step-son, Dr. Gary Pennebaker. She is survived by her children James (Deb)…
Read MoreMount Ayr harriers perform well at Pride of Iowa meet
POI Meet The Mount Ayr cross country teams performed well despite the bitter wind last week at the Pride of Iowa cross country meet in Wayne. The Raiders placed third overall, just behind Central Decatur and the first place Nodaway Valley Wolverines. Mount Ayr’s Isaac Timmerman finished the course in a time of 17:44 which…
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