A Century of Service: local Navy veteran nears 104, still proudly saluting life
By JEFF SNYDER MOUNT AYR, Iowa — Most people are aware of Veterans Day. They know that they do not receive mail that day and government offices and banks are closed. They know that in some way this day is a celebration of veterans across the nation. Here is a snapshot of what the day…
Read MoreObituaries: Elaine Sidney Tutor
Elaine Sidney Tutor, daughter of Glenn & Carmen (Conery) Cubbage, was born November 7, 1946. Elaine grew up in Des Moines with her six siblings, Dorothy, Gordon, Terry, Verne, Maurine, and Juanita. Elaine was united in marriage to Daniel Wayne Patrick Tutor. They lived in Des Moines for several years before making Kellerton, Iowa their…
Read MoreObituaries: Ruth Arnolene Hull
Ruth Arnolene Hull was born at home on August 19, 1937, in Clarke County, Iowa to Arno Graham and Helen Burk Graham. Arnolene was born the third of ten children. She attended country school at Doyle #1 for her elementary years, then graduated high school in 1958 from Murray High School in Murray, Iowa. Arnolene…
Read MoreDoolittle qualifies for state meet
By RYAN STONEBRAKER LEON, Iowa – The Mount Ayr girls cross-country team will send one runner to this year’s state Class 1A state meet this Saturday in Fort Dodge. The Raiderettes Addison Doolittle broke through and qualified for the state meet by placing in the top-10 finishers at the qualifying meet in Leon last Thursday.…
Read MoreRaiderettes fall in regional quarterfinals
By RYAN STONEBRAKER TABOR, Iowa – The Raiderettes fine volleyball season came to an end last week at Fremont-Mills in the Region 4 quarterfinal. The Knights beat Mount Ayr in four sets to advance to the Region 4 semifinals. The Raiderettes season ends with a 28-11 record while Fremont Mills improved to 22-18-1. The Raiderettes…
Read MoreRaiders advance with shootout win
Mount Ayr mounts large comeback By RYAN STONEBRAKER COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – The Mount Ayr football team used a potent rushing attack last Friday night to get past Council Bluffs St. Albert 55-47 in the first round of the Class A playoffs on the road in Council Bluffs. The Raiders rushed for nearly 700 yards…
Read MoreMount Ayr Boys cross country season ends
By RYAN STONEBRAKER LEON, Iowa – The Mount Ayr boy’s cross-country team saw their season come to an end last Thursday, at the 1A state qualifying meet in Leon. The state cross-country meet is this Saturday in Fort Dodge. There were a pair of state ranked teams at the meet. Earlham was the highest ranked…
Read MoreSnapshots of History
I took this week’s photo in 2002. It shows the former Warin Oil Service Station in Maloy which closed in March 1986. Coincidently, Johnny Warin, the founder of Warin Oil Company, died the same month. This is one of the earliest photos I took in Ringgold County strictly for historic reasons. Let’s look at Maloy…
Read MoreLOOKING BACK in the Early Files
By Lora Stull One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, October 28, 1925.) The proposition of issuing bonds in the sum of $150,000 for the purpose of building a court house for Ringgold County will be submitted at a special election to be held Tuesday, December 1. The weather department seems to have…
Read MoreCandidates for mayor
Jordan Crawford Please provide your name and occupation. Jordan Crawford. Senior Housing and Volunteer Coordinator Why are you uniquely qualified as Mount Ayr city mayor? I’m uniquely qualified to serve as mayor because of the energy I will bring to important topics, accountability for myself and those community leaders I work with and willingness to…
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