School calendar approved
Approval of the school calendar for the 2020-2021 school, approval the engineering contract for the athletic complex lighting project and the resignation of the head volleyball coach were main items on the agenda at Monday, December 9 regular meeting of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors. Calendar The board approved the school calendar…
Read MoreHoliday events galore!
Many county groups and organizations have announced planned for special holiday events. Holiday Lights in the Park Ringgold County Conservation and the Ringgold Conservation Foundation are holding their Holiday Lights in the Park event at Poe Hollow Park. Final dates for the event are December 13 and 14 from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. each night.…
Read MoreWILMA MARIE CLAYTON TERWILLIGER
Wilma Marie Clayton, daughter of Fred Clayton and Esther Clayton was born April 27, 1935 and passed from this life November 27, 2019. Wilma was born in a farmhouse in Ellston, IA and lived most of her adult life on a farm just outside of Mount Ayr, IA in Ringgold County. She attended school in…
Read MoreERMIL MAXINE BAKER HAINLINE
Ermil Maxine Baker was born at home on a farm near Forest City, MO on January 12, 1927 to Minnie Marie (Wake) and George Lewis Baker. She grew up in Forest City and walked to a one room country school and later boarded with relatives to attend high school in town. After completing two years…
Read MoreANNABELL BROWN
Funeral Services for Annabell Brown was Sunday, December 1, 2019 at 2 p.m. at the Cummings Family Funeral Home in Bedford, IA. Visitation was one hour prior to the service. Interment was at Rose Hill Cemetery in Blockton, IA. Memorials may be given in her name to a charity of choice. Cummings Family Funeral Home…
Read MoreRaiderettes get win over Clarke Lady Indians
Mt. Ayr 78, Clarke 47 Monday night the Raiderettes traveled to Osceola to face the Clarke Lady Indians. Coming off a loss to Red Oak, Mount Ayr looked to get into the win column. Sam Stewart led the Raiderettes at the bucket, despite an ankle sprain during the Red Oak game, and looked quick and…
Read MoreRaiders down Clarke Indians Monday
Mt. Ayr 64, Clarke 46 The Raiders defeated the Clarke Indians in a one-sided contest in which the Raiders scores 64 points, led by Dawson Frost with 20, including two dunks. Isaac Grose scored 17 points with 12 rebounds and Payton Weehler scored seven points with seven assists in the win over the Indians. The…
Read MoreWinter sports season in full swing
The Raiderettes are entering another season under longtime head coach Thad Streit, while being joined by assistant coaches Tiffany Bolles and Randy Gregg. Last year, Streit coached the team to a 15-7 record, falling to a state qualifying Central Decatur team in mid February. The Mount Ayr girls lost Keirston Klommhaus and Tiril Sjøberg to…
Read MoreClyde Brand poses on the driveway of Brand’s Standard in Mount Ayr.
BY MIKE AVITT I believe this week’s photo was taken in the early 1950s and shows Clyde Brand wearing a Standard Oil cap. A Red Crown gasoline pump appears on the far right and the Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home can be seen on the upper left. Thanks to Mari McGehee for this great picture. This filling…
Read MoreDon’t move the FRC
To the editor: I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to the Family Resource Center! What a wonderful asset to this community that we have a full time daycare available as well as early childhood learning. The FRC is an economic strength for Ringgold County and it cannot be overstated how important it…
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