Enjoys history lessons
To the editor: Just wanted to tell you and Lora Stull (editor of Looking Back in the Early Files) how much we have enjoyed and appreciated the information shared about WWI and WWII in the 100 year and 75 year columns this year. It’s been a wonderful condensed history lesson for us about life in…
Read MoreLooking Back by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, October 1, 1919.) Grading begun on 12 miles of road. Six car loads of machinery, horses and mules were unloaded in Mount Ayr this week for use in placing to grade the twelve miles of road on the Waubonsie Trail and Mount Ayr line, three…
Read MoreSuperintendent for Mount Ayr, Bedford sought
The Mount Ayr and Bedford school boards met in joint session September 11 to set the time table for hiring a new superintendent to serve both districts. Current shared superintendent Joe Drake has announced his intention to retire following the conclusion of the current school year. Present at the meeting were Mount Ayr board members…
Read MoreSupervisors refinance jail bonds
The Ringgold County board of supervisors met Monday for their regular meeting and passed a resolution that approves a bond purchase agreement and call outstanding bonds for prepayment. The board of supervisors have been looking at refinancing the current jail bonds, a move that will save $85,350 and lower the previous interest rate of 3.65…
Read MoreHomecoming here next week
It’s Homecoming Week in the Mount Ayr Community Schools, and a full slate of activities are planned to celebrate the event. A week of activities Homecoming is a week-long event featuring plenty of action aimed at the community at large. Monday the junior varsity football team travels to Maryville for a 4:15 p.m. game while…
Read MoreCouncil considers bonding for capital project
Long-term infrastructure projects and how to pay for them led the agenda at the Monday, September 16 Mount Ayr city council meeting. Financing Michael Maloney of the financial services firm of D.A. Davidson met with the council to present options for financing a number of capital improvement projects. These include street improvements in the city’s…
Read MoreRACHEL DOWNEY
Rachel Downey, 80, Grant City, MO passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019. She was born June 18, 1939 in St. Joseph, MO. Rachel married Richard Miller July 1957. He preceded her in death in 1981. She later married Roger Downey on December 5, 1984. He preceded her in death January 29, 2009. Rachel was a…
Read MoreMARK ANTHONY COMER
Mark Anthony Comer, son of Merrill “Mike” and Kathy (Fifer) Comer, was born June 22, 1967 at Broadlawns Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Mark would welcome his younger sister, Kim, into the family. Mark grew up near Kellerton and graduated from Lamoni High School in 1985. Mark played football but he really enjoyed being outdoors;…
Read MoreLEROY EUGENE SHELMAN
LeRoy Eugene Shelman, son of Clyde Nesbitt and Edna Iola (Ellison) Shelman, was born September 12, 1936 in Lenox, IA. He graduated from Lenox High School and following graduation the family moved to Sheridan, MO where he engaged in farming and construction until 1963. LeRoy lived in Independence, MO for almost 45 years and worked…
Read MoreDARYL MAX WILSON
Daryl Max Wilson, a wonderful husband, loving father, special grandpa and loyal friend, passed away, September 6, 2019 after a five-year struggle with Multiple Myeloma. He was born in rural Ringgold County, IA March 23, 1934 and graduated from high school in Mount Ayr, IA. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict,…
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