CATHY LOU MCNEAR
Cathy Lou McNear, 57, of Mount Ayr passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019 at the Greater Regional Hospice Home. Celebration of life will be Saturday, August 24 at the Eagles Lodge in Creston from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Mount Ayr. Online condolences may…
Read MoreSnapshot of History by Mike Avitt
This is the second Methodist Church building in Tingley’s history. The congregation outgrew the first one, so this church was built in 1908 with Herbert Henry Dufty as the construction superintendent. Later, Mr. Dufty’s funeral would be held here. This is the material I’ve been looking for the last several weeks. Jenesse Tull pointed out…
Read MoreWe can do better
To the editor: This past Saturday I’d planned on getting to the State Fair in the early morning but actually didn’t make it until close to 5 p.m. The reason for my delay was I opted to attend the Presidential Gun Sense Forum sponsored by Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
Read MoreAppreciates ad work
To the editor: I received a voice mail last week from a gentleman from Arispe who wanted to compliment me on the color ad in last week’s Mount Ayr Record News which circulated to over an additional 1000 homes, I understand, in their special edition. I want to make sure this compliment gets passed along…
Read MoreLooking Back by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, August 27, 1919.) Last Friday afternoon the people of Mount Ayr were all in the streets to see the aeroplane which was flying over the city on its way to Ellston where it went to take people for a pleasure ride at the Ellston annual…
Read MoreVETS HONORED
Eighmy Monument of Mount Ayr installed the new Ringgold County Veterans Memorial on the northwest corner of the courthouse yard Thursday. The 6,000 lbs. monument is sitting on a 1,400 lbs. base as when finished will have six benches surrounding it. The monument is six feet high, five feet wide and 10 inches thick. The…
Read MoreNew county engineer settles in
Ringgold County has a new county engineer. Jared Johnson, 30, assumed the duties of engineer June 30. After graduation from Creston High School in 2008, Johnson went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Iowa State University in 2011. While in college he interned in the office of the Union County engineer.…
Read MoreSchool board considers athletic lighting plans
An upgrade to lighting at the athletic complex again was a main item of discussion at the regular meeting of the Mount Ayr Community Schools board of directors Monday, August 12. At their July 8 meeting, the board heard a proposal from Musco Lighting from Oskaloosa to replace lighting at the football, baseball and softball…
Read MoreWellness facility not a new concept here
While much attention has been paid in recent months to a proposal for a new wellness facility in Mount Ayr, it may come as a surprise to some that proposals for such a facility are nothing new. In fact, a front-page article in the April 26, 1996 Record-News reported on a public meeting held that…
Read MoreRaider baseball season stats show solid 14-6 season
The Raiders ended their season with a loss to the eventual 2A State Champion Van Meter Bulldogs. After a 14-6 record, the Raiders finished their season in third in the Pride of Iowa Conference. Raider bats were led by Connor Eaton with a 0.409 average, 27 hits that saw 23 runs and five doubles. Eaton…
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