Stats from softball’s best season yet
Coming off the best finish in school history, the Raiderettes put up some impressive numbers in a season that saw the first half of the schedule cancelled or rescheduled, going on to play 30 games in total which including an undefeated Pride of Iowa season, as well as Conference champions and third place state finishers.…
Read MoreSnapshot of History
BY MIKE AVITT You can see how big the fertilizer building is compared to the depot and the grain elevator. I don’t know when this building was erected or torn down. But I know it was built on what used to be the depot park. I’m guessing this photo was taken about 1958. The train…
Read MoreCurb president’s travel
To the editor: I would like to address this letter to Senator Ernst in regard to her campaign for S,343. Fairness For Every Driver Act, to end the electric vehicle tax credit. Her television ad says Iowa taxpayers should not subsidize wealthy car owners in states like California and New York. According to the ad…
Read MoreLooking Back by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, August 20, 1919) Monday morning about 9 o’clock a big fire occurred in the city of Ellston, when the Ellston Elevator burned to the ground. It is a complete loss and the elevator was filled to capacity. The fire was caused by back firing of…
Read MoreCouncil approves pool study
At their regular meeting Monday, August 5, the Mount Ayr city council approved moving forward with a feasibility study concerning the future of the public swimming pool. City superintendent Brent Wise presented a proposal to hire David Stone of Stone Planning, LLC to conduct the study at a cost of $55,500. Local benefactors Rita and…
Read MoreHospitals partner for pediatrician
The leadership teams at Ringgold County Hospital and CHI Health Mercy Corning have created a partnership to bring a pediatrician to Southwest Iowa. Working together, they have hired Tabitha Wilson, M.D. Dr. Wilson will work in clinics operated by the two hospitals in Mt. Ayr, Corning, Lenox, and Bedford. She’ll also have admitting privileges at…
Read MoreNickle is named chief deputy
In their regular meeting Monday, August 5, the Ringgold County board of supervisors accepted sheriff Rob Haley’s recommendation to name Nathan Nickle as chief deputy, but the recommendation came with a degree of controversy. Board chair Kraig Pennington stated upfront during the discussion that the supervisors have no jurisdiction when it comes to department heads…
Read MoreDelaney brings 2020 campaign to county
Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney made a stop in Mount Ayr Sunday, August 4 and spoke to about a dozen citizens in the basement of the Mount Ayr Public Library. Delaney is an attorney and businessman who represented Maryland’s sixth district in Congress from 2013-2019. A self-described “blue collar kid” whose father’s electrician’s union provided…
Read MoreGreen space being added at Judge Lewis Park
Community members may have noticed some work going on at the south end of Judge Lewis Park, near the merry-go-round recently involving small dirt hills and a “tunnel”. The Mount Ayr Park and Recreation board has been working on bringing a green space play area to the park as one more option for children to…
Read MoreSheriff warns of phone scams
Ringgold County sheriff Rob Haley strongly urges residents to be aware of several telephone scams currently reported in the county. Many of these scams are related to Social Security. The Social Security Administration and the Office of Inspector General continue to receive reports from across the country about fraudulent phone calls from people falsely claiming…
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