Water piping project on schedule
The appearance of plastic locater flags, torn up streets and dug up residential lawns are familiar sights throughout the city of Mount Ayr this summer, but work on the massive water distribution system improvement project continues to progress mostly on schedule, according to city superintendent Brent Wise. Currently three different contractors are working on four…
Read MoreYears of searching results in family reunion
“I have been looking for you for 30 years.” Imagine hearing those words from a father you had never known. That was the experience of Connie Brown of Mount Ayr who last year finally found her birth parents after a lifetime of searching. Connie’s saga begins in the mid-60s with a romance between two students…
Read MoreCounty soldier’s fate shrouded in mystery
In terms of lives lost, Operation Tiger was the costliest training exercise in all of World War II. Of those 749 who perished shortly after midnight on April 28, 1944, one left behind a wife and 13-month-old daughter here in Ringgold County. Army Private Ivan J. Brown of Redding died in the icy waters off…
Read MoreRegistrations set for county schools
As the calendar turns to August, thoughts of students and parents alike turn to the upcoming beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. Registration for Mount Ayr schools will be held Monday, August 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday, August 6 from 2-7 p.m. at the high school. Registration for Diagonal students is…
Read MoreHELEN MAXINE MCGAHUEY
Helen Maxine McGahuey, daughter of Omer “Casey” and Jenny (Kinder) Holtzman, was born May 14, 1924 in Ringgold County, IA. Helen always lived in Ringgold County and mostly in Mount Ayr. She attended Mount Ayr Community School and graduated from Mount Ayr High School. On June 25, 1941, she was united in marriage to Charles…
Read MoreEUGENE ALLEN COMER
Eugene Allen Comer was born June 14, 1928, south of Murray, IA, to Alan Edward and Alice Ella (Ludwig) Comer. Gene had an older sister, Irene, and a younger sister, Beulah. He grew up around Osceola, IA and attended school in Murray, IA. Eugene was united in marriage to Eva Lucielle Hammons on June 10,…
Read MoreThe road to State started with a familiar team
The road to the State tournament however, wasn’t easy, as the teams infront of them consisted of Logan-Magnolia and Underwood. Mount Ayr 4, Lo-Ma 0 The Raiderettes went into Wednesday night, looking for revenge against the team who defeated them a year earlier, and achieved what they set out to achieve. Two home runs, the…
Read MoreRaiders narrowly escape West Central Valley
The Raiders played last Tuesday in a doubleheader that saw the boys defeat Orient-Macksburg and Southwest Valley to finish third in the Pride of Iowa, behind Martensdale-St. Mary’s and Southeast Warren. The Raiders then traveled to Panora to face West Central Valley in a contest that went the distance and then some to advance to…
Read MoreRaiderette softball heads to State Tournament after 25 year drought
It was 1994, 25 years ago. I was five years old, Bill Clinton was President, Major League Baseball cancelled the World Series due to the players strike and the Raiderettes advanced to the State Softball Tournament with a win over Underwood. Brandie Shields was an eighth grader, suiting up in a varsity uniform, under the…
Read MoreCemetery needs work
To the editor: My sister and I toured the Kellerton Cemetery on July 1 to pay our respect to family and friends. This is not unusual since we live nearby. We decorate our family’s graves a couple times a year. Our routine is to prepare the flower arrangements ahead of time. Each display is made…
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