Looking Back by Lora Stull
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, July 30, 1919.) Roy Emerson, convicted of the murder of his mother, Mrs. Kate Emerson, and sentenced to life imprisonment last Thursday, made his escape from the deputy sheriff of Union County and E. B. Hayner and his guard, Rev. William McFarland, early this morning…
Read MoreWellness Committee pitches ‘hybrid’ facility
At their regular meeting Monday, July 15, the Mount Ayr city council received a detailed update on progress of the Ringgold County Wellness Center committee. Committee members Abby Elliott and Regan Main summarized the findings of the public survey from earlier this spring and explained a new wrinkle in the concept for a wellness facility.…
Read MoreMount Ayr elementary again ‘high performing’
At last week’s school board meeting, elementary principal Chris Elwood reported that Mount Ayr Elementary School has once again been rated a “high-perforning school” by the Iowa Department of Education (IDOE) in its newly-released School Performance Profile. Mount Ayr scored 63.89 points out of a possible 100 to attain the rating. The state average is…
Read MoreLAVERNE MARIAN GLENDENNING
LaVerne Marian Glendenning, daughter of Melvin and Ida (Bittner) Smith was born September 8, 1932 at Fontanelle, IA. LaVerne always referred to Fontanelle as “God’s country”. She attended and graduated from Fontanelle High School. LaVerne went on to graduate from Creston Community College with a teaching degree. She taught at Diagonal Community School. LaVerne also…
Read MoreETHEL LOUISE STILL
Ethel Louise Still, 94, of Mount Ayr, peacefully returned home to her Father in Heaven on July 2, 2019. Her final days were spent surrounded by her loved ones and friends who stopped by the Ringgold County Hospital and then Mount Ayr Health Care Center. Ethel was born on April 21, 1925 to Verne and…
Read MoreJIM SMITH
With immense courage and great spirit, Jim Smith of Beaconsfield made the journey to his Lord on Friday, July 5 2019, at the Ringgold County Hospital supported by his family. James Francis Smith was born September 21, 1940, in Creston, IA, the only child of Francis E. and Mildred DeLay Smith. He was raised on…
Read MoreRaiders defeat Tigers, take Wolverines to extra innings
Mt. Ayr 13, Lenox 3 The Raiders saw a slow start, but once the bats got hot, the team did as well as they saw Isaac Grose hit a home run and a double for four RBI and one run in four at-bats. Grose also started on the mound and pitched five innings, throwing 84…
Read MoreRaiderettes undefeated in POI for first time
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes became the lone Pride of Iowa champions last Tuesday after defeating Lenox 2-1 to take the top spot. Mount Ayr 2, Lenox 1 The Raiderettes haven’t achieved a POI championship since 1996, before any of the current Raiderettes were born. Mount Ayr only recorded four hits on the Tigers pitcher, TJ…
Read MoreSnapshot of History: Place’s
BY MIKE AVITT Businesses move and they always have. Place’s moved to this location at 104 N. Fillmore in 1978 and then moved again seventeen years later. Casey’s General Store had been at 300 W. South Street since 1975 before making their first move this year. But some businesses are still waiting to make their…
Read MoreLooking Back July 11
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, July 23, 1919.) With the Soldiers in Camp Dodge: Much interest has developed in the courts here on account of the large number of petitions on file for divorce. While this is one reason for the large number of divorces, Judge Utterback says that hundreds…
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